Last Name ELI

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The offering or lifting up.
Origin Hebrew, Jewish, Hungarian

Rank 17,799 (2000 US census) 30,472 (1990 US census)
Count 1,450 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 60.21%, or 873 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 20.69%, or 300 total occurrences, as black,
  • 6.9%, or 100 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 3.03%, or 44 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 5.31%, or 77 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.86%, or 56 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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