The sherwood Surname
sherwood Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire, around which once stood the famous Sherwood Forest. The place is so called from Old English scir ‘shire’ or scir ‘bright’ + wudu ‘wood’.
- Americanized form of some Jewish name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Angeline M. Sherwood b. 1836 - NY |
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| William Sherwood from England to Canada |
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| Sherwoods in Stamford Connecticut Area | Grant Davis | 2 |
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