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Ellingham Name Meaning

English: habitational name from places so named in Hampshire, Northumbria, and Norfolk. The first of these is named from Old English Edlingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people of Edla’, a personal name derived from a short form of the various compound names with a first element ead ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’; the others may have the same origin or incorporate the personal name Ella (see Ellington).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bellingham, Allingham, Gillingham, Billingham, Ellington, Eltringham

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Ellingham Family Origin

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Ellingham Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    20%

  • Cooper

    13%

  • Mill Labourer

    13%

  • Dressmaker

    7%

In 1881, the most common Ellingham occupation in Canada was Farmer. 20% of Ellingham's were Farmers. Farmer, Cooper and Mill Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Ellingham. A less common occupation for the Ellingham family was Dressmaker.

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Ellingham Life Expectancy

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