Leatherwood Family History
Leatherwood Name Meaning
English: perhaps an altered form of Leatherhead a habitational name from Leatherhead (Surrey) which probably derives from Old English lēode ‘folk people’ + ride ‘riding place suitable for riding bridle path’ or alternatively a habitational name from Lythwood in Shropshire which is named from Old English hlith ‘slope’ + wudu ‘wood’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022