Elkerton Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Elkerton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Elkerton or Alkerton = E)Alhhere’s Estate [Old English tún]

Elkerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada951:387,84834,448
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Elkerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Elkerton or Alkerton = E)Alhhere’s Estate [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Elkerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkerton is found most in England. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 821,713th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 21,560,787 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Elkerton reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 18 percent live, Warwickshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides England it exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Elkerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elkerton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Elkerton surname grew 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elkerton surname are 14.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Elkerton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.63% more than the national average, earning $48,166 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $54,639 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alkerton88139/
Yelcerton821/
Elkerdany71894/
Elkerdani71215/
Elie Gratton701/
El Kerdany67463/
El-Kerdany67183/
Ali-Kirton671/
El Kerdini671/

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