Wodeward Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Ancestors listed as Wodeward are often found as Woodward a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Woodward, is “Forest keeper”.

• Other spellings include Woodwarde, Woodard and Woodyard.
• Wodeward is listed among the recognised spellings of Woodward.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Heraldry and the Wodeward name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Wodeward, so the heraldry linked to Woodward is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Wodeward surname pack.