One half of my family is Scottish, the other is probably somewhere else in Britain.
From Wikipedia:
"The most common explanation of the origin of the surname Wood is that it was used to describe a person who lived in or worked in a wood or
forest. This name derived from
Middle English "wode" from the
Old English "wudu", both of which mean "wood."
Another possibility is that the name derived from the
Old English "wod" or "wad", meaning "crazed" or "crazy," and was used to describe someone considered
mad or violent, or a warrior or savage in battle. An example of the use of this term is in the
pun in
Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "And heere am I, and wod within this wood."
The most common explanation of the origin of the surname Wood is that it was used to describe a person who lived in or worked in a wood or
forest. This name derived from
Middle English "wode" from the
Old English "wudu", both of which mean "wood."
Another possibility is that the name derived from the
Old English "wod" or "wad", meaning "crazed" or "crazy," and was used to describe someone considered
mad or violent, or a warrior or savage in battle. An example of the use of this term is in the
pun in
Shakespeare's
A Midsummer Night's Dream, "And heere am I, and wod within this wood.""