English: habitational name from Putney in Surrey (now Greater
London), named in Old English with the genitive of Putta, a
personal name, or putta ‘kite’ + ham ‘homestead’ or
hamm ‘river meadow’, ‘land hemmed in by water or marsh’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
Start your FREE family tree. Who will you discover?
A family tree is the easiest way to start discovering your family history. To begin, just enter whatever you know and we'll use that to try and find more information for you.
Begin your family tree with your name:
The putney name in History
A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the putney family name as far back in history as possible.
Member Connections
Anonymously contact one of the Ancestry members researching the putney last name.