placenames1901 census
167People recorded
35Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Heelan 19
- Barry 13
- Darcy 8
- O'Grady 8
- Davern 6
Elton
Eiltiún
Elton is a townland in Limerick. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationElton52.43369° N · 8.45740° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ieOpen in OpenStreetMap ↗
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Eiltiún · Irish · main form · validated name
- Elton · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Limerick
- Barony
- Smallcounty
- Civil parish
- Knockainy
- Coordinates
- 52.43369, -8.45740
- Mapped area
- 2.99 km²
- Logainm ID
- 30935 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
129People recorded
28Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1911 records ↗1926 census
128People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Heelan 13
- Heffernan 12
- Carmody 10
- Cronin 9
- Meade 9
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Elton. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.