Erskine is a
Scottish surname. The name is derived from a habitational name from a location (
Erskine) on the southern bank of the
River Clyde, near
Glasgow. This place was first recorded in 1225 as Erskin. Early spellings of the place include: Yrskin (1227); Ireskin (1262); Harskin (1300), and Irschen (1300).[1] The
Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Arascain.[2] Legend dictates that the name was given by King Malcolm II to a man who killed the Danish General Enrique at the Battle of Murthill. He is said to have shown the bloody knife to king and said eris-skyne (air a' scèin), meaning "upon the knife". The King, in honour of his valour, granted him the surname Eriskine.[3]
List of people with the surname
Albert Russel Erskine (1871–1933), an American businessman who served as president of the Studebaker Corporation from 1915 to 1933
Carl Erskine (1926–2024), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 to 1959
David Erskine, (1776–1855), British diplomat and politician
Ebenezer Erskine (1680–1754), Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church
Emmanuel Erskine (1937–2021), Ghanaian army general and former commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
George Erskine (1899–1965), British general who commanded the 7th Armoured Division during World War II,
Gizzi Erskine (born 1979), British chef and TV personality
Graves B. Erskine (1897–1973), U.S. Marine Corps general who led the 3rd Marine Division during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
Kenneth Erskine (born 1963), British serial killer known as the "Stockwell Strangler" who murdered seven elderly people in and around London during a three-month period in 1986
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Erskine is a
Scottish surname. The name is derived from a habitational name from a location (
Erskine) on the southern bank of the
River Clyde, near
Glasgow. This place was first recorded in 1225 as Erskin. Early spellings of the place include: Yrskin (1227); Ireskin (1262); Harskin (1300), and Irschen (1300).[1] The
Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Arascain.[2] Legend dictates that the name was given by King Malcolm II to a man who killed the Danish General Enrique at the Battle of Murthill. He is said to have shown the bloody knife to king and said eris-skyne (air a' scèin), meaning "upon the knife". The King, in honour of his valour, granted him the surname Eriskine.[3]
List of people with the surname
Albert Russel Erskine (1871–1933), an American businessman who served as president of the Studebaker Corporation from 1915 to 1933
Carl Erskine (1926–2024), American Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 to 1959
David Erskine, (1776–1855), British diplomat and politician
Ebenezer Erskine (1680–1754), Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church
Emmanuel Erskine (1937–2021), Ghanaian army general and former commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization
George Erskine (1899–1965), British general who commanded the 7th Armoured Division during World War II,
Gizzi Erskine (born 1979), British chef and TV personality
Graves B. Erskine (1897–1973), U.S. Marine Corps general who led the 3rd Marine Division during the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
Kenneth Erskine (born 1963), British serial killer known as the "Stockwell Strangler" who murdered seven elderly people in and around London during a three-month period in 1986
This page lists people with the
surnameErskine. If an
internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that
link by adding the person's
given name(s) to the link.