Eland

eland English + (surname) Etymology 1 Various etymologies: English habitational surname, from the town of en Elland, in West Yorkshire, or from the village of en Ealand, in North Lincolnshire, all of which derive from en ang ealand cultivated land by a river. Borrowed from en nl Eland, a personal name composed of nl adel noble + nl land land. Proper noun s en. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Eland is the 35489th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Eland is most common among White (96.21%) individuals. Etymology 2 +, Wisconsin From en eland kind of antelope.https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA67 A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways Chicago and North Western Railway Company 1908 67 Proper noun en village co/Shawano County s/Wisconsin c/US. Further reading References Anagrams en adeln laden laned naled Nelda Andel lean'd lande Nadel Dalen Alden en surnames from Dutch surnames from Old English