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There are approximately 1,469 people named Elwood in the UK. That makes it the 5,608th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 23 are named Elwood.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Elwood surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ELWOOD. Several tenants in chief in Domesd. are called Alwoldus or Aldwold, a contraction of the A-Sax. JEthelwald. Ellis, Introd. i. 373. A border clan of Elwood existed temp. Elizabeth. In a MS. tract copied in Arch<i3ologia, XXII., 1(38, it is stated in reference to Liddesdale, that " the strength of this country consisteth in two surnames of Armestronges and ElAvoodes."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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