# Elson (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,126 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,306 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,767 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (2,987 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛl.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Elson 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) | 8.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Elson in the United States.

## People named Elson

- Andrea Elson, American actress and model

## Similar surnames

Ellison, Eliason, Elsner, Elkins, Elizondo, Elkin, Elgin.

## 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.