Ely

in the US

There are 11,395 people with the last name "Ely" in the United States.

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Ely 2,447
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  1. is 2,443rd most common Hook
  2. is 2,444th most common Guillory
  3. is 2,445th most common Merchant
  4. is 2,446th most common Scherer
  5. is 2,447th most common Ely
  6. is 2,448th most common Culp
  7. is 2,449th most common Markham
  8. is 2,450th most common Stockton
  9. is 2,451st most common Aleman

Similar Names and Nicknames

El, Eli, Ell, Elo, Ela, Ele, Elu, Elh, Elw, Elyea

Most Common First Names for Ely

John, James, Robert, Richard, David, William, Michael, Mary, Thomas, Charles



Meaning & History

Ely

English: habitational name from the cathedral city on an island in the fens north of Cambridge. It is so named from Old English ǣl ‘eel’ + ‘district’.

Probably also an Americanized form of German Eley.

FOREBEARS Nathaniel Ely was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.


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