Elton

Where Elton comes from

From a number of sources, including: # For the places in Cheshire, County Durham, and Derbyshire, England: from Old English ēl (“eel”) + tūn (“farm, village”) since the village is situated above a small stream. Less likely, from Old English personal name Ella + tūn. # For the place in Cambridgeshire, England: from Middle English Adelintune, from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Gloucestershire, England: from Middle English Elwinton, from Old English personal name Ælfwine + tūn (“estate”). # For the place in Herefordshire, England: from Middle English Elintona, from Old English *æling (“eel fishery”) + tūn (“estate”), in reference to nearby Wigmore Lake. # For the place in Nottinghamshire, England, see Elton on the Hill.
— Wiktionary's entry for Elton
  • Old English
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1880
    Elton Mayo born
    Australian psychologist and sociologist
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #745 among boys — 7 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1915
    Peak, #278
    317 babies named Elton — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1947
    Elton John born
    British singer, songwriter and musician
  5. 1966
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #648.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old English.
Namesakes
  • Elton John · British singer, songwriter and musician, born 1947
  • Elton Mayo · Australian psychologist and sociologist, 1880–1949
  • Elton Brand · American basketball player, born 1979

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.