Elgersma Family History
Elgersma Name Meaning
West Frisian: patronymic formed with the suffix -ma ‘(one of the) men of’ from a genitivized form of the personal name Elger from ancient Germanic Agilger (composed of the elements agil ‘point edge (of a sword)’ + gēr ‘spear’) or Adalger (from adal ‘noble’+ gēr ‘spear’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022