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Origin Of The Surname Woodhead
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Meaning Of The Surname Woodhead
From the Head of the Wood
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Interesting
Facts About
Woodhead
Woodhead is thought to have been originally used as either a locational or topographical surname. Many towns in Britain are named topographically, meaning they are named after some distinguishing feature nearby. People were also given topographical surnames relating to the area they lived in so with many surnames it is difficult to tell if they were given as a topographical surname, or if the bearer had been given the name of their place of residence. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. Woodhead could have been given as a surname to a person who lived at the head of a wood, or to a person from a place called Woodhead. Places with this name would have been situated at the head of a wood. |
Woodhead Statistics
Woodhead is the number 1625 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 6,377 share the surname Woodhead in the UK.
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