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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).〔 which cited for the surname "Erskine".〕 The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is ''Arascain''. 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'', meaning ''"upon the knife"''. The King, in honour of his valour, granted him the surname Eriskine. ==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 (born 1926), former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers from 1948 to 1959 *Chris Erskine (born 1987), Scottish footballer *Ebenezer Erskine (1680–1754), Scottish minister whose actions led to the establishment of the Secession Church *Emmanuel Erskine (born 1937), Ghana army general and former commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon and the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization *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 *Henry Erskine (lawyer) (1746–1817), Scottish Whig politician and lawyer *Jacob Erskine (born 1989), English footballer *Joe Erskine (American boxer) (1930–2009), former welterweight boxer and long distance runner *Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer) (1934–1990), former British and British Empire heavyweight boxing champion *John Erskine (theologian) (1721–1803), Scottish theologian *John Erskine (disambiguation), several people *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 *Laurie York Erskine (1894–1976), American author and educatorfg *Peter Erskine (born 1954), American jazz drummer and composer *Ralph Erskine (preacher) (1685–1752), Scottish churchman *Ralph Erskine (architect) (1914–2005), London-born architect who lived and worked in Sweden for most of his life *Robert Erskine (1735–1780), map-maker to George Washington during the American Revolutionary War *Scott Erskine (born 1962), American serial killer sentenced to death for the murder of two California boys in 1993 *Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine (1750–1823), British lawyer and politician *William Erskine (disambiguation), several people 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Erskine (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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