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    The surname Elson

    A Dutch surname, carried by 3,126 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛl.sən/ 2 syllables Soundex E425

    Elson: #10,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Elson #10,306, 3,126 people Elson: #10,306 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Elson #10,306, 3,126 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Elson is more common than 93.6% of them.

    Origin

    Dutch origin

    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.

    One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,126 people named Elson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,987.

    #10,306
    rank among US surnames
    3,126
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.7%
    change since 2000 (was #9,967)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,298Myhre3,12998,672
    #10,301Massengale3,12898,704
    #10,302Brandes3,12798,735
    #10,306Elson3,12698,767
    #10,310Utterback3,12598,799
    #10,314Bullis3,12498,830

    Who is named Elson

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

    85% of people named Elson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Elsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Andrea Elson
      American actress and model, born 1969

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Elson

    Elson has the Soundex code E425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E425.

    Other Dutch surnames

    All 167 Dutch surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Elson come from?
    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…
    How common is the surname Elson?
    3,126 people in the United States had the surname Elson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,767 Americans. It ranked 10,306th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Elson?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Elson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Elson?
    Andrea Elson, American actress and model.
    Where is the surname Elson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Elson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Elson?
    Elson is /ˈɛl.sən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Elson getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,126 in 2010, up 4.7%.
    Is Elson also a first name?
    Yes. Elson 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.