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

Elsas, 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 Elsas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elsas in America

Elsas is the 128249th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elsas surname appeared 133 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Elsas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elsas 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 Elsas

The surname "ELSAS" is of German origin and is believed to have originated in the region of Saxony during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old German word "elf," meaning "eleven," and was likely initially used as a descriptive surname for someone associated with the number eleven in some way, such as the eleventh child in a family or someone living at the eleventh house on a street.

The earliest recorded instance of the name "ELSAS" dates back to the 13th century, where it appeared in various medieval records and documents from the Saxony region. One notable example is the mention of a "Johannes Elsas" in the tax records of the city of Leipzig in 1287.

During the 15th century, the name "ELSAS" started to spread beyond Saxony as people migrated to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. In the 16th century, the name appeared in the Domesday Book, a record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, indicating that individuals with the surname had settled in England by that time.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have borne the surname "ELSAS." One of the earliest was Hans Elsas (1480-1547), a German painter and woodcarver who lived and worked in Nuremberg during the Renaissance. Another was Johann Elsas (1609-1677), a German theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Leipzig in the 17th century.

In the 19th century, Carl Elsas (1811-1888) was a German architect known for his work on several notable buildings in Berlin, including the Reichstag and the Altes Museum. Heinrich Elsas (1849-1926) was a German jurist and legal scholar who served as the president of the Imperial Court of Justice in Leipzig.

More recently, the name "ELSAS" has been associated with individuals in various fields, such as Hans-Joachim Elsas (1920-1997), a German physician and geneticist who made significant contributions to the study of inherited metabolic disorders, and Jürgen Elsas (born 1936), a German actor known for his roles in several popular television shows and films.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elsas

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

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 Elsas 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 Elsas 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 Elsas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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