Eland
See also: eland
English
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Etymology 1
[edit]Various etymologies:
- English habitational surname, from the town of Elland, in West Yorkshire, or from the village of Ealand, in North Lincolnshire, all of which derive from Old English ealand (“cultivated land by a river”).
- Borrowed from Dutch Eland, a personal name composed of adel (“noble”) + land (“land”).
Proper noun
[edit]Eland (plural Elands)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- 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
[edit]From eland (“kind of antelope”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Eland
- A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Eland”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 520.
References
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[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms borrowed from Dutch
- English terms derived from Dutch
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- en:Villages in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Villages in the United States
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- English surnames from Dutch
- English surnames from Old English