The
Anglo-Saxon name Erewood comes from when the family resided in
Lincolnshire. The name is derived from the Old English word
har which means "grey" and the word
wudu which means "wood."
Early Origins of the Erewood family
The surname Erewood was first found in
Lancashire at either Great Harwood or Little Harwood; and or in West
Yorkshire at Harewood, all villages.
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Erewood family
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Erewood Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,
spelling variations are common among early
Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Erewood has been recorded under many different variations, including Harwood, Harewood, Horwood, Whorwood, Herwood, Hereward, Harward and many more.
Early Notables of the Erewood family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Erewood family to Ireland
Some of the Erewood family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Erewood family to the New World and Oceana
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded
England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Erewood or a variant listed above: Robert and Thomas Harwood who settled in Virginia in 1635; followed later by George Harwood in 1643.