Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
ELWOOD
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
Related and similar surnames
EllwoodElwoode
Elwoood
Ealwood
Elwoud
Elwoods
Elllwood
Ellwoode
Eallwood
Elwoodt
Ellwoood
Ellwoods
Elywood
Eliwood
Elwoot
Ellywood
Elliwood
Elewood
Elood
Elswood
Elbwood
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."