# Elo (surname)

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

A surname from Hungarian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hungarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 372 |
| US rank (2010) | 55,255 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 829,961 people |
| Change since 2000 | +24% (299 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈiːloʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian Élő, from élő. As a rating system, named after its creator Arpad Elo (1903–1992).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elo 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Similar surnames

Ely, Eli, El, Ell, Ewell, Eley, Ealy, Elia, Elie, Ealey, Ehle.

## 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.