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An Anglicised Irish surname from Co. Kerry. The original is either MacUailigoid for a son or NicUailigoid for a daughter. The name is missing the accent called a fada over the u,the second i and the o because of the non-existence of these characters in the English language. A fada is a upward diagonal line across vowels in Gaelic that lenghtens that vowel. McElligott is a very common surname in the Mid-West of the country. There's a town called Ballymcelligott in Co. Kerry. Other variations can include Mcelligott, McGelligett. Emigrants often changed the spelling by dropping the Mc and the g, forming the name Elliott and other variations.