Frequency: (326)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English: habitational name from an unidentified place.
FOREBEARS: Ralph Ellenwood (born 1607) came to Salem, MA, in September 1635 in the Truelove, and later settled in Beverly.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
