Marwood

English

Etymology

From Old English ġemære (“border, limit”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Marwood (countable and uncountable, plural Marwoods)

  1. A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS542013). [1]
  2. A civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ053972). [2]
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Marwood is the 6138th most common surname in England, belonging to 1130 individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Devon)
  2. ^ Parish map (Co. Durham)
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