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

Elzie, 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 Elzie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Elzie in America

Elzie is the 43285th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Elzie surname appeared 499 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 Elzie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Elzie 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 Elzie

The surname Elzie is believed to have originated in Scotland during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English name "Elsy," which was a diminutive form of the name Elizabeth. The name Elsy eventually evolved into the surname Elzie.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Elzie can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, a series of parchment rolls that recorded the names of Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. This document lists a Thomas Elzie from the town of Ayr.

In the 15th century, the name Elzie appeared in various Scottish charters and land records, particularly in the areas of Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. One notable figure from this time was John Elzie, a merchant from Ayr who was involved in the textile trade with the Netherlands.

During the 17th century, the surname Elzie began to spread beyond Scotland to other parts of the British Isles. In 1642, a Robert Elzie was listed as a freeman of the city of Norwich in England. Around this time, the name also appeared in Ireland, possibly due to Scottish migration.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Elzie surname in the Americas was William Elzie, who was born in Scotland in 1680 and later emigrated to Virginia, where he established a plantation. His descendants continued to use the surname Elzie in the United States throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.

Other notable individuals with the surname Elzie include Sir John Elzie (1745-1823), a Scottish naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War, and Robert Elzie (1819-1891), a Scottish author and poet who wrote several works in the Scots dialect.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Elzie

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

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

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