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 599
Agricultural Labourer 76
Dress Maker 58
Domestic Servant 55
Coal Miner 55
Labourer 51
General Servant 49
Servant 33
House Keeper 31
Farm Servant 22
General Servant Domestic 18
Miner 17
Laundress 17
Annuitant 15
Joiner 13
Tailor 12
Farmer 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Blacksmith 10
Mason 10
Cook 9
Lead Miner 9
Clerk 9
Charwoman 8
Draper 8

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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