Posthlethwaite Family Crest and Last Name Background

Long before computers fixed spellings, Posthlethwaite and Postlethwaite were used side by side. Its meaning, shared with Postlethwaite, is “Clearing of the apostle”.

Posthlethwaite adds “h” to Postlethwaite, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Related forms: Postlethwait.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Posthlethwaite, so the heraldry linked to Postlethwaite is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete Posthlethwaite report, with a museum-style coat of arms.