The origin of the name Nelmes is English and the Coat of Arms contains Ermine with two black bars each charged with five gold elm leaves. The Crest is A woman's head emerging from a crown.
Spelling variations include: Elms, Elmes and others.
First found in Lancashire where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Rodolphous Elmes, who arrived in Boston in 1635; Richards Elmes, who came to St. Christopher in 1635; William Elmes, who arrived in Maryland in 1681; Edward Elms, who arrived in America in 1725.
