Where Does the Elkin Surname Come From?

Records tie Elkin closely to Elkins. Its meaning, shared with Elkins, is “Son of little Elias”. Elkin drops the “s” of Elkins, a simplification that clerks often made. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. The same family of names includes Elkyns.

About 3,578 people in the United States were recorded as Elkin in 2010, placing it 9,125 on the national list.

Arms linked to Elkins and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Get the complete Elkin report, with a museum-style coat of arms.