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 WOODS

Scottish Origins:
Woods coat of arms - Scottish Coat of Arms:
A blue shield with an Oak Tree between two gold crosses crosslet.
Crest:
A demi Savage with a club in the dexter hand.
Motto:
Defend
 Woods coat of arms - Irish

IRISH COAT OF ARMS

Irish Origins:
Coat of Arms:
Gold shield with an Oak Tree and mound
Woods coat of arms English

ENGLISH COAT OF ARMS

English Origins:
Coat of Arms:
An Oak Tree fructed on a silver shield

Crest:  An Oak Tree

Motto:
Safe on the Waves
Clan Watson
Belboys, Boas, Boece, Boeis, Boes, Boess, Boice, Boiss, Boiste, Boos, Boost, Bos, Bouse, Boust, Bowayse, Bowes, Bowis, Bows, Bowys, Boyce, Boyes, Boyess, Boyis, Boys, Boyse, Boze, Buist, Buste, DeBosco, MacQuat, MacQuattie, MacQuhat, MacQwat, MacRowatt, MacWalter, MacWater, MacWatson, MacWatt, MacWatters, MacWattie, Vatsoun, Vod, Vode, Void, Voud, Voude, Vould, Walter, Walterson, Wasson, Waters, Waterson, Watson, Watsone, Watsoun, Watt, Wattie, Wattson, Wod, Wode, Wodde, Woid, Woide, Wood, Woyd, Wyatt.
Name Variations: Wood, Woods, Wode, Would, Woid, Voud, Vould Woods is Woods (the woods) The name "Woods" was at the first "DuBois" in French "of woods" among the immigrants.

Of the early immigrants to America the French have fared
the worst in respect to their names chiefly because of the difficulties experienced by Americans in pronouncing them correctly. Many have been translated into English names, as DuBois into Woods.

Other "Woods" names from other countries keep their own styles, for example ,Forest ,Longwood or Wold from England ; Forst ,Holst ,Holtzman and Wald from Germany;
Lasko ,Lesniak or Zaleski from Poland; Skoog from Sweden.
The full mantle consists of the shield displaying the arms that was given to the person bearing this surname; a banner with surname; a helmet; and family crest [if known]. See a sample of full mantle by - at right. Normally the crest is displayed atop the helmet. To order a full mantle with coat of arms and family crest click here
 sample coat of arms [full]
Sample Coat of Arms - Full
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