Elliot Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Elliot Name Meaning: From the Hebrew "Elijah", the name means "Jehovah is God".

The name is a form of Elliot, which is from the Old French \"Elie\". This comes from the Hebrew name \"Elijah\", which means \"Jehovah is God\".

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Elliot Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elliot family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 610
Coal Miner 54
General Labourer 43
Living On Own Means 41
Domestic Servant 33
Agricultural Labourer 31
Dress Maker 31
General Servant Domestic 29
Farmer 28
Living On Her Own Means 28
Labourer 27
Farm Servant 26
General Servant 25
Clerk 20
Cotton Weaver 20
General Domestic Servant 14
Blacksmith 11
Gardener 10
Cook Domestic Servant 9
Carter 9
Charwoman 9
House Keeper 9
Joiner 9
Railway Clerk 9
Tailoress 9

Elliot Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Elliott 86% 189,465
2 Elliot 100% 28,243
3 Eliott 67% 2,625
4 Eliot 83% 1,324
5 Allt 50% 664
6 Ellet 67% 461
7 Allot 67% 390
8 Allat 50% 251
9 Ellot 83% 182
10 Elliote 86% 175
11 Allet 50% 131

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The surname Elliot is the 2nd most popular variant of Elliott.

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