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Origin / History of the Elliott Name

This interesting surname has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may derive from the medieval given name "Elis" the normal vernacular form of "Elijah" meaning "Jehovah is God", plus the diminutive suffix "ot".  It may also be from the Middle English given name "Ely(a)t", which represents at least two Olde English pre 7th Century personal names which have fallen together; "Athelgeat" (male), composed of the elements "athel" noble and "Geat" a tribal name, and "Athelgyth" (female), composed of the elements "athel" and "gyth" a battle. In Scotland, the name derives from the Olde English given name "Aelfweald", "aelf", an elf and "weald", a ruler, or as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname "Elloch" or "Eloth", a topographical name for a "dweller by a mound", from the Gaelic "eileach", a dam, mound or bank.  In the modern idiom, the surname has four spelling variations, Eliot, Eliott, Elliot and Elliott.  The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William Elyot, which was dated 1257, witness in the "Assize Court Rolls of Somerset", during the reign of King Henry 111, known as "The Frenchman", 1216 - 1272.

Coat of Arms / Crest
A Coat of Arms is bestowed upon individuals, not families and are not transferable.  Crests are handed down and derived by family members.

There are two Coat of Arms for the name Elliott, Scottish & Irish.  The Scottish Arms is made up of a Red with a gold bend engrailed on which there is a blue baton. The crest consists of a Dexter arm holding a Cutlass.  Motto: Peradventure, which translates to: Through adventure.
The Irish version has a silver shield with a red fess between four blue wavy bars, and in chief, three petals.  The crest shows a black elephant's head coupled with silver ears and tusks.

There is no proof either of these Arms belong to this branch of the Elliott family.

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