Elrod Family History
Elrod Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Elrod Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Elrod families
 114 - 226  39 - 113 |
 1 - 38  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Elrod families
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5 - 7 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Elrod Family Origin
Elrod Immigration Information
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Elrod Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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