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Where Does The Last Name Elgin Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Elgin (Georgian: ელგინ, Hindi: ऐलगिन, Marathi: एलिजन, Russian: Елгин) is most common in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elgin? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Elgin is the 64,515^th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 939,722 people. The last name Elgin is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Elgin are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 70,885^th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 8,033 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,296 people, or 1 in 84,371. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, South Carolina, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 25 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Elgin Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Elgin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elgin last name increased 467 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 5 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elgin Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Elgin last name is predominantly Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland and Orthodox (79%) in Russia.

In The United States Elgin are 20.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elgin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.02% less than the national average, earning 217,954 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.92% more than the national average, earning R 372,900 per year; in United States they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $43,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,900 CAD per year.