Elk (surname)

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Elk is a surname, derived from Native-American names whose multi-word translations into English end in "Elk".

Elk Large antlered species of deer from North America and east Asia

The elk or wapiti is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, in the world, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America and Northeast Asia. This animal should not be confused with the still larger moose to which the name "elk" applies in British English and in reference to populations in Eurasia.

Those bearing the surname include:

Big Elk Native American tribal chief

Big Elk, also known as Ontopanga (1770–1846/1853), was a principal chief of the Omaha tribe for many years on the upper Missouri River. He is notable for his oration delivered at the funeral of Black Buffalo in 1813.

Elk v. Wilkins, 112 U.S. 94 (1884), was a United States Supreme Court case respecting the citizenship status of Indians.

Heȟáka Sápa was a famous wičháša wakȟáŋ and heyoka of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) who lived in the present-day United States, primarily South Dakota. He was a second cousin of the war chief Crazy Horse.

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"Anne Elk's Theory on Brontosauruses" is a sketch from Episode 31 of Monty Python's Flying Circus, "The All-England Summarize Proust Competition".


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Elk County, Pennsylvania County in the United States

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Elk County, Kansas County in the United States

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Elk Grove, California City in California, United States

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Elk Grove Village, Illinois Village in Illinois, United States

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Elk Point, South Dakota City in South Dakota, United States

Elk Point is a city in Union County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,963 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Union County.

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Black Elk Peak tallest mountain in the US state of South Dakota, and the tallest mountain in the United States east of the Rocky Mountains

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Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of the Indian independence movement. He was also known as Mohandas Karam Chandra Gandhi.

Roosevelt elk Subspecies of elk

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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks American fraternal order

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For the history of the surname, see Cochrane.

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Rocky Mountain elk subspecies of mammal

The Rocky Mountain elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America. The winter ranges are most common in open forests and floodplain marshes in the lower elevations. In the summer it migrates to the subalpine forests and alpine basins. Elk have a diverse habitat range that they can reside in but are most often found in forest and forest edge habitat and in mountain regions they often stay in higher elevations during warmer months and migrate down lower in the winter. They may even come down the mountain and leave the forest into some grassland for part of the day but head back into the timber in the evening. The total wild population is about one million individuals.

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