Elwes
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English
Etymology
From the Norman female given name Helois, cognate with modern French Éloïse.
Proper noun
Elwes (plural Elweses)
- A surname from Norman.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Elwes is the 19878th 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.