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
Elton through the years
  1. 1880
    Elton Mayo born
    Australian psychologist and sociologist
  2. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #745 among boys, with 7 babies in the first year on record.
  3. 1915
    Peak, #278
    317 babies named Elton, its best rank.
  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.