The Eller surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,103 people carried this name — #3,250 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,600 people counted. That is down 16% from 13,243 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

149 people named Eller live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Uri.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Uri 35
Zurich 24
Aargau 15
St. Gallen 12
Lucerne 12
Vaud 7
Basel-Stadt 7
Thurgau 5

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 28 people named Eller.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Bas-Rhin 15
Bouches-du-Rhône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

38 people named Eller is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 38

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 the first U.S. census, 1790

42 families named Eller, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 246 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Eller, Ela, Eler, Ellar, Ellers, Ilar, Iler, Iller, Ilor. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 14
Maryland 9
New Hampshire 7
Pennsylvania 7
Massachusetts 3
New York 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 239 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Eller in American newspapers,
1919.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Eller
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-10-07
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Eller
Daily Kennebec Journal 1919-10-10
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Eller
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1919-10-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 192,325 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Eller in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

1,504 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eller. The most, 243, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 581
New South Wales 368
Queensland 273
South Australia 114
Western Australia 105
Tasmania 56
ACT (Canberra) 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Eller.

Who carried it

People named Eller,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rosemary Seaton Eller d. 2001
  • Johann Ernst von Eller 1683–1697 · Landrat
  • Elias Eller 1690–1750 · politician
  • Johannes Eller 1749–1814 · mayor
  • Elias Eller 1813–1872 · politician
  • Gitel Eller 1871–1944

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Eller,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,331 records

1,331 records of the Eller name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 493
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 300
  • Other U.S. records 538
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Carl B. Eller

    Born 1922 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; driver from Madison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Mars Hill Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Minna Eller

    Arrived at New York in 1891 aboard the Eider from Bremen and Southampton, aged 19; servant. From Wurteberg, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record John Arthur Eller

    Born 1943; from Norfolk, Virginia. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,331 records for Eller in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Germany376 records

376 records of the Eller name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 370
  • German emigration and citizenship files 5
  • German applications to settle and marry 1
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Peter Eller

    Born 1897; from Ahrweiler. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 5 December 1918 (Infantry Regiment No. 364).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Adam Eller

    Left Goßmannsdorf for North America in 1854.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Staatsarchiv Würzburg (CC0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Mina Eller

    Left Rammersweier for North America in 1891.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Showing 3 of 376 records for Eller in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Netherlands226 records

226 records of the Eller name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 106
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 92
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 28
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Antoinette Adriana Eller

    Married in 1912 in Amsterdam. Died 1972 in Soest, aged 83.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Adam Eller

    Married in 1830 in Abcoude-Proostdij. Died 1867 in Abcoude-Proostdij, aged 71.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Carel Eller

    Born 1833 in Abcoude-Proostdij. Died 1879 in Haarlem, aged 46.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 226 records for Eller in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Australia29 records

29 records of the Eller name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 8
  • Other Australian records 8
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Veronica Eller

    Arrived in Queensland in 1911 aboard the Perthshire, aged 26.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William M. Eller

    Tobacco operative of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1931.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Eller

    Married 1853 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 33.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Eller in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Eller name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 8
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Darlene Eller

    Buried in 1955 at Lundys Lane Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.

    City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Robert Eller

    Died 1988; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Alden Eller

    Listed at Yarmouth Township, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Eller in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France8 records

8 records of the Eller name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emile Eller

    Born 1910 in Strasbourg; died 1972 in Sélestat (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Madeleine Eller

    Born 1904 in Seebach; died 1985 in Wissembourg (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Eller

    Born 1895 in Seebach; died 1982 in Bischwiller (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Eller in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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