Submitted Surnames with "elm" in Meaning

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword elm.
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Alm Swedish
Means "elm" in Swedish.
Almblad Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and blad "leaf".
Almgren Swedish
Composed of Swedish alm meaning "elm tree" and gren "branch".
Almlöf Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and löv "leaf".
Almqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish alm "elm" and kvist "twig, branch".
Effenberg German
Possibly denoted a person coming from a place of this name in Germany, or for someone who lived on or near a mountain or hill covered with elm trees, derived from German effe meaning "elm" and berg meaning "mountain, hill"... [more]
Jalajas Estonian
Jalajas is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "jalakas" meaning "elm" and "wych elm".
Jalakas Estonian
Jalakas is an Estonian surname meaning "wych elm" (Ulmus glabra).
Künnap Estonian
Künnap is an Estonian surname meaning the "European white elm".
Künnapuu Estonian
Künnapuu is an Estonian surname meaning "European white elm tree" (Ulmus laevis).
Rüster German
Means "elm (tree)" in German. Could alternatively derive from rüsten to "to equip, to arm", an occupational name for someone who provided weapons to an army.
Wycherley English
Derived from a place name apparently meaning "elm-wood clearing" from Old English wice and leah. A famous bearer was the dramatist William Wycherley (1640-1715).
Zigarroa Basque (Rare)
Possibly derived from Basque ziga "mallow", or an altered form of zugar "elm (tree)". Coincides with zigarro "cigar, cigarette".
Zumarraga Basque
From the name of a town in Basque Country, Spain, derived from zumar "elm (tree)" and -aga "place of, group of".