Elward Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Elward is usually a form of Aylward. At root, the name means “Guardian (Æthelweard)”.

• Related forms: Aylwood.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Elward surname had 346 bearers. That puts it inside the top 100,000 US surnames.
• Records show Elward as one of the forms Aylward took over time.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Elward, so the heraldry linked to Aylward is a starting point, not an automatic right. Want more than a summary? See the Elward family name pack.