# Elliot (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Elliott.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,518 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,160 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,246 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.2% (8,714 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛliət/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Elliott, Eliott, Eliot |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elliot 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) | 77% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Elliot in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Elliot

- Daniel Giraud Elliot, American zoologist (1835–1915)
- Adam Elliot, Australian animator and director
- James L. Elliot, American astronomer (1943–2011)
- Biff Elliot, American actor (1923–2012)
- Jane Elliot, American actress
- Henry Elliot, British diplomat (1817-1907)
- Elisabeth Elliot, American Christian missionary (1926-2015)
- Faith Hubley, American animator (1924-2001)

## Similar surnames

Elliott, Ellett, Eliot, Ellwood, Elwood, Ewald, Ewalt.

## 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.