The elrod Surname
elrod Name Meaning and History
Altered spelling of North German Ellrott, Ellrodt,
perhaps a habitational name from Ellierode near Northeim, Lower
Saxony, either of two places in Hesse named Ellingerode, or two lost
places so named. In the U.S. this name is very frequent in GA, TN, and
TX.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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