Last Name ELLIOT

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Meaning The son of Elias. Old FrenchElye (ENglish Elias), diminutive Elyot. One reason why Elliott is so largely represented in English directories is that it has absorbed nearly all Elletts or Ellots, who are descended from Ellen.
The family are descended from Sir William de Aliot, who came to England with the Conqueror; his arms were, azure, a canton or; crest, an arm and sword; motto, " Par Saxa, per ignes, fortiter et recte." His descendants settled at the village of Elliot in Forfarshire, and some generations later, in the seventeenth century, were seated on the border, in Liddisdale.
Supposed to signify the son of 'Elias;' 'Heliat,' Welsh and Cornish British, a huntsman, a pursuer.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, South african, Guam

Rank 3,738 (2000 US census) 1,841 (1990 US census)
Count 8,714 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 79.56%, or 6933 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 15.45%, or 1346 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.53%, or 46 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.67%, or 58 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.65%, or 144 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.15%, or 187 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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