Rood (surname)


Rood is a Dutch surname. Meaning "red", it often originally referred to a person with red hair. The name can also be toponymic, since in Middle Dutch "rood" or "rode" was a name for a cleared area in the woods. Among variant forms are De Rood, Roode, Roodt and 'Van Rood. The name can also be of English toponymic origin, referring to someone living near a rood. Notable people with the surname include:
;Variant spellings
;Middle names derived from the surname