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EastwoodGenealogy - About the Name
The name Eastwood dates back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is derived from their residence to the east of a wood, or perhaps in an eastern wood. It may also be derived from one of several possible villages named Eastwood. There is definitely an Eastwood in Yorkshire, and there may have been one in Essex as well. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English words east (east) and wudu (wood), which continue to have the same meaning in Modern English.
Spelling variations include: Eastwood, Eastwoods, Estwoud, Estwude, Eastwude and many more. First found in Cheshire where they held a family seat from early times.
Some of the first [American] settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Richard Eastwood who purchased land in Virginia in 1642; Sarah Eastwood settled in South Carolina in 1774; Abraham, Daniel, David, Thomas, Walter and William Eastwood all settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-1800s.
The Latin motto "Oriens sylva" translated into English means "Rising from the wood".
[source: House of Names]