When Mary Wood was born on 24 February 1836, in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Wood, was 42 and her mother, Ann Amos, was 37. She died on 10 June 1836, in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 0, and was buried in Willenhall, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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