How common is the surname Erskine?

5,258 people in the United States had the surname Erskine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. It ranked 6,458th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Erskine?

Peter Erskine, American musician, followed by Maya Erskine.

Where is the surname Erskine most common?

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

How do you pronounce Erskine?

Erskine is /ˈəːskɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Erskine getting more or less common?

More common. 5,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,258 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Erskine also a first name?

Yes. Erskine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Erskine

A place surname, carried by 5,258 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈəːskɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex E625 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Erskine is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A habitational surname.

Erskine is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,258 people named Erskine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,079.

#6,458

rank among US surnames

5,258

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,203)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,452	Haun	5,261	58,686
#6,454	Hecker	5,260	58,697
#6,457	Leathers	5,259	58,708
#6,458	Erskine	5,258	58,719
#6,461	Zito	5,257	58,730

Who is named Erskine

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

81% of people named Erskine identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Erskines

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Erskine
American musician, born 1954
Maya Erskine
American actress, born 1987
John Erskine
American educator and novelist (1879–1951)
George Erskine
British Army officer, 1899–1965
Carl Erskine
American baseball player (1926-2024)
Clara Erskine Clement
American travel and history author, 1834–1916
Marilyn Erskine
American actress, born 1926
Chester Erskine
American theatre and film director, 1903–1986

Notable Erskines come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Erskin

Surnames that sound like Erskine

Erskine has the Soundex code E625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E625.

Questions

How common is the surname Erskine?: 5,258 people in the United States had the surname Erskine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,719 Americans. It ranked 6,458th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Erskine?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Erskine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Erskine?: Peter Erskine, American musician, followed by Maya Erskine.
Where is the surname Erskine most common?: Wikidata records people named Erskine in the United States and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Erskine?: Erskine is /ˈəːskɪn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Erskine?: Erskine is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Erskine getting more or less common?: More common. 5,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,258 in 2010, up 3.5%.
What are other spellings of Erskine?: Erskin.
Is Erskine also a first name?: Yes. Erskine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.