Last name Елрод (Elrod 
, Елрод 
) , around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Елрод is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Елрод is the forename as well as the last name.