Elam is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elam
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elam

How popular is Elam?

Elam is common in United States.

Elam is ranked 26530 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Elam bearers increased by 2.627759 per cent in 2010 US census to 14138 since 2000, the surname slipped by 143 spots and ranked at 2556. The last name was found in around 48 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 67.73 69.83
Black 26.79 26.13
Others 2.2 1.53
Hispanic or Latino 1.85 1.3
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.51
Elam is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 19205 people have been found who wears Elam as their family name. Elam is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
16,722 Nigeria8
46,707 New Zealand5
26,325 Mauritania5
2,537 Afghanistan4
20,541 Peru3
14,193 Egypt3
124,420 Spain3
90,215 Germany3
32,086 Mexico3
16,136 Kenya3
12,844 Pakistan2
9,272 Ecuador2
54,135 Philippines2
124,220 Italy2
65,594 Belgium2
8,657 Lebanon2
21,529 Singapore2
11,224 Cameroon2
40,340 Malaysia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
16,640 Hong Kong1
58,885 Poland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
174,544 Czech Republic1
9,591 Panama1
25,746 Finland1
90,903 Moldova1
29,046 Japan1
5,553 Taiwan1
37,493 Austria1
492,292 Ukraine1
32,942 Uzbekistan1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,292 Vietnam1
11,923 Slovenia1
120,357 Argentina1
50,549 Georgia1
28,746 Algeria1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
61,670 Canada48
12,692 Scotland33
29,383 United Arab Emirates31
57,220 Netherlands27
23,914 Denmark20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,742 Tanzania97
83,365 Brazil95
97,985 Indonesia81
31,215 Australia72
14,658 Israel71
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Elam:
8,541 Morocco604
11,889 England516
81,920 India293
20,451 Turkey279
25,955 South Africa219
61,459 France159
7,573 Sweden123
8,698 Colombia122
Countries with ten thousands of Elam:
2,486 United States16,182
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Chas. Elam was 36 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 26, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Julinder from Liverpool.

Elam Namesakes

  • Abram Elam, Football safety
  • Charles Wheaton Elam, Politician
  • Joseph Barton Elam, U.S. representative
  • Jack Elam, Film actor
  • Joseph Barton Elam, U.S. representative
  • Amanda Brickman Elam, Author
  • Jack Elam, Film actor
  • Jack Elam, Film actor
  • Jason Elam, Football placekicker
  • Jeri Elam, Jack Elam's daughter

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