Elwood

• (surname): Allwood, Ellwood

From the Middle English personal name Elwald, Elwold, Alwold, which is composed of the Old English elements ælf (“elf”) and weald (“rule”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛlwʊd/

Elwood (countable and uncountable, plural Elwoods)

1. (countable) A surname transferred from the given name.
2. (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
   1. An inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A village in Will County, Illinois.
      2. A city in Madison County and Tipton County, Indiana.
      3. A small city in Doniphan County, Kansas.
      4. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Missouri.
      5. A village, the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska.
      6. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey.
      7. A census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York.
      8. A town in Box Elder County, Utah.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Elwood is the 6744^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5000 individuals. Elwood is most common among White (92.1%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Elwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 525.

• dewool, wooled