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  • Distribution of Elf Families in England and Wales in 1891

Origin of Elf Total Records: 6  Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: Excerpts from: 'Old England, Shelfdwellers and Seawolves' a search for the meaning of the surname SELF. Excerpts from an exclusive article by Richard Self in the Self Family Newsletter Volume 2, Issue 1, pages 6 - 9, 1983.%0a%0aThere is nothing, nor is there any version or conclusion, that definitely establishes the origin of the surname Self. The two theories that reach furthest into the past and coincidentally are the? most logical of the possibilities regarding the origin of the name root themselves in the post-Roman era in England.%0a%0aOne version presents the name as having the meaning 'a dweller on or near a rock or ledge, such as a riverbank'. The name according to this version was associated with the village of Schelf, a community in Yorkshire, and one of the seventeen villages that joined the union of? Halivas. This union was a measure taken for mutual protection against?invasion, banditry, and other hazards of the times. ... the name began to? appear in 1379, and in various spellings that tended to lead it toward the pronunciation of Self.'%0a%0a'... even though Anglo-Saxonized, is that the name stems directly from? the Norseman (Northman) word 'sjolfr'. This was variously? pronounced as 'saeulfe', 'saeulfr', and 'saewulf'. IJami Self Hamilton Surnames: Self Submitted by: Jami Self Hamilton Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: Andrew Helfrich - Pittsburgh PA late l800's married to Lucille. Daughters - Emma, Eleanor - Sons Jimmy & Paul Surnames: Helfrich Submitted by: Georgia C. Kronenberg Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: SEARCHING FOR SELF'S OF BLOUNT CO, ALABAMA AND NEWTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS. ANDREW ANDERSON JACKSON SELF 1816 BLOUNT CO, AL ANDREW ANDERSON SELF 1861 NEWTON CO, AL Surnames: SELF Submitted by: Becky Buie Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: Huelf is an old-german term for "help" like in "what does it help to win the whole world while loosing your soul over it...?" in the Bible in Mark 8:36, KJV "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" Surnames: Huelf, H?lf Submitted by: Huelf Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: Elfwina/ Aelfwynn Welsh/Latin origin means Elf Pride VariationL Aelfwyn, Elfwynn, Aelfwyn Surnames: Elfwina, Aelfwyn, Elfwynn, Aelfwyn Submitted by: glitz Origin of Elf, Meaning of Elf Origin: Welfelt is an Anglo-Saxon name from Great Britain. Meaning a well in a field... Surnames: Welfelt Submitted by: marahlyn-anne welfelt 2/17/2012 11:18 AM Page 1 of 1

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