Elsen

See also: elsen

English

Proper noun

Elsen (plural Elsens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elsen is the 31554^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 733 individuals. Elsen is most common among White (95.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Leens, Neels, lenes, lense, selen-

Dutch

Etymology

First attested as elsne in 1252. Potentially derived from els (“alder, Alnus sp.”) suffixed with the toponymic suffix -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛl.sə(n)/
• Hyphenation: El‧sen
• Rhymes: -ɛlsən

Proper noun

Elsen n

1. A hamlet in Hof van Twente, Overijssel, Netherlands

Derived terms

• Elsenerbroek

References

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN