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The elkin Surname

elkin Name Meaning and History

  1. English: from a pet form of Elis (see Ellis).
  2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Elke + the Slavic suffix -in.
  3. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish male personal name Elke, a pet form of Elijah + the Slavic suffix -in.

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Distribution of elkin Families in the US in 1920
Number of elkin families
 68-134
 23-67
 1-22
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