Braidwood
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English
Etymology
From Old English brād (“broad”) + wudu (“wood”).
Proper noun
Braidwood (countable and uncountable, plural Braidwoods)
- A village south of Carluke, South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8448).
- A city and nuclear power plant in Will County, Illinois, United States.
- A town in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Braidwood is the 100302nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 180 individuals. Braidwood is most common among White (95.56%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Braidwood”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 214.