From the Vancouver Sun’s article on the Top 100 surnames in the Lower Mainland:
#77 – Wood (664 entries)
An English and Scottish last name, Wood almost always denotes someone who lived in the woods, or who worked as a woodcutter or forester. However, a secondary origin for the name Wood is a nickname for a crazy or violent person, an interpretation derived from the Middle English word ‘wod’, meaning mad or frenzied.
LMAO @ the secondary origin.
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November 8th, 2007 at 10:56 amMy names never appear on these things. Now, which are you? Do you have family members that have worked as woodcutters or should we simply take note that you are a crazy and violent person? :P
Reply: Well I don’t have any wood cutting family members… ;)
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November 8th, 2007 at 11:45 amThat´s interesting. The second one is just wacky, it does explains everything! (or where you referring to the first option? Haha)
My last name is supposed a billion different things, I don´t know who to believe anymore. Maybe it doesn´t mean anything and people make up meanings :P
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November 8th, 2007 at 1:49 pmI always knew you were crazy; this just proves it! :D
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November 8th, 2007 at 10:16 pmYep, explains everything haha.
Wow, it goes to show how Asian Vancouver has become. In the top 10, 5 are Chinese, 1’s Korean, 1’s Indian, and 3 are English. Wow.
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November 9th, 2007 at 10:44 pm