Oxnam Family Name and Heraldry

Families named Oxnam carry a Scottish surname with a long history.

The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “one who came from Oxnam (oxen homestead), in Scotland”. Place names like this marked newcomers by where they had come from.

Oxnam coat of arms

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Oxnam, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

Get the complete Oxnam report, with a museum-style coat of arms.