Marwood

Marwood is an English surname derived from the name of a settlement, possibly meaning "boundary wood" from Old English mere/mǣre(boundary, limit) and wood (wood). Another possible origin for Marwood is that it may have originated as a nickname for someone believed to have the power of casting the evil eye, coming from an Old French word meaning "evil look.

Origin: Old English, Old French

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Variants:

  • Morwood 
  • Marward 
  • Merewood
  • Merwood
  • Marewood

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