Eastwood is an

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surname originally derived from the

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words ''east'' and ''wudu'', meaning "eastwood". The family would have originally lived to the east of a

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, in an eastern wood or in a place called Eastwood. According to one account, Eastwood was an English landed gentry family originating from

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, to which belonged the mayor of

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in the Seventeenth Century, during the reign of Charles II.

Notable people sharing the surname "Eastwood"

Alice Eastwood __NOTOC__ Alice Eastwood (January 19, 1859 – October 30, 1953) was a Canadian American botanist. She is credited with building the botanical collection at the California Academy of Sciences, in San Francisco. She published over 310 scienti ...

Alison Eastwood Alison Eastwood (born May 22, 1972) is an American actress. After three uncredited roles between 1980 and 1997, she appeared as Mandy, the love interest of John Cusack in ''Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'' (1997). Early life Eastwood w ...

* Arthur Eastwood, New Zealand rower * Bob Eastwood * Clint Eastwood, American film director, actor, producer, screenwriter, musician and composer *

Colum Eastwood Colum Eastwood (born 30 April 1983) is an Irish nationalist politician serving as Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) since 2015. He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Foyle since 2019, served in Northern Irel ...

(born 1983), Northern Irish politician * Dina Eastwood * Francesca Fisher-Eastwood * Freddy Eastwood (born 1983), Welsh international footballer * Greg Eastwood, New Zealand rugby league footballer *

Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in the comedy film ''Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Wai ...

Jim Eastwood Charles James Eastwood is a Northern Irish businessman and formerly one of the final four contestants in the seventh UK series of ''The Apprentice''. He was born in Cookstown, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland and is a graduate of the University of ...

, Northern Irish businessman * John S. Eastwood *

Kathy Eastwood Kathleen DeGioia Eastwood (published as DeGioia-Eastwood) is an American astronomer known for her research on the formation and evolution of massive stars, and for her work on undergraduate education in astronomy. She is a professor emerita of a ...

, American astronomer *

Ken Eastwood Kenneth Humphrey Eastwood (born 23 November 1935) is a former Australian cricketer who played one Test in 1971. A left-handed opening batsman, Ken Eastwood played first-class cricket for Victoria from 1959–60 to 1971–72. In 1969–70, when ...

Kyle Eastwood Kyle Eastwood (born May 19, 1968) is an American jazz bassist and film composer. He studied film at the University of Southern California for two years before embarking on a music career. After becoming a session player in the early 1990s and lea ...

* Mark Eastwood, British politician *

Mike Eastwood Michael Barry Eastwood (born July 1, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Eastwood played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers, St. Louis Blue ...

, NHL ice hockey player *

Paul Eastwood Paul B. Eastwood (born 3 December 1965) is a former Rugby League International goal kicking winger who played for Hull FC and Hull Kingston Rovers between 1984 and 1996. He also made 18 test appearances for the Great Britain between 1990 and 19 ...

, British rugby league footballer *

Ralph Eastwood Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas Ralph Eastwood, (10 May 1890 – 15 February 1959) was a senior British Army officer and Governor of Gibraltar during the Second World War. Early life Thomas Ralph Eastwood was born on 10 May 1890 at Canterbury in ...

, British army general during World War II *

Scott Eastwood Scott Eastwood (born Scott Clinton Reeves; March 21, 1986) is an American actor. His notable films are '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), ''Gran Torino'' (2008), '' Invictus'' (2009), '' The Forger'' (2012), ''Trouble with the Curve'' (2012), '' ...

, American actor and son of Clint Eastwood *

Simon Eastwood Simon Christopher Eastwood (born 26 June 1989) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Oxford United. Eastwood started his career as a youth player with Huddersfield Town. He went professional in 2007, but stru ...

(born 1989), English footballer *

Sorcha Eastwood Sorcha-Lucy Eastwood (born October 1985) is an Alliance Party politician who was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly from Lagan Valley in the 2022 Assembly election. Political career Early career (2017–2022) Sorcha Eastwood ran in ...

(born 1986), Northern Irish politician * Tom Eastwood (1922–1999), English composer

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