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
School 229
Private Means 82
General Servant (domestic) 32
Farmer 19
Dressmaker 18
General Labourer 18
None 17
At School 16
Farm Labourer 16
Coal Miner Hewer 16
Domestic Servant 14
Labourer 14
Clerk 13
Student 12
Cook 11
General Servant Domestic 11
Domestic 10
Housekeeper 9
No Occupation 9
Nil 8
Housemaid (domestic) 8
Grocer Assistant 7
At Home 7
Grocer 7
Bank Clerk 6

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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