Last Name WOOD

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Meaning Local: At the wood, from residence thereby. Common to every mediaval register all over the country.
Originally de Bosco - they bear an oak tree in their arms.
A surname very ancient in Scotland, first called 'De Bosco.' The family bore trees in their coat of arms.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, French, Chilean, Irish, Falkland, Austrian, Belgian, South african

Rank 75 (2000 US census) 78 (1990 US census)
Count 247,299 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.06%, or 222717 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.61%, or 13873 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.51%, or 1261 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.82%, or 2028 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.4%, or 3462 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.6%, or 3957 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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