The elwood Surname
elwood Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from a place in Gloucestershire, which is probably named from Old English ellern ‘elder tree’ + wudu ‘wood’.
- from the Old English personal name Ælfweald, composed of the elements ælf ‘elf’ + weald ‘rule’. In the British Isles this spelling is now found predominantly in northern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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