How common is the surname Eliot?

689 people in the United States had the surname Eliot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 448,107 Americans. It ranked 33,196th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Eliot?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Eliot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Eliot?

Charles William Eliot, American educator (1834–1926), followed by Charles Eliot.

Where is the surname Eliot most common?

Wikidata records people named Eliot in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Eliot getting more or less common?

Less common. 704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 689 in 2010, down 2.1%.

Is Eliot also a first name?

Yes. Eliot 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 Eliot

A surname, carried by 689 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex E430 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). Eliot is more common than 79.5% of them.

Origin

An English and Scottish surname, variant of Elliott.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 689 people named Eliot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 448,107 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 704.

#33,196

rank among US surnames

689

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #31,167)

Who is named Eliot

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

87% of people named Eliot identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eliots

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles William Eliot
American educator (1834–1926)
Charles Eliot
British diplomat, colonial administrator and botanist (1862-1931)
Samuel Atkins Eliot
American politician (1798–1862)
Thomas H. Eliot
American politician (1907–1991)
Mary Foote
American painter (1872-1968)

Notable Eliots come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Eliot

Eliot has the Soundex code E430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E430.

Questions

How common is the surname Eliot?: 689 people in the United States had the surname Eliot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 448,107 Americans. It ranked 33,196th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Eliot?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Eliot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Eliot?: Charles William Eliot, American educator (1834–1926), followed by Charles Eliot.
Where is the surname Eliot most common?: Wikidata records people named Eliot in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Eliot getting more or less common?: Less common. 704 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 689 in 2010, down 2.1%.
What are other spellings of Eliot?: Elliot, Elliott and Eliott.
Is Eliot also a first name?: Yes. Eliot 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.