Erskine
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- (surname): Erskin
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Erskine (countable and uncountable, plural Erskines)
- (countable) A placename:
- A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, close to the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS4671).
- A city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Erskine is the 6458th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5258 individuals. Erskine is most common among White (81.38%) and Black/African American (11.81%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erskine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 533.