Woolstenholme: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Some records give Wolstenholme; others give Woolstenholme. Both point to the same English family name.

The family name meaning is “Wulfstan's water meadow”, the same as for Wolstenholme. The extra “o” in Woolstenholme is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Wolstencroft.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Wolstenholme and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Woolstenholme family name pack.