Elgin Forename
70,885th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 8,033 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Aruba
Elgin Forename Definition:
A Gaelic name, meaning: Earldom of the Bruces of Scotland.
Elgin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 3,150 | 1:115,091 | 4,895 |
| Philippines | 64% | 1,998 | 1:53,058 | 3,798 |
| Canada | 100% | 818 | 1:40,505 | 2,891 |
| South Africa | 92% | 356 | 1:153,182 | 10,709 |
| Germany | 97% | 326 | 1:296,558 | 3,880 |
| Turkey | 77% | 190 | 1:409,483 | 6,355 |
| Nicaragua | 69% | 163 | 1:36,922 | 2,072 |
| India | 86% | 132 | 1:9,203,621 | 284,823 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 115 | 1:83,852 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | - | 68 | 1:3,793,583 | 163,000 |
| Peru | 96% | 66 | 1:481,689 | 8,713 |
| Jamaica | - | 55 | 1:52,422 | 2,922 |
| Costa Rica | 87% | 40 | 1:119,199 | 3,512 |
| Brazil | 100% | 35 | 1:6,121,033 | 89,466 |
| Singapore | 86% | 34 | 1:184,913 | 8,359 |
| Albania | 100% | 34 | 1:89,605 | 6,483 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Zambia | - | 24 | 1:660,616 | 13,295 |
| Russia | 100% | 23 | 1:6,271,031 | 28,173 |
| England | 100% | 22 | 1:2,527,406 | 29,639 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 22 | 1:768,276 | 15,209 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 22 | 1:1,372,813 | 26,977 |
| Mexico | 95% | 22 | 1:5,642,928 | 21,540 |
| Aruba | - | 21 | 1:4,942 | 942 |
| Georgia | 100% | 16 | 1:233,654 | 5,937 |
| Honduras | 100% | 15 | 1:587,831 | 8,292 |
| Scotland | 100% | 15 | 1:356,691 | 5,068 |
| Bulgaria | 86% | 13 | 1:537,722 | 8,096 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 12 | 1:679,360 | 49,627 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 12 | 1:1,980,807 | 51,381 |
| Belize | 100% | 12 | 1:29,526 | 2,824 |
| Panama | 100% | 11 | 1:355,142 | 11,047 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 11 | 1:1,464,403 | 5,160 |
| Colombia | - | 10 | 1:4,777,893 | 27,360 |
| Austria | 100% | 10 | 1:851,420 | 6,482 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Malaysia | 88% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,194,655 | 24,199 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 5 | 1:21,949 | 2,239 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Namibia | - | 4 | 1:601,045 | 7,837 |
| Romania | - | 4 | 1:5,012,994 | 31,756 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 67% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 3 | 1:2,737,832 | 21,065 |
| Ireland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,547,840 | 7,573 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| China | - | 3 | 1:455,351,927 | 89,064 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Belgium | 100% | 3 | 1:3,830,014 | 25,398 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2 | 1:4,928,954 | 52,965 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| Thailand | 50% | 2 | 1:35,032,906 | 298,615 |
| Denmark | - | 2 | 1:2,824,749 | 21,465 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Ecuador | - | 2 | 1:8,863,460 | 21,868 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100% | 2 | 1:159,066 | 2,607 |
| Israel | 100% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 1 | 1:99,395 | 3,544 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
Elgin (7,755) may also be a surname.
Elgin Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Gaelic name, meaning: Earldom of the Bruces of Scotland.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Elgin Forename Popularity
Elgin Demographics
Elgin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 4 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Elgin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elgin in the Russian language | ||
| Эльгин | elgin | - |
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