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- Elgin - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Elgin
- Used in: 4 countries
Origin: Scottish
* As a Scottish surname, derived from the place in Morayshire, from Scottish Gaelic Eilginn, possibly meaning "little Ireland," from Èirinn. * As a Turkish surname, from the obsolete noun elgin (“stranger”); see el. The village in New Brunswick is probably named in honour of colonial administrator James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811 - 1863). The civil parish is named after the village.
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Elgin
Rank #10013
Frequency
2,969 people (1.1 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 90.03% Hispanic 1.18% Black 5.73% Asian/PI 0.17% Native Am. 1.55% Two+ 1.35%
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