Elson

English

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Elson

Etymology

Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “There are instances in Middle English where "elsen" is spelled "elson", such as in "trynkettus and tournyng-stonys and elson bladys, Colrakus and copstolus one gret whyle-barrous" on page 86 of the 1845 edition of Herkyn to my tale edited by T. Wright and J. O. Halliwell, but we lack a source linking such usage to the surname.”

Proper noun

Elson (countable and uncountable, plural Elsons)

A surname.
A northern suburb of Gosport, Gosport borough, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6001). ^[1]
A small village in Ellesmere Rural parish, north Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3835). ^[2]

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Elson is the 10306^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3126 individuals. Elson is most common among White (84.77%) individuals.

References

Anagrams

nosel, Solen, Slone, lenos, Elons, noëls, noles, Olsen, nosle, noels, Lenos, enols, Noles, one Ls, solen

[1] OS: Gosport

[2] OS: Shropshire

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