Elen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cambridgeshire 1
Cornwall 3
Devon 1
Dorset 1
Durham 12
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 4
Hertfordshire 1
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 8
Lancashire 1
London 38
Middlesex 1
Norfolk 1
Nottinghamshire 1
Suffolk 1
Sussex 8
Warwickshire 4
Worcestershire 7
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Northumberland 0
Northamptonshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Shropshire 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Staffordshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Yorkshire 0

Elen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elen family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 4
Independent 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Pupil 2
Male Servant 2
Tailor 2
Female Servant 2
Tanners Labourer 1
Draper Shop Man 1
Carpenter 1
Farrier 1
Furrier 1
Linen Draper Apprentice 1
Straw Hat Maker 1
Tobacconist 1
Twine Spinner 1
Waterman 1
Poulterer 1
Merchant 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Elen

Name Census Frequency
William Elen 73
Mary Elen 57
Elizabeth Elen 56
Sarah Elen 37
John Elen 34
George Elen 28
Henry Elen 24
Charles Elen 23
Edwin Elen 23
Frederick Elen 23
Thomas Elen 23
James Elen 20
Julia Elen 20
Emily Elen 18
Alice Elen 15
Albert Elen 14
Catherine Elen 14
Edward Elen 14
Jane Elen 14
Ann Elen 13
Louisa Elen 13
Richard Elen 13
Annie Elen 12
Clara Elen 12
Robert Elen 12

Elen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lane 25% 150,628
2 Ellen 80% 14,608
3 Line 25% 10,706
4 Lean 50% 9,447
5 Lone 25% 3,303
6 Laine 20% 2,034
7 Leon 50% 1,929
8 Lion 25% 1,602
9 Alen 75% 1,362
10 Luin 25% 1,332
11 Lain 25% 1,310
12 Elen 100% 1,072
13 Loan 25% 631
14 Lan 50% 472
15 Elan 75% 466
16 Luna 25% 376
17 Loon 25% 351
18 Lune 25% 342
19 Leane 40% 327
20 Loane 20% 276
21 Laan 25% 272
22 Loone 20% 265
23 Alan 50% 262
24 Leen 50% 256
25 Leno 50% 215
26 Lonie 20% 207
27 Len 75% 200
28 Luen 50% 163
29 Lun 50% 159
30 Lon 50% 146
31 Leone 40% 144
32 Elin 75% 132
33 Laun 25% 131
34 Lene 50% 120

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The surname Elen is the 12th most popular variant of Lane.

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