The Elphinston Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Search old registers for Elphinston and you will soon meet Elphinstone too. Its meaning, shared with Elphinstone, is “From Elphinstone in East Lothian”. Elphinston drops the “e” of Elphinstone, a simplification that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

There is no single Elphinston family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Research your Elphinston family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.