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    The surname Elizabeth

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 576 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/ 4 syllables Soundex E421 Also a first name

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elizabeth is more common than 76.3% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    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.

    Elizabeth is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 576 people named Elizabeth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 536,017 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 526.

    #38,439
    rank among US surnames
    576
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.5%
    change since 2000 (was #39,378)

    Who is named Elizabeth

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

    61% of people named Elizabeth identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 25%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 3.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Elizabeths

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Grace Elizabeth
      American model, born 1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Elisabeth

    Elizabeth has the Soundex code E421, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E421.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Elizabeth come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Elizabeth?
    576 people in the United States had the surname Elizabeth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 536,017 Americans. It ranked 38,439th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Elizabeth?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Elizabeth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Elizabeth?
    Grace Elizabeth, American model.
    Where is the surname Elizabeth most common?
    Wikidata records people named Elizabeth in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Elizabeth?
    Elizabeth is /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/, 4 syllables.
    What type of surname is Elizabeth?
    Elizabeth is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Elizabeth getting more or less common?
    More common. 526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 576 in 2010, up 9.5%.
    What are other spellings of Elizabeth?
    Elisabeth.
    Is Elizabeth also a first name?
    Yes. Elizabeth 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.