Elkin Surname
Approximately 15,945 people bear this surname
Elkin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Elkin,' from Elie (Elias), diminutive Elekin (three syllables), abbreviated to Elkin; v. Ellis. Elekin is found as a single personal name without surname in the Hundred Rolls as given below.
Read More About This SurnameElkin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 7,778 | 1:18,530 | 2,623 |
| United States | 4,584 | 1:79,070 | 9,021 |
| England | 1,340 | 1:41,581 | 5,324 |
| Israel | 454 | 1:18,849 | 2,809 |
| Canada | 389 | 1:94,719 | 10,322 |
| Turkey | 322 | 1:241,681 | 16,919 |
| Australia | 252 | 1:107,126 | 11,994 |
| Argentina | 117 | 1:365,328 | 28,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 113 | 1:156,482 | 15,521 |
| Belarus | 99 | 1:95,970 | 14,773 |
| Northern Ireland | 87 | 1:21,207 | 2,507 |
| Bulgaria | 68 | 1:102,631 | 6,160 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Scotland | 50 | 1:107,076 | 7,147 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Indonesia | 15 | 1:8,816,613 | 340,855 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 12 | 1:497,721 | 37,801 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 138 | 1:32,100 | 3,168 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 601 | 1:40,558 | 5,147 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 996 | 1:50,420 | 5,724 |
Elkin (58,826) may also be a first name.
Elkin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. —the son of Elkin,' from Elie (Elias), diminutive Elekin (three syllables), abbreviated to Elkin; v. Ellis. Elekin is found as a single personal name without surname in the Hundred Rolls as given below. Also as Elekyn in the Munimenta Gildhallcu Londoniensis.
Elekin (without surname), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert Elkyn. Riley's Memorials of London.
1520. Richard Elkyn and Johanna Carter: Marriage Lic. (London).
1605. Married — William Macham and Marie Elkin: St. James, Clerkenwell.
= Elie (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -kin. Elekin.—Hand. Rolls.
(English) Descendant of little Elie, a pet form of Elias (Jehovah is my God).
The derivation in English Surn. i. 166, is probably incorrect. Mr. Ferguson has the following observations. "Allkins and Elkin may possibly mean ' Englishman.' So common was Alla or Ella as an early Saxon name, that the Northern Scalds familiarly termed Englishmen in general Ello-Kyn, the race of Ella. Wheaton's Hist, of the Northmen. Allkins and Elkin may, however, simply be diminutives of Alla or Ella."
Elkin Demographics
Average Male Elkin Height
175.87 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Elkin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Elkin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Elkin (Arabic: الكين, Georgian: ელკინ, Russian: Елькин) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Elkin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Elkin is the 33,308th most numerous surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 457,043 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Elkin are found; 37 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 37 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 16,124th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 58,826 people.
Elkin is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 7,778 people, or 1 in 18,530. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Kirov Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found and Udmurt Republic, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia Elkin exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.
Elkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Elkin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Elkin last name increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Elkin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Elkin surname is chiefly Anglican (68%) in Ireland, Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Elkin are 12.11% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Elkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 2781.21% more than the national average, earning S/. 558,522 per year; in South Africa they earn 35.86% less than the national average, earning R 152,412 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning $28,166,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $48,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.29% more than the national average, earning $53,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Elkin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Elkin in the Georgian language | ||
| ელკინ | elkin | - |
| Elkin in the Russian language | ||
| Елькин | elkin | - |
| Elkin in the Arabic language | ||
| الكين | alkyn | - |
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