Rood (surname)

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Rood is a Dutch surname. Meaning "red", it often originally referred to a person with red hair. The name can also be toponymic, since in Middle Dutch "rood" or "rode" was a name for a cleared area in the woods. Among variant forms are De Rood(e), Roode, Roodt and 'Van Rood. [1] [2] The name can also be of English toponymic origin, referring to someone living near a rood ("cross"). [3] Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. Rood at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands
  2. Rood, in the Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
  3. Rood at forebears.io