The Elbert surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,339 people carried this name — #9,716 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 88,500 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,088 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Elbert surname
A cognate of the more common Albert.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Elbert» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 80 people named Elbert live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 73 people named Elbert.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Maine-et-Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
26 people named Elbert have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 43 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
20 people named Elbert is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Elbert in American newspapers,
1894–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 149,805 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Elbert,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel Elbert 1740–1788 · politician -
Armand Elbert 1848–1939 · journalist -
Samuel George Elbert Sr. 1865–1939 -
Sarolta Elbert d. 1942
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John D. Elbert 1806–1865 · politician
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Annie Catherine Elbert 1830–1901
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Elbert.
- Eisenbarth 783 · U.S. census
- Eisenberg 6,798 · U.S. census
- Eisenmann 1,025 · U.S. census
- Eitel 1,509 · U.S. census
- Elan 277 · U.S. census
- Elbaz 483 · U.S. census
- Eldin 123 · U.S. census
- Elena 553 · U.S. census
- Elgart 380 · U.S. census
- Elia 3,460 · U.S. census
- Elias 24,696 · U.S. census
- Elie 2,767 · U.S. census
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