Woodrow is an English given name that was originally an English surname which may originally derive from a toponym meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English. Other sources suggest the name derives from woodroe, an appellation for a border guard. Other sources suggest that the name is a variant of wood+reeve, a local official, thus a forest keeper or guardian. The name was made popular in part by US president Woodrow Wilson, whose mother's maiden name was Woodrow. The pet form of Woodrow is Woody.
People with the name Woodrow
Given name
People with the given name Woodrow include:
Woodrow A. Abbott, United States Air Force officer who served as director of intelligence, J-2, and inspector general of the U.S. Readiness Command, which was then headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base
Woodrow Adams, American Delta blues guitarist and harmonica player
Woodrow Borah, U.S. historian of colonial Mexico, whose research contributions on demography, economics, and social structure made him a major Latin Americanist
Woodrow Chambliss, American character actor who appeared in both feature films and television
Woodrow Lawrence, swimmer at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta for his country of birth Dominica. Woody finished 60th out of 63 competitors in 50 meter freestyle, with a time of 27.88 seconds
Woodrow Wilson Skirvin, American inventor, industrialist, aviator and a prominent Indiana businessmen in the mid-20th century. His contribution to US aircraft engineering lead to the United States' setting of multiple world air speed records
Woodrow Stanley, Democratic Party politician, is a former member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 34th District. He was a former mayor of Flint, until he was recalled from office in 2002
Woodrow West, Belizean professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Honduras Progreso
Woodrow Whitlow Jr., associate administrator for Mission Support at NASA. He was appointed to this position by NASA administrator Charles Bolden on February 3, 2010. Prior to this, he was director of the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland Ohio
Cauley Woodrow, English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Barnsley. He made his debut in the Football League for Southend United in September 2013
Herbert Woodrow, American psychologist. He served as president of the American Psychological Association in 1941 and was a faculty member at several universities. He was a first cousin of Woodrow Wilson
Julian Woodrow, American singer and songwriter. He is half of the duo "Take 2", along with his brother Adrian Chirtea
Keith Woodrow, Scottish native who rose from being a former constable in Argyllshire in 1954 to Senior Superintendent of the colonial Royal Hong Kong Police Force at the time of his retirement in 1975
