Bidwill: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Behind the Bidwill surname stands Bidwell, an English name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is usually explained as “One who came from Bidwell (stream in a valley), in Bedfordshire”. Bidwill writes “i” in place of the “e” found in Bidwell, a common scribal difference. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bidwill, so the heraldry linked to Bidwell is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Bidwill report, with a museum-style coat of arms.