Elwood Family History
Elwood Name Meaning
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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Name Distribution of Elwood Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Elwood families
 53 - 104  18 - 52 |
 1 - 17  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Elwood families
|
3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Elwood Family Origin
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Elwood Family Occupations
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