Elwane History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Etymology of Elwane

What does the name Elwane mean?

The ancient Anglo-Saxon surname Elwane came from Aylwin, or Aedelwine, or Alduine, or Elduinus, all Old English personal names. They all have a similar meaning: noble friend; or sometimes elf friend.

Early Origins of the Elwane family

The surname Elwane was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Elwane family

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Elwane Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Elwane family name include Elwyn, Elwin, Elwine, Elwyne, Elwon and others.

Early Notables of the Elwane family

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Migration of the Elwane family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Elwane surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Anne Elwyn who settled in Maryland in 1741; Michael Elwine arrived in Philadelphia in 1809.