Elkan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Scotland

Early Origins of the Elkan family

The surname Elkan was first found in Morayshire, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts. The family derived their surname from the county town of Moray on the river Lossie. The first on record were Alexander and Augustine de Elgin in the year 1211.

Early History of the Elkan family

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Elkan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Elgin, Ellgin, Elgyn, Ellgyn, Elkin, Elkyn and others.

Early Notables of the Elkan family

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Migration of the Elkan family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: George Elgin, who settled in Maryland in 1708; James Elgin, who came to Virginia in 1774; Mary Elgin, who came to Philadelphia in 1787; Martin Alken, who arrived in South Carolina in 1805.

Contemporary Notables of the name Elkan (post 1700) +

Elkan Nathan Adler (1861-1946), English author, lawyer, historian, and collector
Elkan Rex Makin (1925-2017), English solicitor and philanthropist, noted for his involvement with the Beatles' early career and subsequently high-profile cases such as the Hillsborough and Heysel Stadium disasters
Elkan R Blout (1919-2006), American Professor of biochemistry at Harvard University, led the team that developed Polaroid instant color film, and who joined the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1969