Wood is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Wood
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

From residence near one. It is often pluralized to Woods; and Attwood and Bywood are other forms of the same name. Its commonest medieval spelling is Atte-Wode, afterwards softened to A'Wood. Almost every considerable wood surnamed a family, and hence the commonness of the appellation, amounting in London Direct, in its various forms to more than 300 traders. This surname is found so early as Domesday in the form of De Silva. Suffolk. The forms De la Wode, In le Wode, and Ate Wode, are found in Hundred Rolls.

Dweller in, or near, a grove or dense growth of trees.

The variant form of Woode. See Wood - From residence near one. It is often pluralized to Woods; and Attwood and Bywood are other forms of the same name. Its commonest medieval spelling is Atte-Wode, afterwards softened to A'Wood. Almost every considerable wood surnamed a family, and hence the commonness of the appellation, amounting in London Direct, in its various forms to more than 300 traders. This surname is found so early as Domesday in the form of De Silva. Suffolk. The forms De la Wode, In le Wode, and Ate Wode, are found in Hundred Rolls.

Wood is the variant form of Woods. See Wood - From residence near one. It is often pluralized to Woods; and Attwood and Bywood are other forms of the same name. Its commonest medieval spelling is Atte-Wode, afterwards softened to A'Wood. Almost every considerable wood surnamed a family, and hence the commonness of the appellation, amounting in London Direct, in its various forms to more than 300 traders. This surname is found so early as Domesday in the form of De Silva. Suffolk. The forms De la Wode, In le Wode, and Ate Wode, are found in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Wood?

Wood is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, South Africa, New Zealand, Wales, Honduras, Jamaica, France, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Ireland, Germany, Nigeria, Brazil, Panama, Zimbabwe, Philippines, Barbados, Mexico, Northern Ireland, India, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Iran, China, Russia, Morocco, Netherlands, Chile, Switzerland, Isle of Man, Dominican Republic, Portugal, Guernsey, Japan, Sweden, Belgium, Norway, Jersey, Kenya, Paraguay, Malaysia, Italy, Ghana, Greece, Denmark.

Wood is ranked 895 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Wood bearers increased by 1.38 per cent in 2010 US census to 250715 since 2000, the surname slipped by 9 spots and ranked at 84. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.72 90.06
Black 5.57 5.61
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.6
Others 1.79 1.4
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.66 0.51
Wood is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 589004 people have been found who wears Wood as their family name. Wood is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Wood:
69 United States334,344
22 England132,216
Countries with ten thousands of Wood:
42 Australia42,162
69 Canada33,347
58 Scotland10,778
Countries with thousands of Wood:
868 South Africa8,073
80 New Zealand4,576
70 Wales4,137
518 Honduras1,556
337 Jamaica1,410
7,215 France1,217
8,923 Thailand1,023
Countries with hundreds of Wood:
4,846 Saudi Arabia914
4,907 Spain882
863 Ireland859
15,428 Germany637
15,903 Nigeria629
13,264 Brazil620
780 Panama499
4,917 Zimbabwe485
33,675 Philippines467
165 Barbados466
6,736 Mexico417
873 Northern Ireland411
73,777 India345
28 Cayman Islands335
233 Bahamas305
20,443 Iran272
461 China264
51,083 Russia252
25,171 Morocco239
12,605 Netherlands227
3,188 Chile220
5,396 Switzerland220
34 Isle of Man201
2,908 Dominican Republic177
3,295 Portugal170
43 Guernsey169
17,811 Japan166
4,601 Sweden164
12,057 Belgium151
4,836 Norway150
68 Jersey137
21,015 Kenya128
1,592 Paraguay126
13,554 Malaysia124
51,664 Italy118
11,396 Ghana114
17,585 Greece106
5,666 Denmark102
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,984 Trinidad and Tobago86
1,451 Guyana81
38,967 Argentina80
116,472 Indonesia73
398 Malta72
1,902 Hong Kong71
8,844 Venezuela68
32,690 Cameroon56
16,670 Zambia54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,231 Liberia50
2,132 Cyprus47
2,073 Nicaragua47
455 Guam45
11,429 Iraq42
36,495 Czechia38
185 Gibraltar38
48,048 Egypt37
520 United States Virgin Islands36
7,217 Estonia35
10,566 Ecuador34
19,099 United Arab Emirates34
3,619 Solomon Islands31
136 Turks and Caicos Islands31
2,283 Costa Rica29
14,967 Kuwait29
81,985 Poland29
438 South Korea27
576 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines25
40,412 Belarus24
463 Bermuda22
43,015 Pakistan22
2,363 Vietnam22
52,736 Kazakhstan21
21,660 Finland19
14,725 Qatar19
13,856 Singapore17
15,575 Afghanistan14
1,935 Belize14
179 Monaco14
28,015 Peru12
12,642 Taiwan12
5,661 Guatemala11
122,870 Turkey11
89,142 Uganda11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
88,623 Papua New Guinea10
1,084 Antigua and Barbuda9
3,802 Madagascar9
3,042 Puerto Rico9
678 Sierra Leone9
714 Vanuatu9
1,431 American Samoa8
17,270 Bangladesh8
53,030 Hungary8
12,820 Tunisia8
283,701 Ukraine8
23,885 Uruguay8
6,953 Angola7
80,919 Austria7
16,935 Jordan7
44,411 Croatia6
19,750 Georgia6
14,597 Haiti6
939 Northern Mariana Islands6
12,102 Sri Lanka6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Tailoress George Wood from Great Britain aboard the Henrietta Mary from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 18 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. Eliza Wood (30) Tailor, U Wood, 20 years old James Wood, Mary Wood (40) , Ann Wood, aged 22, Workman Anthony Wood, 18 years old Mary Wood, John Wood, aged 25, and 380 other Wood around 37.97% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and collier, mechanic, weaver, shoemaker, spinster, carpenter, merchant, blacksmith, bricklayer, cabinet maker, dressmaker, baker migrated to US from Liverpool, St. Croix, Dublin, Newry and Glasgow.

From Italy

Laborer Charles Wood from Italy, Italy aboard the Fulda from Genoa, Gibraltar & Naples. He is registered to be 28 years old when he arrived in New York on May 26, 1897.

From Germany

Richard Wood was Of unknown age when he migrated to USA on October 23, 1858. He lived in Germany and took Mary Glover from Antwerp. Mrs Wood, aged Of unknown age, Of unknown age W.F.-Mr. Wood, Elis. Wood, aged 20, Jane Wood, Jas. Wood, Maria Wood, aged 5, Eliz Wood, aged 50, 20 years old Edwo. Wood, and 19 other Wood majority of whom were laborer and others worked as merchant migrated to US from Antwerp, Liverpool and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Wood Namesakes

  • Henry Wood, English conductor best
  • James Frederick Wood, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Harry Edwin Wood, English astronomer
  • Searles Valentine Wood, English palaeontologist
  • Eleazer D. Wood, American Army officer in the War of 1812
  • Denis Wood, artist, author
  • John George Wood, English writer
  • Garfield Wood, American inventor, entrepreneur
  • Welborn C. Wood, officer
  • Haydn Wood, 20th-century English composer and concert violinist
  • Gerry Wood, Australian politician
  • William P. Wood, first Director of the United States Secret Service
  • Andrew Trew Wood, Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
  • William Robertson Wood, Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba
  • Tina Wood, on-air television personality, writer and producer
  • Benjamin Wood, American politician and publishing entrepreneur
  • John Graeme Wood, English politician
  • David A. Wood, medical doctor noted for his advanced research
  • Charles Thorold Wood, English ornithologist
  • Harvey Wood, English field hockey player
  • Wee Georgie Wood, British actor and comedian who appeared in films
  • Duncan Wood, British comedy producer, director and writer
  • Mrs. John Wood, Mrs
  • Irving Francis Wood, American biblical scholar
  • Chris Foote Wood, English politician and author
  • Ruby Ross Wood, prominent New York interior decorator and the owner of Ruby Ross Wood
  • John Thomas Archer Wood, English footballer
  • Colin Wood, British musician engaged
  • Milton L. Wood, Bishop Suffragan
  • Jacqui Wood, British archaeologist and writer
  • John Fisher Wood, Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician
  • Ellen Meiksins Wood, American Marxist historian and scholar
  • Neal Wood, located political ideas within social relations, property forms, and popular struggles, writing on topics as variant as the British Communist Party, John Locke
  • Hugh Wood, British composer
  • Leon J. Wood, American theologian
  • Dennis Wood, Welsh geologist
  • E. Thomas Wood, American journalist
  • Ina Wood, British archer
  • Abram Wood, officer
  • Leah Wood, American born British singer
  • Jeremiah Wood, American lawyer and politician
  • Jeffrey Wood, independent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 67th district
  • Lindsay Wood, English cricketer
  • Dee Dee Wood, American choreographer
  • Robert W. Wood, American physicist and inventor
  • James W. Wood, He was born in Paragould, Arkansas on August 9
  • Carl Wood, prominent Australian gynaecologist
  • Melanie Wood, American mathematician
  • Gordon S. Wood, is Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University
  • Bryant G. Wood, biblical archaeologist and young earth creationist
  • Ed Wood, Edward Davis Wood Jr
  • Victoria Wood, English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter
  • Natalie Wood, American actress
  • Elijah Wood, American actor, film producer
  • Beatrice Wood, American artist and studio potter involved in the Avant Garde movement
  • Leonard Wood, United States Army major general, physician

Wood Namesakes

  • Henry Wood, English conductor best
  • James Frederick Wood, American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
  • Harry Edwin Wood, English astronomer
  • Searles Valentine Wood, English palaeontologist
  • Eleazer D. Wood, American Army officer in the War of 1812
  • Denis Wood, artist, author
  • John George Wood, English writer
  • Garfield Wood, American inventor, entrepreneur
  • Welborn C. Wood, officer
  • Haydn Wood, 20th-century English composer and concert violinist
  • Gerry Wood, Australian politician
  • William P. Wood, first Director of the United States Secret Service
  • Andrew Trew Wood, Canadian businessman and parliamentarian
  • William Robertson Wood, Presbyterian minister and politician in Manitoba
  • Tina Wood, on-air television personality, writer and producer
  • Benjamin Wood, American politician and publishing entrepreneur
  • John Graeme Wood, English politician
  • David A. Wood, medical doctor noted for his advanced research
  • Charles Thorold Wood, English ornithologist
  • Harvey Wood, English field hockey player
  • Wee Georgie Wood, British actor and comedian who appeared in films
  • Duncan Wood, British comedy producer, director and writer
  • Mrs. John Wood, Mrs
  • Irving Francis Wood, American biblical scholar
  • Chris Foote Wood, English politician and author
  • Ruby Ross Wood, prominent New York interior decorator and the owner of Ruby Ross Wood
  • John Thomas Archer Wood, English footballer
  • Colin Wood, British musician engaged
  • Milton L. Wood, Bishop Suffragan
  • Jacqui Wood, British archaeologist and writer
  • John Fisher Wood, Ontario businessman, lawyer and politician
  • Ellen Meiksins Wood, American Marxist historian and scholar
  • Neal Wood, located political ideas within social relations, property forms, and popular struggles, writing on topics as variant as the British Communist Party, John Locke
  • Hugh Wood, British composer
  • Leon J. Wood, American theologian
  • Dennis Wood, Welsh geologist
  • E. Thomas Wood, American journalist
  • Ina Wood, British archer
  • Abram Wood, officer
  • Leah Wood, American born British singer
  • Jeremiah Wood, American lawyer and politician
  • Jeffrey Wood, independent member of the Wisconsin State Assembly representing the 67th district
  • Lindsay Wood, English cricketer
  • Dee Dee Wood, American choreographer
  • Robert W. Wood, American physicist and inventor
  • James W. Wood, He was born in Paragould, Arkansas on August 9
  • Carl Wood, prominent Australian gynaecologist
  • Melanie Wood, American mathematician
  • Gordon S. Wood, is Alva O. Way University Professor and Professor of History Emeritus at Brown University
  • Bryant G. Wood, biblical archaeologist and young earth creationist
  • Ed Wood, Edward Davis Wood Jr
  • Victoria Wood, English comedian, actress, singer and songwriter
  • Natalie Wood, American actress
  • Elijah Wood, American actor, film producer
  • Beatrice Wood, American artist and studio potter involved in the Avant Garde movement
  • Leonard Wood, United States Army major general, physician

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