Explore the Family Name Elyea

The meaning of Elyea

Variant of Alyea, a surname of French origin. History: The Elyeas are descendants of Nicolas d’Ailly, a Huguenot from France (see Alyea).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Elyea witnessed slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Elyea ranked 72,237 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, falling slightly to a rank of 74,608 by 2010, a minor decrease of 3.28%. However, the count of individuals bearing the surname Elyea increased from 251 in 2000 to 259 in 2010, showing an increase of 3.19%. Despite this rise in absolute numbers, the proportion of individuals with the Elyea surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,237	#74,608	-3.28%
Count	251	259	3.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Elyea

The Decennial U.S. Census reveals changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Elyea as well. In 2000, virtually all (99.20%) individuals with the surname identified as White; however, by 2010, there was a slight decrease to 95.37%, suggesting a small increase in diversity among those carrying the Elyea surname. Notably, by 2010, 3.47% of individuals with the Elyea surname identified as belonging to two or more races, a category that was not represented in the 2000 data. Categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native either saw no representation or were suppressed for privacy reasons in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.2%	95.37%	-3.86%
Two or More Races	0%	3.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%