Elwes

English

Etymology

From the Norman female given name Helois, cognate with modern French Éloïse.

Proper noun

Elwes (plural Elweses)

1. A surname from Norman.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Elwes is the 19878^th most common surname in England, belonging to 229 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elwes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.