WOODROOF

Origin and etymology In historic texts In the 1881 census Distribution map

As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WOODROOF. WOODROOFFE. WOODROUGH. WOODROW. WOODRUFF. WOODROAFE. WOODRIFF. Apparentl}' corruptions of Wood-reeve, the reeve or bailiff who has charge of woodlands.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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