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Origin Of The Surname Wood

Meaning Of The Surname Wood

Dwells Near To a Wood

Interesting Facts About Wood

Wood is an English topographic surname, given as a title for someone who resided next to a wooded area. It is therefore found to be more common in areas near to forests. It could also have a separate origin by being a variation of the Middle English surname ‘Wod’ given as a descriptive name and meaning ‘wild’. Elijah Wood, the American actor who starred in the Lord Of The Rings trilogy, is a famous bearer of the name.

Wood Statistics

Wood is the number 15 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 186,261 share the surname Wood in the UK.

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