Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CATHERWOOD
There are approximately 446 people named Catherwood in the UK. That makes it the 11,061th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Catherwood.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CatherwoodeCatherwoods
Catharwood
Cautherwood
Caterwood
Catherwod
Cotherwood
Catterwood
Cutherwood
Catherwode
Catherwo
Catherwods
Catharwod
Catheruoode
Cathawood
Coaterwood
Catherw
Cuterwood
Cathergood
Caderwood
The Catherwood surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic. Local) A fenny-wood, wet ground, from Cathar, soft, boggy ground; or the fortified place in a wood, from Cathair, Gaelic, a town, a fortified city, a guard, a sentinel.