The eldon Surname
eldon Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name for someone from Eldon in County Durham or Elveden in Suffolk. The first is named from the Old English personal name Ella + dun ‘hill’; the second from Old English elfitu ‘swan’ or elf ‘elf’, ‘fairy’ + denu ‘valley’.
- English: nickname from Middle English eld ‘old’ + hine ‘servant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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