Llywelyn Family Crest & Name History

Llywelyn? Think of it as Llewelyn with a different pen.

The family name meaning is “From the personal name Llywelyn”, the same as for Llewelyn. Llywelyn writes “y” in place of the “e” found in Llewelyn, a typical scribal difference. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. Other spellings include Llewellin.

Arms associated with the name

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Llewelyn surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Llewellyn.

Get the complete Llywelyn report, with a museum-style coat of arms.