How common is the last name Ellison?

40,780 people in the United States have the last name Ellison, about 1 in 7,330. It ranks #829 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ELLISON

#829

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
40,780
About
1 in 7,330
This common or more
37.6%
Who bears it

Of the 40,780 people with the last name Ellison, 63.4% reported their origin as White, 27.3% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ellison

#827 Mohamed · 40,957#828 Bradshaw · 40,813#830 Frost · 40,771#831 Sexton · 40,756

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Ellison, most common first.

#8,878 Eliason · 3,541#11,295 Elson · 2,673#29,648 Elison · 848#34,583 Ellyson · 705#65,003 Ellson · 330#73,993 Ellickson · 282#100,469 Elixson · 192#120,768 Ellixson · 151

Also a first name

As a first name, Ellison ranks #3,591 of 53,615, with 5,704 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 424 births. See Ellison as a first name

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