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John Wood (disambiguation), multiple people J. A. Wood (1837–1910), American architect; John Augustus Wood (1818–1878), British soldier and Victoria Cross recipient; John B. Wood (1827–1884), American journalist; John C. Wood (born 1949), British professor of mathematics; John C. Wood, birth name of actor John Fortune
An early occurrence of this surname (of a personal residing near a wood) is de la Wode, recorded in Hertfordshire, England, in 1242. [2] The locational name also appeared in early records Latinised as de Bosco [3] (from the Old French bois, meaning "wood"). [4] Another derivation for the surname is from a nickname of an eccentric or violent ...
Robert Woods (disambiguation), several people Rose Mary Woods (1917–2005), Richard Nixon's secretary from 1951 through the end of his political career Roy Woods (born 1996), Canadian singer, rapper and songwriter
The surname Wood is common throughout Britain. There are two possible origins of the name. The most common origin is from a topographic name, used to describe a person who lived in or worked in a wood or forest. A less common origin of the name is as a nickname for an eccentric or violent person. [3] [4] [5]
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