Elton (name)
Elton is both a surname and a male given name. The name likely originates from the Old English name Ella or Elli, and the Old English term 'tun', meaning ‘enclosure’, or ‘settlement’. Elton is a common place name in England.
Notable people with the name include:
Surname
- Sir Arthur Elton, 7th Baronet (1818–1883)
- Sir Arthur Elton, 10th Baronet (1906–1973), pioneer in documentaries
- Ben Elton (born 1959), English comedian
- Charles Abraham Elton (1778–1853), English soldier and author
- Charles Isaac Elton (1839–1900), English lawyer, politician, writer and antiquarian
- Charles Sutherland Elton (1900–1991), English biologist
- Ed Elton (born 1939), American economist
- Sir Edmund Elton, 8th Baronet (1846–1920)
- Frederick Cockayne Elton (1832–1888), British officer, received the Victoria Cross
- Geoffrey Elton (1921–1994), German-born British historian
- Harry Elton (1930–2004), Canadian television producer
- John Elton (died 1751), adventurer in Persia
- Kim Elton (born 1948), American politician
- Lewis Elton (born 1923), German-born British researcher into higher education
- Oliver Elton (1861–1945), English literary scholar
- Richard Elton (born c. 1610), English soldier and writer
- Todd Elton (born 1993), Australian rules footballer
Given name
- Elton (comedian) (born 1971), German comedian and host of Elton.tv
- Elton Bennett (1910–1974), American artist
- Elton Brand (born 1979), American basketball player
- Elton Britt (1913–1972), stage name of James Elton Baker, American country music singer-songwriter
- Elton Dean (1945–2006), English saxophonist
- Elton Figueiredo (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Elton Gallegly (born 1944), American politician
- Elton John (born 1947), English musician
- Elton John (footballer) (born 1987), Trinidadian footballer
- Elton Mayo (1880–1949), Australian psychologist and sociologist
- Elton Rule (1917–1990), American television executive
- Elton Sawyer (born 1959), American NASCAR driver
- Élton José Xavier Gomes (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
- Elton Rasmussen (1937–1978), Australian rugby league footballer
- Elton Welsby (born 1951), English television sports presenter
- Elton Malope (born 1951), famous engineer in Canada, from Botswana
See also
- List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
- Helton (name), a similar name
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