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Origin Of The Surname Woodward
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Meaning Of The Surname Woodward
Forester
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Interesting
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Woodward
This family name was a medieval occupational surname and was given to men who made their living as foresters. In the medieval period this was a very well respected job and so to have this surname was also seen as a status symbol as these men were responsible for looking after the game in the forest as well as the trees and it was these animals which fed the communities. The name comes from the Old English ‘wudu’ which means wood and ‘weard’ which means guardian. |
Woodward Statistics
Woodward is the number 339 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 27,224 share the surname Woodward in the UK.
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