Elphinstone is a Scottish surname. It is locational from the lands of Elphinstone in the parish of Tranent. Notable people with the surname include: Abi Elphinstone, British children's author Alexander Elphinstone, 1st Lord Elphinstone (died 1513), Scottish nobleman Alexander Elphinstone, 4th Lord Elphinstone (died 1638), Scottish nobleman Alexander Elphinstone, 19th Lord Elphinstone (born 1980), Scottish nobleman Arthur Elphinstone, 6th Lord Balmerino (1688–1746), Scottish nobleman and Jacobite army officer Augustus Elphinstone (1874–1964), Australian businessman Cecil Elphinstone (1874–1964), Australian businessman and politician Charles Elphinstone Fleeming (1774–1840) (born Charles Elphinstone), British admiral David Elphinstone (1847–1916), Australian architect Derek Elphinstone (1913–1999), British actor Euphemia Elphinstone (fl.1509–1542), mistress of King James V of Scotland George Elphinstone (d. 1634), Provost of Glasgow George Elphinstone, 1st Viscount Keith (1746–1823), British admiral Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith (1764–1857), British literary correspondent and intellectual Howard Elphinstone (disambiguation), several people including Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone VC (1829–1890), British Army general James Elphinstone (disambiguation), several people John Elphinstone (1722–1785), British naval officer John Elphinstone, 17th Lord Elphinstone (1914–1975), British nobleman and army officer Sir Lancelot Henry Elphinstone (1879–1965), English lawyer, Attorney-General of Ceylon Margaret Elphinstone (born 1948), Scottish writer Mary Elphinstone, Lady Elphinstone (1883–1961), British noblewoman Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859), Scottish statesman and historian, Lieutenant-Governor of Bombay in British India Robert Elphinstone, 3rd Lord Elphinstone (d. 1602), Scottish landowner Sidney Elphinstone, 16th Lord Elphinstone (1869–1955), Governor of the Bank of Scotland William Elphinstone (1431–1514), Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen William George Keith Elphinstone (1782–1842), British general William Elphinstone, 15th Lord Elphinstone (1828–1893), Scottish politician See also James Elphinston (1721–1809), Scottish educator, orthographer, phonologist and linguistics expert References Scottish toponymic surnames Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin