Elderkin Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Elderkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elder,' from personal name Elder, with suffix -kin, as in Wilkin, Tompkin, Sec. Probably of Flemish extraction.

Elderkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9771:370,99232,902
England2691:207,13017,888
Canada2191:168,24516,926
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2161:112,84910,987
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2681:187,38316,555

Elderkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Elder,' from personal name Elder, with suffix -kin, as in Wilkin, Tompkin, Sec. Probably of Flemish extraction.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Elder (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elderkin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elderkin Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elderkin is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elderkin? popularity and diffusion

Elderkin is the 259,335th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,807,088 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Elderkin are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Elderkin is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 977 people, or 1 in 370,992. In The United States Elderkin is most numerous in: New York, where 15 percent are found, Rhode Island, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 14 percent are found.

Elderkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elderkin has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Elderkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Elderkin surname are 2.22% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elderkin earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning R 144,624 per year; in United States they earn 3.9% less than the national average, earning $41,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% less than the national average, earning $45,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elderkind941/
Ilderkin88352/
Alderkin8837/
Eldarkin882/
Eldorkin882/
Elderken881/
Ilderkina82105/
Heldgerken781/
Ildarkin7540/
Aldarkin7539/
Ylderkyna712/
Aldarkyn6337/

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