Elkin is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elkin
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elkin

How popular is Elkin?

Elkin is common in England.

Elkin is ranked 28730 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Elkins grew by 14.05802 per cent to 3578 since 2000 and ranked 9125 after elevating 381 spots. The last name was found in around 12 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.09 95.47
Hispanic or Latino 4.36 2.2
Others 1.29 1.15
Black 1.26 0.61
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.78 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0
Elkin is quite popular family name mostly used in Russia while Bermuda is ahead in terms of density. Around 17581 people have been found who wears Elkin as their family name. Elkin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
20,929 Azerbaijan7
1,346 Bermuda6
48,950 Moldova6
10,542 China4
1,014,159 India4
4,384 Northern Ireland3
10,686 Costa Rica3
1,777 Jersey2
5,936 Bahrain2
24,269 Peru2
91,784 Netherlands2
219,873 France2
19,093 Finland2
50,640 Switzerland2
6,977 Tajikistan2
8,500 Dominican Republic1
31,207 Ireland1
58,885 Poland1
53,033 Nigeria1
8,371 Syria1
1,005 The Gambia1
11,486 Estonia1
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,292 Vietnam1
49,101 Denmark1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
14,386 New Zealand40
28,338 Norway20
29,856 Kyrgyzstan18
83,233 Spain16
369,956 Indonesia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,861 Bulgaria93
8,082 Scotland59
Countries with hundreds of Elkin:
7,632 Ukraine747
2,064 Israel554
9,678 Canada412
16,380 Turkey384
8,684 Australia325
18,962 Argentina284
5,451 Colombia280
15,386 Kazakhstan172
10,878 Belarus138
71,225 Germany134
39,125 South Africa128
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Elkin:
2,393 Russia8,206
8,995 United States4,125
5,839 England1,221
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Elkin was 23 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 9, 1850. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Ann Harlery from Londonderry. 21 years old Hugh Elkin, Workman John Elkin, 26 years old G.B. Elkin, are others that migrated to US.

Elkin Namesakes

  • Ze'ev Elkin, Minister of Immigrant Absorption of Israel
  • Margreta Elkins, Soprano
  • Ansel Elkins, Poet
  • Hillard Elkins, Theatre Producer
  • Stephen Benton Elkins, Former American senator
  • Bertie Elkin, Soccer player
  • Caroline Elkins, Professor
  • Carrie Elkin, Singer
  • Gary Elkins, Member of the Texas House of Representatives
  • Corey Elkins, Ice hockey player

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