Erskine is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Erskine
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

Erskine is the variation of the Areskin. A sufficiently obvious corruption of the Scottish name Erskine, which, indeed, is so pronounced in the North.

One who came from Erskine meaning "green ascent," in Renfrewshire.

The name of this ancient and noble Scottish family is derived from the barony of Erskine on the Clyde, in Renfrewshire, and it was first assumed by Henry of Erskine.

There is no doubt what ever of this name having originated from the lands of Erskine, as stated in the body of the Dictionary; but the family have a tradition of another derivation and a higher antiquity. A Scotchman, who flourished, we are told, temp. Malcolm II (1004—1030) having killed Enric, a Danish general, at the battle of Murt-Hill, cut off his head, and with a bloody dagger in his hand, showed it to the monarch exclaiming, in Gaelic: "I did it with my Highland sword (Eris skyne), and I intend to perform more such feats;" whereupon Malcolm conferred upon him the name of Erskine, and assigned him the crest of a hand holding a dagger, with the motto Je pense plus. A crest, and a French motto in Scotland in the tenth century are curiosities of heraldry' hardly surpassed by the coat-armours of Adam, Noah, King David, and Alexander the Great! See Skene, for an analogous figment.

How popular is Erskine?

Erskine is common in United States, Ghana, England, Scotland, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Ireland.

Erskine is ranked 29622 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Erskine bearers increased by 3.52 per cent in 2010 US census to 5258 since 2000, the surname slipped by 255 spots and ranked at 6458. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.38 84.49
Black 11.81 10.81
Hispanic or Latino 3.33 2.19
Others 2.32 1.52
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.65 0.32
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.69
Erskine is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 18103 people have been found who wears Erskine as their family name. Erskine is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Erskine:
6,051 United States7,244
1,275 Ghana2,840
4,007 England1,868
675 Scotland1,396
2,884 Australia1,298
3,998 Canada1,204
Countries with hundreds of Erskine:
825 Jamaica425
15,593 South Africa404
988 Northern Ireland352
2,731 New Zealand289
3,109 Ireland120
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,754 Liberia82
1,534 Guyana74
4,139 Wales72
313 Antigua and Barbuda53
14,862 Ivory Coast51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
202 Cayman Islands41
117,794 Germany36
5,136 Panama24
1,658 Belize21
26,427 Peru14
295,035 Brazil13
6,882 Trinidad and Tobago13
26,891 Qatar12
66,831 Sweden11
39,375 Norway11
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
306,885 France9
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8
92,666 Spain7
34,188 Zambia6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Erskine was 22 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 30, 1848. She lived in Layford, Ireland where she worked as spinster and took David Cannon from Liverpool. 32 years old Samuel Erskine, M. Erskine (22) Workman, Kitty Erskine (30) Spinster, Workman Henry Erskine, Workman John Erskine, are other Erskine that migrated to US from Belfast, Greenock, Killibegs and Liverpool.

From Germany

28 years old Ann Erskine who was residing in Usa migrated to USA on March 20, 1868 by City Of London put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Thomas Erskine (40) Mason, Laborer James Erskine, 16 years old Johan Erskine, Anne Erskine, aged 41, Campbell Erskine (18) Laborer, David Erskine (6), Laborer David Erskine, William Erskine (12), Francis Erskine, aged 38, 30 years old Mrs. F. Erskine, are others that migrated to US.

Erskine Namesakes

  • Ruaraidh Erskine, Scottish nationalist political activist
  • Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church
  • Robert Erskine, Scottish inventor and engineer
  • Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine, son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
  • Arthur Erskine, British soldier and courtier
  • Albert Russel Erskine, American businessman
  • Margaret Erskine, mistress of King James V of Scotland
  • John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, Scottish nobleman
  • Peter Erskine, member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead
  • Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British lawyer and politician
  • John MacLaren Erskine, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Carl Erskine, former right-handed starting pitcher
  • Gary Erskine, Scottish comic book artist born in Paisley
  • Graves B. Erskine, United States Marine Corps officer
  • John Erskine, Lord Erskine, British soldier

Erskine Namesakes

  • Ruaraidh Erskine, Scottish nationalist political activist
  • Ebenezer Erskine, Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church
  • Robert Erskine, Scottish inventor and engineer
  • Thomas Erskine, Lord Erskine, son of John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar
  • Arthur Erskine, British soldier and courtier
  • Albert Russel Erskine, American businessman
  • Margaret Erskine, mistress of King James V of Scotland
  • John Erskine, 5th Lord Erskine, Scottish nobleman
  • Peter Erskine, member of the jazz fusion groups Weather Report and Steps Ahead
  • Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine, British lawyer and politician
  • John MacLaren Erskine, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Carl Erskine, former right-handed starting pitcher
  • Gary Erskine, Scottish comic book artist born in Paisley
  • Graves B. Erskine, United States Marine Corps officer
  • John Erskine, Lord Erskine, British soldier

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