Ellerton

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)

1. A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE704398).
2. A hamlet in Cheswardine parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ715258).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellerton is the 105600^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 522.