Chitwood Family History
Chitwood Name Meaning
English: variant of Chetwood a habitational name from Chetwode in Buckinghamshire or from Cheetwood in Lancashire from Celtic cēd ‘wood’ with the tautological addition of Old English wudu when the old name was no longer understood. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022