Woodwarde: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ancestors listed as Woodwarde are often found as Woodward a generation earlier. Its meaning, shared with Woodward, is “Forest keeper”. Woodwarde adds “e” to Woodward, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Woodard, Wodeward and Woodyard.

Arms linked to Woodward and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Woodwarde family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.