How common is the surname Elliot?

8,518 people in the United States had the surname Elliot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,246 Americans. It ranked 4,160th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Elliot?

Daniel Giraud Elliot, American zoologist (1835–1915), followed by Adam Elliot.

Where is the surname Elliot most common?

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

How do you pronounce Elliot?

Elliot is /ˈɛliət/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Elliot getting more or less common?

Less common. 8,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,518 in 2010, down 2.2%.

Is Elliot also a first name?

Yes. Elliot 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 Elliot

A patronymic surname, carried by 8,518 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛliət/ 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). Elliot is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

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

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,518 people named Elliot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,246 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,714.

#4,160

rank among US surnames

8,518

people in 2010

2.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #3,738)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,156	Wozniak	8,526	36,212
#4,157	Mosier	8,522	36,229
#4,159	Petrie	8,520	36,238
#4,160	Elliot	8,518	36,246

Who is named Elliot

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

77% of people named Elliot identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elliots

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Daniel Giraud Elliot
American zoologist (1835–1915)
Adam Elliot
Australian animator and director, born 1972
James L. Elliot
American astronomer (1943–2011)
Biff Elliot
American actor (1923–2012)
Jane Elliot
American actress, born 1947
Henry Elliot
British diplomat (1817-1907)
Elisabeth Elliot
American Christian missionary (1926-2015)
Faith Hubley
American animator (1924-2001)

Notable Elliots come mostly from the United States (6), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Elliott
Eliott
Eliot

Surnames that sound like Elliot

Elliot 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 Elliot?: 8,518 people in the United States had the surname Elliot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,246 Americans. It ranked 4,160th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elliot?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Elliot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elliot?: Daniel Giraud Elliot, American zoologist (1835–1915), followed by Adam Elliot.
Where is the surname Elliot most common?: Wikidata records people named Elliot in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Elliot?: Elliot is /ˈɛliət/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Elliot?: Elliot is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Elliot getting more or less common?: Less common. 8,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,518 in 2010, down 2.2%.
What are other spellings of Elliot?: Elliott, Eliott and Eliot.
Is Elliot also a first name?: Yes. Elliot 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.