Family name origins & meanings
- English : from the Middle English personal name Elfegh, Alfeg, Old English Ælfhēah, composed of the elements ælf ‘elf’ + hēah ‘high’. The name was sometimes bestowed in honor of St. Alphege (954–1012), archbishop of Canterbury, who was stoned to death by the Danes, and came to be revered as a martyr.