Elwes

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

Elwes (plural Elweses)

1. A surname from Norman.

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

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

• Lewes, sewel, weels, lewes