Elmer Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Elmore could easily become Elmer. The family name meaning is “Bank where elms grew”, the same as for Elmore.

Heraldry and the Elmer name

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

Elmer and Elmore

Before spelling was fixed, Elmore was also written Elmer. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Ellmore.

In the 2010 US Census, 6,119 Americans gave Elmer as their last name (rank 5,671). That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames. Research your Elmer family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.