Eltringham

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place near Mickley, in Northumberland, from the dative form of the Old English personal name Ælfhere, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and here (“army”), + hām (“homestead”). The -t- was presumably inserted for the sake of euphony.

Proper noun

Eltringham (plural Eltringhams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eltringham is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Eltringham is most common among White (97.47%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eltringham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.