Elson

English Etymology Possibly from en enm elson, alternative spelling of enm elsen, enm elsyn, enm alsene an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool, either from en dum elsene, dum alsene, from en odt *elisna, odt *alasna, from en gmw-pro *alisnu, gmw-pro *alasnu, from en gem-pro *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form. en There are instances in Middle English where "elsen" is spelled "elson", such as in "trynkettus and tournyng-stonys and elson bladys, Colrakus and copstolus one gret whyle-barrous" on page 86 of the 1845 edition of Herkyn to my tale edited by T. Wright and J. O. Halliwell, but we lack a source linking such usage to the surname. Pronunciation en /ˈɛl.sən/ en ɛlsən 2 Proper noun ~ s en. en northern suburb town/Gosport bor/Gosport co/Hampshire cc/England OS grid ref SU6001. OS: Gosport en small village par/Ellesmere Rural north co/Shropshire cc/England OS grid ref SJ3835. OS: Shropshire Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Elson is the 10306th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3126 individuals. Elson is most common among White (84.77%) individuals. References Anagrams en elnos nosel Solen Slone lenos Elons noëls noles Olsen nosle noels Lenos enols Noles one Ls solen Albanian Proper noun m sq male Declension