Erskine

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Erskin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈəːskɪn/

Proper noun

Erskine (countable and uncountable, plural Erskines)

1. (countable) A placename:
   1. A town in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, close to the River Clyde (OS grid ref NS4671).
   2. A city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Erskine is the 6458^th 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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erskine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 533.

Anagrams

• Reinkes, Riekens