# Elliott (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/elliott/  
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. from Hebrew given name

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 135,765 |
| US rank (2010) | 210 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,274 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.5% (132,457 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛliːət/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Eliot, Elliot, Eliott |

## Etymology

English surname derived from a Middle English diminutive of Elie, Old French form of Elias or Elijah, meaning "my God is Yahweh". As a Scottish surname it may also represent Gaelic Elloch from a word meaning a dam or bank.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elliott 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) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

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

## People named Elliott

- Chase Elliott, American stock car racing driver
- Sam Elliott, American actor (born 1944)
- Denholm Elliott, British actor (1922–1992)
- Chris Elliott, American actor, writer, and comedian
- Herb Elliott, Australian middle distance runner
- Abby Elliott, American actress
- Sean Elliott, American basketball player (born 1968)
- Brooke Elliott, American actress and singer
- Alison Elliott, American actress
- Jane Elliott, American schoolteacher
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott, American singer and guitarist
- Stephan Elliott, Australian film director

and 31 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Elliot, Ellett, Eliot, Elwood, Ewald, Ellwood, 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.