Norwood Family History
Norwood Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called Northwood or Norwood such as Northwood in Essex Middlesex Isle of Wight Norwood in Middlesex and Surrey or Northwood Farm in Okehampton and Northwood Farm in Morchard Bishop both in Devon. The placenames mean ‘north or northern wood’ from Old English north ‘north northern’ + wudu ‘wood’ or Middle English north + wode. Compare Norrod .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022