Elson - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Elson \e-lson, el-son\ is a variant of Ellison (Old English) and Elston (Old English), and the meaning of Elson is "son of Ellis; Elli's town".

The baby name Elson sounds like Ellson and Elison. Other similar baby names are Eldon, Elton, Edson, Elon and Elsdon.

Elson is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#8144 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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