# Erskine (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/erskine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,258 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,458 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 58,719 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (5,079 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈəːskɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Erskin |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Erskine in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 81% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Erskine in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Erskine

- Peter Erskine, American musician
- Maya Erskine, American actress
- John Erskine, American educator and novelist (1879–1951)
- George Erskine, British Army officer
- Carl Erskine, American baseball player (1926-2024)
- Clara Erskine Clement, American travel and history author
- Marilyn Erskine, American actress
- Chester Erskine, American theatre and film director

## Similar surnames

Erickson, Ericksen, Eriksen, Erikson, Eriksson, Ericson.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.