Saltonstall family

The Saltonstall family originated in Yorkshire, England, where the name was sometimes spelled Saltingstall.

The name originates from the hamlet of Saltonstall in Halifax, West Yorkshire.

The meaning is derived from Sal-ton-stall in Old English, the translation being "Farm in the Willows".

[1] In Harvard University's Leverett House Library, there exists a commemorative wooden plaque dedicating the reading room of the library to "ten generations of Saltonstalls, who have matriculated at Harvard 1642–1959."

At Phillips Exeter Academy, there exists a boathouse erected in William G. Saltonstall's honor.