Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
ELY
There are approximately 2,669 people named Ely in the UK. That makes it the 3,593rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 42 are named Ely.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
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The Ely surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Ely, a city in Cambridgeshire, England, and signifies the place of willows, from Helig, Cor. Br. and Welsh; Latin, Salix. Greek ??, Ealig, an island; land in waterland. Greek, "E??, a marsh.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
ELY. A city in Cambridgeshire.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.