Braidwood

English

Etymology

From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Braidwood (countable and uncountable, plural Braidwoods)

1. A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).
2. A city and nuclear power plant in Will County, Illinois, United States.
3. A town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Braidwood is the 100302^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 180 individuals. Braidwood is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Braidwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 214.