Elks Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 14
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 75
Devon 4
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 2
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 33
Leicestershire 9
Lincolnshire 0
London 5
Middlesex 23
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 2
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 272
Warwickshire 17
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 6
Yorkshire 32

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Elks Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Elks family

Profession Census Frequency
School 50
General Labourer 5
Railway Clerk 5
At School 4
Coal Miner Hewer 3
Limestone Quarryman 3
Shop Assistant 3
Baker 3
Errand Boy 3
Grocer & Baker 2
Twist Hand Lace Factory 2
Shoe Finisher 2
Bricklayer 2
Brass & Copper Worker 2
Brewers Cooper 2
Brick Layers Labourer 2
Bricklayers Labourer 2
Coal Dealer 2
Domestic 2
Farmer 2
Farmer Dairy 2
Farmer's Daughter Dairy Work 2
General Servant 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Labourer 2

Most Frequent Forenames for Elks

Name Census Frequency
William Elks 155
John Elks 138
Mary Elks 101
Elizabeth Elks 82
Sarah Elks 81
Charles Elks 77
Thomas Elks 77
George Elks 64
Ann Elks 62
Joseph Elks 59
Hannah Elks 53
James Elks 45
Annie Elks 44
Samuel Elks 39
Arthur Elks 38
Emma Elks 34
Eliza Elks 29
Henry Elks 29
Jane Elks 29
Edward Elks 26
David Elks 25
Francis Elks 25
Florence Elks 22
Martha Elks 22
Fanny Elks 21

Elks Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lukes 40% 3,733
2 Leeks 60% 3,229
3 Elks 100% 2,120
4 Lakes 40% 1,180
5 Loukes 33% 981
6 Elkes 80% 933
7 Loakes 33% 688
8 Lokes 40% 293
9 Lukis 40% 231
10 Lukies 33% 217
11 Loks 50% 191
12 Luks 50% 184
13 Leaks 60% 173
14 Louks 40% 172
15 Looks 40% 133

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The surname Elks is the 3rd most popular variant of Lukes.

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