Hood Family Tree research resources
Delve into the history of the Hood Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8290 people with the Hood surname? In that year Hood was ranked number 489 for popularity in the UK. |
Hood records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Hood family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"HOOD. Huda in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) is a shortened personal name. The leader of the Surrey men in A. D. 853 was named Huda (Anglo-Saxon Chron., s.a.). A composition between Andrew, bishop of Moray and Robert Hude (or Hod) relating to the manor of Lamanbrid was made in 1225 (REM., p. 459-460). Robertus Hud of Leth (Leith), witness in an Inchcolm charter c. 1220-26 (Inchcolm, p. 12). Robertus Hod received a payment from the sheriff of Aberdeen, 1264 (ER., i, p. 12). Johannes Hode was burgess of the vill of Forays, 1332 (RAA., n, 14). David Hude or Huyd appears as vicar of Luntrathyne or Luntrethyn, 1447-52 (REB., i, 153; n, 67), and John Hude was vicar of Abernyte, 1467 (View, p. 576). Michael Hud was tenant on lands of the Abbey of Kelso, 1567 (Kelso, p. 528). Hwid 1574. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Hood Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hood Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Hood family tree.
Search Hood Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Hood family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Hood family.
Research the Hood surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hood Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 10138 people with the Hood surname in the UK? Hood is now ranked number 568 for popularity in the UK. |
Hood Family History Databases
Search WikiTree for user contributed Hood family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Hood data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Investigate MyTrees for information on the Hood family and people looking to contact living Hood relations.
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Hood Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Hood surname in the USA? Hood is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hood Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Hood family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Hood surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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