How common is the surname Elliott?

135,765 people in the United States had the surname Elliott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,274 Americans. It ranked 210th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Elliott?

Chase Elliott, American stock car racing driver, followed by Sam Elliott.

Where is the surname Elliott most common?

Wikidata records people named Elliott in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Elliott?

Elliott is /ˈɛliːət/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Elliott getting more or less common?

More common. 132,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 135,765 in 2010, up 2.5%.

Is Elliott also a first name?

Yes. Elliott 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 Elliott

A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 135,765 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɛliːət/ 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). Elliott is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

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.

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

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 135,765 people named Elliott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,274 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 132,457.

#210

rank among US surnames

135,765

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #197)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#201	Arnold	138,893	2,223
#202	Pierce	138,629	2,227
#203	Vazquez	138,322	2,232
#204	Hansen	137,977	2,238
#205	Peters	137,513	2,245
#206	Santos	137,232	2,250
#207	Hart	137,184	2,251

Who is named Elliott

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

82% of people named Elliott identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Elliotts

43 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chase Elliott
American stock car racing driver, born 1995
Sam Elliott
American actor (born 1944)
Denholm Elliott
British actor (1922–1992)
Chris Elliott
American actor, writer, and comedian, born 1960
Herb Elliott
Australian middle distance runner, born 1938
Abby Elliott
American actress, born 1987
Sean Elliott
American basketball player (born 1968)
Brooke Elliott
American actress and singer, born 1974
Alison Elliott
American actress, born 1970
Jane Elliott
American schoolteacher, born 1933
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
American singer and guitarist, born 1931
Stephan Elliott
Australian film director, born 1964

Notable Elliotts come mostly from the United States (30), Australia (6) and the United Kingdom (4).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Eliot
Elliot
Eliott

Surnames that sound like Elliott

Elliott has the Soundex code E430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E430.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Elliott come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Elliott?: 135,765 people in the United States had the surname Elliott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,274 Americans. It ranked 210th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Elliott?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Elliott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Elliott?: Chase Elliott, American stock car racing driver, followed by Sam Elliott.
Where is the surname Elliott most common?: Wikidata records people named Elliott in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Elliott?: Elliott is /ˈɛliːət/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Elliott?: Elliott is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Elliott getting more or less common?: More common. 132,457 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 135,765 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Elliott?: Eliot, Elliot and Eliott.
Is Elliott also a first name?: Yes. Elliott 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.