Elvis

Elvis Meaning & Origin

About Elvis
The surname Elvis is of Hebrew origin and is derived from the name Eliezer, meaning "God is my help" or "God has helped." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Eliezer. The name Elvis has gained popularity as a given name in recent times, largely due to its association with the iconic musician Elvis Presley.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Elvis is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Elvis: 336
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 60,045
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Elvis based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Elvis is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ALFS
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E4102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
EH1 L V IH0 S
🌐 IPA
/ˈɛlvɪs/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ALFS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Elvis in Braille

Here's how to represent Elvis in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Elvis in braille

How to sign the name Elvis using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Elvis using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Elvis in sign language

Numerology