Inwood Family History

English: from Middle English in + wōde ‘in wood’. The surname may be topographic denoting one who lived or worked in a wood (or perhaps at the ‘in wood’ or ‘home wood’ i.e. the wood nearest the home farm (the main farm) of an estate as opposed to the ‘out wood’).

It could also be related to a toponymic origin, referring to a place so named.

One notable example is Inwood in Lacock (Wiltshire), which supports this interpretation.

The significance of woods in rural communities often determined land use, occupation, and the formation of surnames.

Thus, the surname reflects both geographical and occupational aspects of historical life in England.