Elkyns Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

If your family name is Elkyns, its origin lies with Elkins, an English surname.

The name is generally explained as “Son of little Elias”. Spelled with “y” instead of “i”, Elkyns shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Elkin.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Elkins and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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