Artwright Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Clerks wrote Arkwright in many ways, and Artwright is one that stuck. Name scholars give the meaning as “Maker of chests”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Spelled with “t” instead of “k”, Artwright shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

Family crest and blazon

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Arkwright surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Artwright surname pack.