Given name & surname
Erskin
“from the high cliff”
Erskin is a variant of Erskine. One interpretation is “from the high cliff.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Erskin is a variant of Erskine. One interpretation is “from the high cliff.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Erskin is a variant of Erskine. An origin associated with Erskine is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Erskin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 464
- 464 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 15 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 218 as a first name in 2020; 487 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Erskin’s family of names
Erskin has a related form in Erskine. In Greek usage, Erskin is a transliteration of Έρσκιν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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