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elk Name Meaning and History

Perhaps a shortened form of the Dutch family name van Elk, a habitational name from someone from Othée (Dutch: Elch) in the province of Liège.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The elk name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the elk family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of elk Families in the US in 1920
Number of elk families
 12-21
 5-11		 1-4
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Margaret Elk in Brookfield Ohio High School Faculty photo Not_A_Relative 0
Mrs. Addie Elk of N.Y. c1881 - 1904 BasketLady420 0
Eva Iron Elk m. George Small CANDACE E. SMALL 0
Harry Elk m. Tina C. Cobb, TX 1886 gelk1 0
David Elk b. GER gjojocar1 0
Virginia Molly White Fawn Elk, Cherokee Paula Bisera 0
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