About the Sattertwaite Surname

Anyone researching Sattertwaite should also look under Satterthwaite. Its meaning, shared with Satterthwaite, is “Clearing by the shieling”.

• Related forms: Satterwhite.
• Sattertwaite drops the “h” of Satterthwaite, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Sattertwaite coat of arms

Arms linked to Satterthwaite and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Sattertwaite family name pack.