Elkinton Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Elkinton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elkington,' (1) a parish in Northamptonshire, three miles from Welford; (a) two parishes, North and South Elkington, in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

John de Elkinrton, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Elkinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:1,139,80881,930
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Elkinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Elkington,' (1) a parish in Northamptonshire, three miles from Welford; (a) two parishes, North and South Elkington, in Lincolnshire, near Louth.

John de Elkinrton, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1700. Married — John Crick and Joyce Elkington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1807. — Coleman Gill and Mary Elkington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Elkingtons of Elkington, Northamptonshire, were an ancient gentle family, and from them branched off the Elkingtons of Shawell, Leicestershire, in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries (Nichols' "Leicestershire"). John Elkington, a Leicestershire gentleman, contributed £25 for the defence of his country at the time of the expected invasion of the Armada.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Elkinton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Elkinton occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkinton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 849,693rd most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Elkinton are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 1,139,808. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 14 percent reside, Washington, where 12 percent reside and Oregon, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside and Ireland, where 0 percent reside.

Elkinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elkinton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Elkinton last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elkinton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elkinton last name are 9.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.69% registered to vote for the party.

Elkinton earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $43,663 USD per year.

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Elkinton Reference & Research

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