Elwell is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elwell
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elwell

How popular is Elwell?

Elwell is common in England.

Elwell is ranked 51861 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Elwell bearers increased by 0.7376584 per cent in 2010 US census to 5326 since 2000, the surname slipped by 391 spots and ranked at 6391. The last name was found in around 18 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.53 94.74
Hispanic or Latino 3.47 2.74
Others 1.46 0.81
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.26 1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.9 0.55
Black 0.38 0.15
Elwell is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while England is ahead in terms of density. Around 9110 people have been found who wears Elwell as their family name. Elwell is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
32,695 Nigeria3
14,521 Portugal2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
18,718 Thailand2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
1,500,361 India2
89,020 Tanzania2
82,478 South Africa2
174,544 Czech Republic1
6,688 Malawi1
2,578 Guam1
20,172 Hungary1
8,859 Iraq1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
66,560 Philippines1
118,015 Netherlands1
40,340 Malaysia1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
12,692 Scotland33
65,136 Spain25
22,809 New Zealand19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Elwell:
11,764 Australia236
27,126 Canada126
Countries with thousands of Elwell:
5,788 United States6,779
4,258 England1,748
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Merchant U Elwell from Great Britain aboard the City Of Glasgow from Glasgow during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 19 years old when he arrived in USA on May 4, 1850. 22 years old Rose Elwell, are others that migrated to US.

Elwell Namesakes

  • Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, Matthew Broderick's daughter
  • Fayette H. Elwell, Author
  • Fayette Herbert Elwell, Author
  • Don Elwell, Novelist
  • Jimi Elwell, Actor
  • Stuart Elwell, Boxer
  • Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick, Matthew Broderick's daughter
  • Dennis Elwell, Astrologer
  • Angela Elwell Hunt, Author
  • Dennis Elwell, Astrologer

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