Definition of "Wood"

An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood.  examples

A surname originating as an occupation for a woodsman.  examples

A number of places in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Clayton County, Iowa.  examples

2. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Missouri.  examples

3. An unincorporated community in Franklin County, North Carolina.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Bedford County, Fulton County and Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.  examples

5. A small town in Mellette County, South Dakota.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia.  examples

7. A town in Wood County, Wisconsin.  examples

8. Three townships in the United States, listed under Wood Township.  examples