# Elizabeth (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/elizabeth/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 576 |
| US rank (2010) | 38,439 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 536,017 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.5% (526 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/, 4 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Elisabeth |

## Etymology

From Middle English Elizabeth, from the Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), a transliteration of the Old Testament Biblical Hebrew אלישבע (ʔĕlîšeḇaʕ, “my God is an oath”). See El and שבועה. Doublet of Elisheba and Isabel.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elizabeth in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 25% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Elizabeth in the United States.

## People named Elizabeth

- Grace Elizabeth, American model

## Similar surnames

Elsberry.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.