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- ELLIOT SURNAME HISTORY
by Willie O' Kane
A very numerous Ulster name, particularly in Antrim, Donegal and parts of Cavan. It is among the top five names in Fermanagh, where it is of Scots origin, being associated with the Angus region. There the River Elliott joins the sea at Abirlot, the mouth of the Elliott. With the Armstrongs and Johnstons, Elliotts were a riding clan harrying the borders until ‘pacified’ under James I with many finding their way to Ulster. There are many variant spellings of the name, using more or less l’s and t’s.
This Surname History is reproduced with the kind permission of Irish Roots Magazine in which it was first published as part of the feature article, Surnames of County Fermanagh, in Issue 2, 1996.
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