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♂ Elson
What does Elson mean?
Elson 
as a name for boys has its root in Old English, and Elson means "son of Ellis; Elli's town". Elson is a version of Ellison (Old English): author Ralph Ellison. Elson is also a variation of Elston (Old English): place name.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english
Variations
VARIANT Ellson
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ELLISON, ELSTON Elison, Elisson, Ellston, Ellyson
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Eason, ..
(female) Elsoni, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Elson Mac (E.M.), ..
How popular is Elson?
Elson is an uncommon first name for men but a very popular surname for all people (#9967 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Elson was first listed in 1920-1929 and reached its top rank of #1985 in the U.S. in the 1920s, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Elson are Ellison (#1642 LAST YEAR) and Elston. Adoption of these forms of Elson was more pronounced among parents in 2017 and has remained as conventional to this day.
Similar Names
Elson is alike in pronunciation to Allson, Willson and Wilson▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aldon, Alison, Allon, Alon, Alsdon (see Alston), Alton▼, Anson▲, Cason▲, Cleon, Colson▲, Dyson, Eamon, Easton▲, Eaton, Edmon, Edon, Edson, Efron, Egon, Eilon, Einon, Eion, Ekon, Elan, Elden▼, Eldin, Eldon▼, Eldor, Elgin, Elian▲, Eliot, Eliron, Eliso, Eljin, Elkan, Elman, Elmo▼, Elof, Eloi, Elon▲, Elov, Eloy, Elrod, Elroi, Elsdon, Elton▼, Elven, Elvin▼, Elvo, Elvyn, Elwin▼, Elwyn, Elyot, Eon, Eron, Erron, Eston, Eton, Evion, Evron, Eynon, Eyton, Gilson, Ilon, Jason▼, Kason▲, Kleon, Mason▲, Nilson, Orson, Tyson and Urson. These names tend to be more commonly used than Elson.
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