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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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Abe Woodson (1934–2014), American football player; Ali-Ollie Woodson (1951–2010), American musician; André Woodson (born 1984), American quarterback; Anthony Woodson (born 1988), Canadian football player
Greenwood is a British surname, believed to be derived from the Greenwood or Greenwode settlement near Heptonstall in the metropolitan district of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. It was the homestead of Wyomarus de Greenwode, believed to be the principal ancestor of British Greenwoods, though some claim to be of French descent. [1]
Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning "black wood". [1] Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood, Blacud and many more. First found in Ayrshire, but one of the first recorded to the family name was William de Blackwood in 1327 in Stirlingshi