Elk (surname)

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

Those bearing the surname include:


 * Big Elk (c. 1765–1846), American Omaha leader
 * John Elk (fl. 1880s), plaintiff in Elk v. Wilkins
 * Black Elk (c. 1863–1950), American Oglala leader & author