ELLIOT Origin of surname
ELLIOT, ELIOT
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
El(l)iot is based on Elias, a Greek variant of the Hebrew Elijahu, the name of the prophet from Tishbi in Gilead (1 Kings 17.1), which means "the Lord is my God". The variant Helie is recorded in 1184, Helias in 1204, Elias and Helye in the early 13th century, Elyes in 1292, Heliot in 1300, Eliatz in 1383, Eliot in 1383, Helia in 1400, Elje in 1784, and Eljasiewicz and Eliat in 1956. In the 20th century, Elliot is documented as a Jewish family name with Lina Elliot of Berlin, Germany, who disappeared in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a patronymic surname based on a male ancestor's personal name, in this case of biblical origin.
El(l)iot is based on Elias, a Greek variant of the Hebrew Elijahu, the name of the prophet from Tishbi in Gilead (1 Kings 17.1), which means "the Lord is my God". The variant Helie is recorded in 1184, Helias in 1204, Elias and Helye in the early 13th century, Elyes in 1292, Heliot in 1300, Eliatz in 1383, Eliot in 1383, Helia in 1400, Elje in 1784, and Eljasiewicz and Eliat in 1956. In the 20th century, Elliot is documented as a Jewish family name with Lina Elliot of Berlin, Germany, who disappeared in the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz during World War II.