Mainwood Family History
Mainwood Name Meaning
from Manhood (Sussex) recorded as Manwuda in 1170. Perhaps also from other places with names derived from Old English (ge)mǣne + wudu a frequent compound meaning ‘the common wood’ such as Monwode Lea in Ansley (Warwicks) which is recorded as Monwode in 1426. variant of Maynard .
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016