Underwod: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Underwood surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

Family name meaning

Spellings drift, and Underwod is where Underwood drifted for some families. Its meaning, shared with Underwood, is “Dweller at the edge of a wood”.

Underwod drops the “o” of Underwood, a shortening that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

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