How common is the surname Elie?

2,767 people in the United States had the surname Elie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,581 Americans. It ranked 11,395th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Elie?

Mario Elie, American basketball player (born 1963).

Where is the surname Elie most common?

Wikidata records people named Elie in the United States.

Is the surname Elie getting more or less common?

More common. 2,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,767 in 2010, up 25%.

Is Elie also a first name?

Yes. Elie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Elie

A surname, carried by 2,767 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elie is more common than 93% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,767 people named Elie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,581 Americans. That is up 25% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,209.

#11,395

rank among US surnames

2,767

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+25.3%

change since 2000 (was #12,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,388	Max	2,769	111,501
#11,393	Ickes	2,768	111,541
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581
#11,402	Terhune	2,766	111,622
#11,404	Cremeans	2,765	111,662

Who is named Elie

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

54% of people named Elie identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Elies

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mario Elie
American basketball player (born 1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Elie

Elie has the Soundex code E400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E400.

Questions

How common is the surname Elie?: 2,767 people in the United States had the surname Elie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,581 Americans. It ranked 11,395th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elie?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Elie identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elie?: Mario Elie, American basketball player (born 1963).
Where is the surname Elie most common?: Wikidata records people named Elie in the United States.
Is the surname Elie getting more or less common?: More common. 2,209 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,767 in 2010, up 25%.
Is Elie also a first name?: Yes. Elie is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.