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Underwood


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Origin Of The Surname Underwood

Meaning Of The Surname Underwood

One Who Lives Under the Wood

Interesting Facts About Underwood

Underwood would have been used as a topographical surname. These surnames referred to the area that the bearer lived in. Underwood comes from the Old English ‘under’ meaning as it does today, beneath, and ‘wudu’ meaning wood. This surname would have been given to a person who lived in a forest, under the trees of the wood.

Underwood Statistics

Underwood is the number 1235 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 8,129 share the surname Underwood in the UK.

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