Underwood

See also: underwood

English

Etymology

The name is from England or Scotland, and from Middle English. The surname is sometimes habitational, used by someone who lived in any of several places of the same name. Otherwise it is topographic, referring to someone who lived near a wood. The common noun comes from the name of the manufacturer, after John T. Underwood, one of its founders.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʌndə(ɹ)ˌwʊd/
• Rhymes: -ʊd

Noun

Underwood (plural Underwoods)

1. A typewriter made by the Underwood Typewriter Company.

Proper noun

Underwood

1. A surname from Middle English.
2. A village in Nottinghamshire, England.
3. A settlement in Bishton community, City of Newport, Wales (OS grid ref ST3889).
4. A city in Iowa.
5. A city and town in Minnesota.
6. A city in North Dakota.

Derived terms

• Grendon Underwood
• Underwood's septa
• Wotton Underwood