Elkins is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Elkins
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Elkins

How popular is Elkins?

Elkins is common in United States.

Elkins is ranked 16364 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Elkins bearers increased by 3.961926 per cent in 2010 US census to 24902 since 2000, the surname slipped by 70 spots and ranked at 1426. The last name was found in around 84 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 90.59 92.18
Black 4.1 3.72
Hispanic or Latino 2.28 1.68
Others 1.74 1.34
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.81 0.72
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.36
Elkins is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 32136 people have been found who wears Elkins as their family name. Elkins is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
10,542 China4
26,321 Israel3
67,494 South Africa3
90,215 Germany3
14,078 Japan3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
50,640 Switzerland2
4,164 Vietnam2
54,135 Philippines2
21,529 Singapore2
24,269 Peru2
10,395 Latvia2
11,736 Lithuania2
147,165 Czech Republic2
10,284 Kuwait2
54,641 Sweden2
31,767 Greece2
91,024 Belgium1
165,773 Belarus1
7,191 Afghanistan1
9,116 Nicaragua1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
29,774 Venezuela1
12,741 Ecuador1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
11,486 Estonia1
6,688 Malawi1
40,340 Malaysia1
746 Dominica1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
36,814 Romania1
49,101 Denmark1
2,057 Isle of Man1
53,505 Turkey1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
5,467 Haiti1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,692 Scotland33
331,856 Russia21
78,041 Spain19
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
10,122 Chile90
11,116 New Zealand59
Countries with hundreds of Elkins:
5,959 Australia492
11,275 Canada346
3,358 Wales113
84,907 France110
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Elkins:
3,941 England1,914
Countries with ten thousands of Elkins:
1,356 United States28,752
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Bridget Elkins worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Hottinguer and arrived on October 9, 1849.

Elkins Namesakes

  • Margreta Elkins, Soprano
  • Ansel Elkins, Poet
  • Hillard Elkins, Theatre Producer
  • Stephen Benton Elkins, Former American senator
  • Caroline Elkins, Professor
  • Gary Elkins, Member of the Texas House of Representatives
  • Corey Elkins, Ice hockey player
  • Margreta Elkins, Soprano
  • Dov Elkins, Author
  • Eleanor Elkins Widener, Philanthropist

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