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    The surname Elliston

    A surname, carried by 1,337 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/ 3 syllables Soundex E423

    Elliston: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Elliston #20,019, 1,337 people Elliston: #20,019 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Elliston #20,019, 1,337 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elliston is more common than 87.7% of them.

    Origin

    In Newfoundland, from Ellis (a surname) + -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,337 people named Elliston in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,161.

    #20,019
    rank among US surnames
    1,337
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +15.2%
    change since 2000 (was #21,088)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,010Vanalstyne1,338230,752
    #20,019McKechnie1,337230,924

    Who is named Elliston

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

    74% of people named Elliston identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Elliston

    Elliston has the Soundex code E423, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E423.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Elliston come from?
    In Newfoundland, from Ellis (a surname) + -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).
    How common is the surname Elliston?
    1,337 people in the United States had the surname Elliston in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 230,924 Americans. It ranked 20,019th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Elliston?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Elliston identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Elliston?
    Elliston is /ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Elliston getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,161 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,337 in 2010, up 15%.