Elia is used as a family name or surname in Italy, England. It is 4 characters long in length.
Family name is the variant of the Elias. Descendant of Elias meaning "Jehovah is my God".
Elia is variant of Elias. Elias or Helyas was a very common Anglo-Norman baptismal name, and became the parent of the surnames Ellis, Ellison, and perhaps of Elliot, Elliotson, Els or Ells, Elson, Elley, Ellet, and Lelliot.
How popular is Elia?
As per 2010 US census, number of Elias grew by 13.74 per cent to 3460 since 2000 and ranked 9397 after elevating 417 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 87.2 | 86.42 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4.97 | 3.88 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 2.66 | 3.29 |
| Black | 2.54 | 1.94 |
| Others | 1.97 | 3.78 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.66 | 0.69 |
Immigrants to US
From Italy
25 years old laborer A. Elia who was residing in Italy migrated to New York on April 13, 1891 by Columbia put out from Naples, Hamburg & Southampton. Laborer A. Elia, 39 years old A. Elia, A. Elia, aged 50, A.D. Elia, 12 years old A.M.D. Elia, 60 years old Agnese Elia, Laborer Alessandro Elia, Laborer Alfonso Elia, and 154 other Elia around 54% of whom were laborer while others worked as farmer and tailor, country man, peasant, carpenter, porter, shoemaker, cooper migrated to US from Naples, Naples & Trieste, Naples & Palermo and Antwerp.
Elia Namesakes
- Leopoldo Elia, Italian politician
- Silvia Farina Elia, former professional tennis player from Italy
- Jaun Elia, Pakistani progressive Marxist Urdu poet
- Lee Elia, Albanian-American former professional baseball player and manager
- Mark Elia, New Zealand-born former professional rugby league footballer
- Bruce Elia, former college and professional American football player
- Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
- Costas Elia, Cypriot football striker
- Marios Elia, retired Cypriot professional footballer and assistant manager of Chrysis Michael at Cypriot Second Division side Olympiakos Nicosia
Elia Namesakes
- Leopoldo Elia, Italian politician
- Silvia Farina Elia, former professional tennis player from Italy
- Jaun Elia, Pakistani progressive Marxist Urdu poet
- Lee Elia, Albanian-American former professional baseball player and manager
- Mark Elia, New Zealand-born former professional rugby league footballer
- Bruce Elia, former college and professional American football player
- Eljero Elia, Dutch footballer
- Costas Elia, Cypriot football striker
- Marios Elia, retired Cypriot professional footballer and assistant manager of Chrysis Michael at Cypriot Second Division side Olympiakos Nicosia