Ellerton
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English
Etymology
The name of the village in the East Riding of Yorkshire derives from the Old English personal name Æþelheard + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the hamlet in Shropshire is from Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn.
Proper noun
Ellerton (countable and uncountable, plural Ellertons)
- A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
- A hamlet in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ715258).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellerton is the 105600th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 169 individuals. Ellerton is most common among White (85.21%) and Black/African American (10.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellerton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 522.