The redwood Surname
redwood Name Meaning and History
Southern English: habitational name from some minor place so
called, probably from Old English read ‘red’ + wudu
‘wood’. The reference is probably to birch trees as they appear in the
spring.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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