The Elkin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,578 people carried this name — #9,125 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. That is up 14% from 3,137 in 2000.

Look up another surname

Share

What the name means

The meaning of the Elkin surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Elkin’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 269 · public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 78 people named Elkin live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 28
Córdoba 28
City of Buenos Aires 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Elkin in American newspapers,
1908–1919.

Newspaper page from The Evening Missourian carrying the name Elkin
The Evening Missourian 1919-02-26
Newspaper page from The Evening Missourian carrying the name Elkin
The Evening Missourian 1919-02-22
Newspaper page from The Birmingham Age-herald carrying the name Elkin
The Birmingham Age-herald 1908-10-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Elkin in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

4,754 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Elkin. The most, 1,010, date from the 1920s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,635
Queensland 1,379
Victoria 277
Tasmania 168
South Australia 131
Western Australia 94
ACT (Canberra) 62
Northern Territory 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Elkin.

Who carried it

People named Elkin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Lewis Elkin
    William Lewis Elkin 1855–1933 · astronomer
  • Peter Elkin
    Peter Elkin 1891–1979 · ethnologist
  • John P. Elkin 1860–1915 · politician
  • R. H. Elkin 1865–1955 · poet
  • Stanley Edward Elkin 1880–1960 · businessperson
  • Margaret Russell Elkin 1887–1950

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Elkin,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States841 records

841 records of the Elkin name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 367
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 171
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 138
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 94
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 27
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 4
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Dan A. Elkin

    Born 1922 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1942 at Cincinnati, Ohio; route man from Fatette County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1994, buried at Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rische Elkin

    Arrived at New York in 1907 aboard the Pretoria from Hamburg, aged 18; dressmaker. From Minsk, Russia. Born in Brwenowski, Russia.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Freeman Elkin

    Born 1943; from Yukon, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, attack helicopter pilot; died of wounds 1970 in Cambodia.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 841 records for Elkin in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia147 records

147 records of the Elkin name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 71
  • Tasmanian Names Index 49
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 9
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William John Elkin

    Born 1864 in Port Cygnet, Tasmania. Died 1934 in Tasmania, aged 69.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Elizabeth Elkin

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Whitby, arriving 1839; certificate of freedom 1846.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Elkin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Beulah, aged 46; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 147 records for Elkin in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Elkin name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Fred Elkin

    Killed in 1906 at the Springhill Mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Mary Elkin

    Died 2000, aged 86; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Herbert Harold Elkin

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Elkin in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom7 records

7 records of the Elkin name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louisa Elkin

    Buried in 1849 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 30.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Elkin

    Wiltshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Elkin

    Lance Corporal, Lancashire Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Elkin in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Elkin name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Rachel Elkin

    Born 1906 in Great Britain; died 1997 in Argenteuil (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Elkin.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Elkin is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

See the Elkin volume
Scroll to Top