Salkeld Family History
Salkeld Name Meaning
English (northern): habitational name from Salkeld (Cumberland) probably from Old English salh ‘willow sallow’ + hylte ‘wood’ though the final element may have been confused with Old Norse kelda ‘spring marshy place’. Alternatively the final element may be an Old English hilde a variant of helde ‘slope’. This surname has been present (though never common) in Ireland for centuries.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022