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    The surname Elo

    A Hungarian surname, carried by 372 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈiːloʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex E400

    Elo: #55,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Elo #55,255, 372 people Elo: #55,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Elo #55,255, 372 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elo is more common than 65.9% of them.

    Origin

    Hungarian origin

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

    One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 372 people named Elo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 829,961 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 299.

    #55,255
    rank among US surnames
    372
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +24.4%
    change since 2000 (was #62,577)

    Who is named Elo

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

    85% of people named Elo identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.7%
    • 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

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Elo

    Elo has the Soundex code E400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E400.

    Other Hungarian surnames

    All 46 Hungarian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Elo come from?
    Borrowed from Hungarian Élő, from élő. As a rating system, named after its creator Arpad Elo (1903–1992).
    How common is the surname Elo?
    372 people in the United States had the surname Elo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 829,961 Americans. It ranked 55,255th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Elo?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Elo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    How do you pronounce Elo?
    Elo is /ˈiːloʊ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Elo getting more or less common?
    More common. 299 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 372 in 2010, up 24%.