Beckwith

The Noble Tribe of Beckwith is represented here by Lord David, Barony of Touilly, Seneschal of Beckwith. The Anglo-Saxon name Beckwith comes from when the family resided at Beckwith in the Yorkshire parish of Pannal, and it is from this location that the name Beckwith is derived. The distinguished name Beckwith is derived from the Old English word bece, which means beech, and the Old Norse word vior, which means wood. Thus the surname Beckwith indicates the proximity of the town to a grove of beech trees. [1] The name of Beckwith is said to have been changed from Malbie in the 12th century.