The elm Surname
elm Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone who lived near an elm tree or in an elm grove, from Middle English elm ‘elm’.
- German: habitational name from any of the various places so named.
- Swedish: ornamental name from älm(e) ‘elm grove’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 18 - Messages: 41
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Robert Elm, 83, born, McKeesport, PA,"** World War II veteran, serving in the Army Air Corps, |
 KENNELLYMARKA
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| Elm surname |
togden123
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| researching elm family tree |
BillieBaugher
| 2 |
| Margaret ELM and Sampson CORNELIUS |
MHardester7662
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| Augusta |
BobS91
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| Elm Family |
andrewelm
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| Elm Family |
andrewelm
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| Elms of Central Pa. | CINDY BRADEN-ELM | 18 |
| Oneida Indian-Elm surname | Antonio doxtator | 0 |
| Update on Elm genealogy |
cenglant
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