Find out how popular the last name Ellzey is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ellzey.

Ellzey, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ellzey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ellzey in America

Ellzey is the 16494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ellzey surname appeared 1,742 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ellzey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ellzey to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ellzey

The surname Ellzey is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is believed to have first emerged in medieval England during the 11th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "ealh," meaning "temple" or "sacred place," and "ey," meaning "island" or "dry ground." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a pagan temple or sacred site on an island or elevated ground.

Variations of the name, such as Elsey and Ellsie, can be found in historical records dating back to the 13th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname is in the Hundred Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1273, which mentions a John de Elseye.

The Ellzey surname is also linked to several place names in England, such as Ellzey Green in Buckinghamshire and Ellzey Farm in Oxfordshire. These locations may have been named after early bearers of the surname or vice versa.

Notable individuals with the Ellzey surname throughout history include:

1. Sir John Ellzey (1480-1547), an English nobleman and landowner who served as Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1525.

2. Thomas Ellzey (1560-1628), an English clergyman and scholar who authored several religious texts.

3. William Ellzey (1675-1739), an early settler in Virginia who was granted land in Spotsylvania County in 1722.

4. Captain Joseph Ellzey (1720-1776), an American Revolutionary War officer from Virginia who fought in the Battle of Monmouth.

5. General Arnold Ellzey (1809-1863), a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War who commanded a brigade at the Battle of Shiloh.

While the Ellzey surname is not among the most common in English-speaking countries, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and can be traced back to its Anglo-Saxon roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ellzey

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ellzey.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ellzey was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ellzey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ellzey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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