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Wood.

An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.

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name/wʊd/

  1. An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.

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  2. A surname originating as an occupation for a woodsman.

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  3. A number of places in the United States: A township in Clark County, Indiana.

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  4. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.

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  5. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Missouri.

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  6. A number of places in the United States: An inactive township in Wright County, Missouri.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Fulton County and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: A small town in Mellette County, South Dakota.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.

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  13. A place in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Ashill parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3117).

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  14. A place in the United Kingdom: A hamlet in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8522).

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