It's a work in progress, so bear with me. DeWyckhurst, Du Bois, De Bosco, Bosco, Boyes, De Boyes, Wood, Woods, Atte Wode, Attwood, and all the other variants. If your name is one of these, then you are an Atwood, and we are probably related. Depending on the prevailing language of the day, the name spelling was changed to suit. During someone's lifetime, it often varied depending on the scribe.
Atwood origins have been traced to surviving documents in England dating from the 12th Century CE. Some sources out there trace also to continental Europe to France. More on that later. Below is our Coat of Arms and there are numerous versions as generations made changes. I ask forbearance to whomever created this version of the crest (as I've borrowed it). Rampant Lion with gold acorns on a red shield.
Atwood origins have been traced to surviving documents in England dating from the 12th Century CE. Some sources out there trace also to continental Europe to France. More on that later. Below is our Coat of Arms and there are numerous versions as generations made changes. I ask forbearance to whomever created this version of the crest (as I've borrowed it). Rampant Lion with gold acorns on a red shield.
