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Wood's Family History

Wood's Surname Meaning

Historically, surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation, place of origin, clan affiliation, patronage, parentage, adoption, and even physical characteristics (like red hair). Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.


Similar surnames: Woods, Woodis, Wood, Woody, Woodle, Wooden, Woodby, Woodke, Goods

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You can see how Wood's families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Wood's family name was found in the USA in 1920. In 1920 there was 1 Wood's family living in New York. This was 100% of all the recorded Wood's's in USA. New York had the highest population of Wood's families in 1920.
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 107,000 immigration records available for the last name Wood's. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 181,000 military records available for the last name Wood's. For the veterans among your Wood's ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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