Elem

See also: Appendix:Variations of "elem"

English

Etymology

Altered form of Elam.

Proper noun

Elem (plural Elems)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elem is the 41426^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Elem is most common among Black/African American (68.57%) and White (24.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elem”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 520.