Ringwood
English
Etymology
Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun
Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1505).
- A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
- A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- A village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
- A borough of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
- A town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
- ringwoodite
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ringwood is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Ringwood is most common among White (76.71%) and Black/African American (17.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ringwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.