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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English

Meaning & History

Meant "one who lives in or near a forest (or in a deforested upland area)", from Middle English wold "forest" or "cleared upland". A famous bearer is American actress Tuesday Weld (1943-).
Added 11/13/2012 by SeaHorse15