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  2. List of people with surname Wood - Wikipedia

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    Merlyn Wood (stage name of William Wood), member of Brockhampton (band) Michael Wood (disambiguation), multiple people Michael M. Wood (21st century), American diplomat and ambassador; Michael Wood (academic) (active since 1971), former chair of the Princeton University English Department; Michael Wood (cryptographer), American author The Jesus ...

  3. Wood (surname) - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Woods (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Bambi Woods (born 1955), American pornographic actress; Barbara Alyn Woods (born c. 1965), American actress; Belita Woods (1948–2012), lead singer of R&B groups, Brainstorm and Parliament-Funkadelic

  5. Clan Wood - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Surnames by country - Wikipedia

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    In Iceland, most people have no family name; a person's last name is most commonly a patronymic, i.e. derived from the father's first name. For example, when a man called Karl has a daughter called Anna and a son called Magnús , their full names will typically be Anna Karlsdóttir ("Karl's daughter") and Magnús Karlsson ("Karl's son").

  7. Lists of people by nationality - Wikipedia

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    Excluding those ethnicities represented above, delineating notable according to their ethnic origin, e.g., Hispanics. For further information on appropriate categorisation, please refer to the discussion page.

  8. Woodson (name) - Wikipedia

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    View history; General ... "Wood's son" Region of origin: ... less commonly, as a given name. [1] Notable people with the name include: Surname

  9. List of one-word stage names - Wikipedia

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    This list does not include - famous people who are commonly referred to only by their first name (e.g. Adele, Beyoncé, Elvis, Madonna). famous people who are commonly referred to only by their surname (e.g. Liberace, Mantovani, Morrissey, Mozart, Shakespeare); it is quite common and regular for surnames to be used to identify historic and pop ...