Tracing the Puttenham Family Name

Search old registers for Puttenham and you will soon meet Putnam too. Taken at its root, Puttenham points to “Putta's homestead”.

How the spelling arose

Records show Puttenham as one of the forms Putnam took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Putman.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Puttenham family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

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