Elish Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Elish is an English surname. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “descendant of Elisha (God is salvation)”.

Researching the origin

It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for an Elish family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them.

For the full story, order the Elish surname pack.