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Definition: Dweller near a young or vigorous forest, from the elements "groen," meaning young, vigorous, or inexperienced and "woud," meaning forest. A Dutch variant of the English GREENWOOD surname (with "green" being defined as young, inexperienced) and French BOISVERT.

Surname Origin: Dutch

Alternate Surname Spellings: GRENEWOUD, GREENWOUD, GRENWOD, GRENEWODDE, GROENEWODDE, GROENEWOD

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Genealogy Research in the Netherlands
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FamilySearch - GROENEWOUD Genealogy
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GROENEWOUD Surname Mailing List
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Surname Finder - GROENEWOUD Genealogy & Family Resources
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Cousin Connect - GROENEWOUD Genealogy Queries
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DistantCousin.com - GROENEWOUD Genealogy & Family History
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MyCinnamonToast.com - GROENEWOUD Genealogy in All Regions
Centralized search results for family trees and other genealogy info on the GROENEWOUD surname.

References: Surname Meanings & Origins

Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin Books, 1967.

Dorward, David. Scottish Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998.

Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003.

Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Great Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.

Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University Press, 1997.

Smith, Elsdon C. American Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997.

 

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