Underwood (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "under or below wood" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Frequency and comparison: [1] | |
Underwood is a surname of English topographic origin.
History
Deriving from the Old English "under" a preposition meaning "under" or "below", plus "wuda", a wood. The name was originally given to one dwelling at the foot of a wood or literally "below the trees of a forest". The name may also be locational from three places named with these elements i.e., Underwood in Derbyshire, England, Underwood, Nottinghamshire, England. The surname is first recorded in the latter half of the 12th Century (see below). One William Underwude appears in the 1219 Assize Court Rolls of Yorkshire, and a William under the Wode in the 1332 Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire. From the beginning of the surviving parish registers in 1559 there were Underwoods recorded in Pickering parish, North Yorkshire, England.[2] On 2 January 1634, one Joseph Underwood, aged 23 yrs., embarked from London on the ship "Bonaventure" bound for Virginia. He was one of the earliest recorded name bearers to enter America. No less than seven Coats of Arms were granted to families of this name; a particular namebearer mentioned in the Dictionary of National Biography was one Michael Underwood (1737–1820) who practised in London as a surgeon and as a "male-midwife". The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Underwode which was dated 1188, in the "Records of Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk", during the reign of King Henry II, known as "The Builder of Churches", 1154 - 1189.
People
Surname
- Antony Underwood, Australian scientist
- April Underwood, Tech investor
- Barbara D. Underwood (born 1944), American lawyer
- Blair Underwood (born 1964), American actor
- Brittany Underwood (born 1988), American actress
- Carrie Underwood (born 1983), American singer and winner of the American Idol TV series in 2005
- Cecil H. Underwood (1922–2008), American politician
- Cecilia Underwood, 1st Duchess of Inverness (c. 1785–1873), British peer
- Charles Underwood (1791–1883), English architect
- Clarence F. Underwood (1871–1929), American illustrator
- Derek Underwood (born 1945), English cricketer
- Dimitrius Underwood (born 1977), American football defensive end
- Duane Underwood, baseball player
- E. J. Underwood (born 1983), American football cornerback
- Edmund Underwood (182?-1863), U. S. Army officer 1848-1863
- Edmund Beardsley Underwood (1853–1928), American naval officer, son of Edmund Underwood
- Edna W. Underwood (1873–1961), American author, poet, and translator
- Elizabeth Underwood (c. 1794–1858), Australian land owner
- Eric Underwood (1905–1980), Australian scientist
- Francis Henry Underwood (1825–1894), American biographer and diplomat
- Frank Underwood (House of Cards), fictional American politician
- Frank Underwood (English musician)
- Franklin Underwood, American musical theatre composer
- Fred Underwood (1868–1906), American baseball pitcher
- George Underwood (athlete) (1884–1943), American track and field athlete
- George Allen Underwood (1793–1829), English architect
- George V. Underwood, Jr. (1913–1984), American army general
- Gilbert Stanley Underwood (1890–1960), American architect
- Gordon Waite Underwood (1932–1978), American naval officer
- Grant Underwood (born 1954), American Mormon historian
- Henry Underwood (1863–1945), Australian politician
- Henry Underwood (architect) (1787–1868), English architect
- Henry Jones Underwood (1804–1852), English architect
- Horace Grant Underwood (1859–1916), American missionary and founder of Yonsei University in Korea
- Ian Underwood (born 1939), musician
- James Underwood (born 1942), British pathologist
- Jay Underwood (born 1968), American actor
- Jim Underwood, American management professor
- Jim Underwood (Guam politician), American politician
- John Underwood (PR adviser), British public relation adviser
- John C. Underwood (1840–1913), American politician and judge
- John Curtiss Underwood (1809–1873), American politician
- John Thomas Underwood (1857–1937), founder of the Underwood Typewriter Company
- John W. H. Underwood (1816–1888), American politician
- Joseph Edwin Underwood (1882-1960), Canadian engineer
- Joseph R. Underwood (1791–1876), American politician
- Julie K. Underwood, American academic
- Katie Underwood (born 1975), Australian singer-songwriter
- Kevin Ray Underwood (born 1979), American murder convict
- Kianna Underwood (born 1992), child actress
- Lake Underwood (born 1926), American race car driver
- Larry Underwood (born 1966), American actor
- Lee Underwood (born 1938), American musician
- Leon Underwood (1890–1975), British artist
- Loyal Underwood (1893–1966), American actor
- Lucien Marcus Underwood (1853–1907), American botanist and mycologist
- Marviel Underwood (born 1982), American football safety
- Matt Underwood (born 1968), American sports announcer
- Matthew Underwood (born 1990), American actor
- Mell G. Underwood (1892–1972), American politician
- Michael Underwood (born 1975), British television presenter
- Mick Underwood (born 1975), British drummer
- Olen Underwood (born 1942), American football player and judge
- Oscar Underwood (1862–1929), American politician
- Pat Underwood (born 1957), American baseball pitcher
- Paul Underwood (born 1973), English footballer
- Peter Underwood (1937-2014), Australian judge and government official
- Peter Underwood (parapsychologist) (1923–2014), English author, broadcaster and paranormalist
- Robert A. Underwood (born 1948), American politician from Guam
- Robert C. Underwood (1915-1988), American jurist from Illinois
- Ron Underwood (born 1953), American film director
- Ron Underwood (musician)
- Rory Underwood (born 1963), English rugby union player
- Ruth Underwood (born 1946), American musician
- Sam Underwood (born 1987), American actor
- Sara Jean Underwood (born 1984), American model, actress, and Playboy Playmate
- Scott Underwood, American drummer
- Sharon Underwood, American LGBT rights activist
- Sheryl Underwood (born 1963), American comedian
- Thomas Underwood (1863–1948), Canadian politician
- Thomas R. Underwood (1898–1956), American politician
- Tiquan Underwood (born 1987), American football wide receiver
- Tom Underwood (born 1953), American baseball pitcher
- Tony Underwood (born 1969), English rugby union player
- Warner Underwood (1808–1872), American politician
- Wayne Underwood (1913–1967), American football player
- Wilbur Underwood (1874–1935), American poet
- William D. Underwood, American university president
- William Lyman Underwood (1864–1929), American photographer
Given name
- Underwood Dudley, American mathematician
See also
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References
- ^ "Underwood Surname Meaning, Origins & Distribution - Family Name". forebears.co.uk.
- ^ "Underwood family history (North Yorkshire)". bedfordpark.net.