Ringwood

English

Etymology

Probably from Old English rimuc (“boundary”) + wudu (“wood”).

Proper noun

Ringwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ringwoods)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A town and civil parish with a town council in New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1505).
   2. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
   3. A suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
   4. A village in McHenry County, Illinois, United States.
   5. A borough of Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.
   6. A town in Major County, Oklahoma, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• ringwoodite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ringwood is the 37125^th 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.