Across the world, Elwood (Elwood 
, אלווד 
) is quite a common boy's given name. The forename Elwood is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Canada, and Philippines, where it is a rare boy's name. Also, Elwood is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Elwood | Philippines, United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia, Canada |
| אלווד | Israel |
Elwood is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Elwood Blues , the fictional musician.
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elwood evans lawyer and politician of the Pacific Northwest, pioneer historian of the U.S. state of Washington, US (b. 1828) |
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elwood bruner American politician, US (b. 1854) |
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elwood haynes American inventor (1857–1925), US (b. 1857) |
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elwood mead American academic and politician (1858-1936), US (b. 1858) |
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elwood bredell Cinematographer, actor, GB (b. 1884) |
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| elwood p. hancock American landscape artist, also carved in wood and calcite, US (b. 1835) |
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| elwood morris wherry American missionary (b. 1843) |
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elwood richard quesada United States Air Force general, US (b. 1904) |
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elwood romney American basketball player-coach, US (b. 1911) |
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| elwood worcester 1862-1940 , Episcopal clergyman and founder of the Emmanuel movement (b. 1862) |
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elwood cooke US tennis player (1914-2004), US (b. 1914) |
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elwood vernon jensen American biologist (1920-2012), US (b. 1920) |
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elwood hillis American politician, US (b. 1926) |
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| elwood eccleston waller (1876-1944) (b. 1876) |
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| elwood g. babbit US (b. 1871) |
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