Last Name ELLIOTT

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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.

Origin	English, Jewish, Dutch, Irish, Belgian, South african, Guam

Rank	197 (2000 US census)	193 (1990 US census)

Count	132,457 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

83.87%, or 111092 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
12.16%, or 16107 total occurrences, as black,
0.42%, or 556 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.62%, or 821 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.48%, or 1960 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.45%, or 1921 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

Ukrainian middle names

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