Fleetwood Family History
Fleetwood Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost place called with Old English flēot ‘stream estuary’ + wudu ‘wood’ possibly in or near Kirkby in Walton Lancashire. The existing Fleetwood Lancashire acquired its name in the 19th century from its founder Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood and is not the source of the surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022