Elliston

In Newfoundland, from Ellis (“a surname”) +‎ -ton. The town is named after missionary William Ellis (1780 - 1837).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.lɪs.tən/
• Hyphenation: El‧lis‧ton
• Rhymes: -ɛlɪstən

Elliston (countable and uncountable, plural Ellistons)

1. A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. [From 1892]

   Synonym: Bird Island Cove (historical)

2. An unincorporated community in Fairplay Township, Greene County, Indiana, United States; from Ellis +‎ -ton.
3. A census-designated place in Powell County, Montana, United States; probably from Ellis +‎ -ton.
4. A census-designated place in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
5. A coastal town on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia, named after Ellen Liston.
6. The District Council of Elliston, a local government area in this area of South Australia .
7. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elliston is the 20019^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1337 individuals. Elliston is most common among White (74.2%) and Black/African American (18.18%) individuals.

• Tonellis, stellion