Explore the Family Name Elletson

The meaning of Elletson

English (East Yorkshire): metronymic from the Middle English female personal name Elot (see Ellett) + son.

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How common is the last name Elletson in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Elletson has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 74,164 in popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to rank 70,833, constituting a 4.49% rise. The total count of people with this surname also increased from 243 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, which indicates a growth rate of 13.58%. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09 throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#70,833	4.49%
Count	243	276	13.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elletson

The ethnicity breakdown of the Elletson surname, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying with this surname is of White ethnicity, accounting for 90.53% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 89.49% in 2010, a marginal decline of 1.15%. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation also decreased from 2.47% to 2.17% during this period, marking a 12.15% drop. Likewise, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities fell from 4.12% to 2.9%, a significant 29.61% decrease. The census reported no individuals of Hispanic or Black ethnicity bearing this surname in either year. However, there was a new appearance of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.53%	89.49%	-1.15%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.99%	0%
Two or More Races	4.12%	2.9%	-29.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.47%	2.17%	-12.15%
Hispanic	2.06%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%