Woods Name Meaning: A varient of the name 'Wood' which originates from the Anglo-Saxon word 'wode' meaning 'wood' or 'forest'. May also derive from the Middle English 'wod' meaning 'mad'.
A name given to someone who was associated by occupation to a wood or forest or someone who lived in or near one.
Discover how your Woods ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 118 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 197 |
| Channel Islands | 28 |
| Cheshire | 268 |
| Cornwall | 6 |
| Cumberland | 57 |
| Derbyshire | 32 |
| Devon | 145 |
| Dorset | 25 |
| Durham | 137 |
| Essex | 328 |
| Gloucestershire | 83 |
| Hampshire | 370 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 181 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 217 |
| Isle of Man | 78 |
| Kent | 96 |
| Lancashire | 3,436 |
| Leicestershire | 68 |
| Lincolnshire | 493 |
| London | 1,349 |
| Middlesex | 179 |
| Northumberland | 65 |
| Norfolk | 932 |
| Northamptonshire | 127 |
| Nottinghamshire | 83 |
| Oxfordshire | 100 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 217 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 1,115 |
| Somerset | 125 |
| Surrey | 624 |
| Sussex | 362 |
| Staffordshire | 51 |
| Warwickshire | 81 |
| Westmorland | 14 |
| Wiltshire | 140 |
| Worcestershire | 84 |
| Yorkshire | 191 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 57 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 40 |
| Monmouthshire | 29 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,998 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 624 |
| Labourer | 230 |
| House Servant | 168 |
| Cotton Weaver | 117 |
| House Keeper | 114 |
| Dress Maker | 113 |
| Servant | 111 |
| Laundress | 90 |
| General Servant | 85 |
| Carter | 72 |
| Shoe Maker | 62 |
| Farm Labourer | 47 |
| Carpenter | 43 |
| Cook | 42 |
| Gardener | 42 |
| House Maid | 42 |
| Mariner | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 35 |
| Lace Maker | 34 |
| Wife | 33 |
| Tailor | 33 |
| Blacksmith | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 30 |
| Groom | 29 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Woods | 9,419 |
| Mary Woods | 8,713 |
| John Woods | 8,013 |
| Elizabeth Woods | 5,497 |
| James Woods | 5,221 |
| Thomas Woods | 4,999 |
| George Woods | 4,407 |
| Sarah Woods | 4,070 |
| Ann Woods | 2,795 |
| Henry Woods | 2,776 |
| Charles Woods | 2,634 |
| Jane Woods | 2,526 |
| Alice Woods | 2,374 |
| Ellen Woods | 2,292 |
| Robert Woods | 2,262 |
| Margaret Woods | 2,020 |
| Joseph Woods | 1,714 |
| Annie Woods | 1,700 |
| Eliza Woods | 1,615 |
| Edward Woods | 1,568 |
| Richard Woods | 1,552 |
| Emma Woods | 1,530 |
| Frederick Woods | 1,400 |
| Arthur Woods | 1,300 |
| Emily Woods | 1,228 |