Eland

See also: eland

English

Etymology 1

Various etymologies:

• English habitational surname, from the town of Elland, in West Yorkshire, or from the village of Ealand, in North Lincolnshire, all of which derive from Old English ealand (“cultivated land by a river”).
• Borrowed from Dutch Eland, a personal name composed of adel (“noble”) + land (“land”).

Proper noun

Eland (plural Elands)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Eland is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Eland is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.

Etymology 2

From eland (“kind of antelope”).

Proper noun

Eland

1. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Alden, Dalen, Nadel, Nelda, laden, lande, laned, lean'd, naled