Woodson (name)

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Pronunciation wo(od)-son Region of origin Anglo-Saxon		Meaning "Wood's son"

Woodson is a patronymic surname. It is also used, less commonly, as a given name or nickname. Notable people with the name include:

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Abe Woodson (1934–2014), American football player

Ali-Ollie Woodson (1951–2010), American musician

André Woodson (born 1984), American quarterback

Benjamin N. Woodson (1908–2001), American insurance CEO

Bill Woodson (born 1917), American voice artist

Carter G. Woodson (1875–1950), African-American historian, author, journalist

Charles Woodson (born 1976) American football cornerback

Chazz Woodson (born 1982), American Major League Lacrosse player

Darren Woodson (born 1969), American, former NFL player

Herbert Woodson, American engineer

Jacqueline Woodson (born 1963), American author

Jamie Woodson (born 1972), American politician from Tennessee

Jeremy L. Woodson (born 1986), American author and graphic artist

Julie Woodson (born 1950), American model

Lewis Woodson (1806–1878), American educator and minister

Mike Woodson (born 1958), American, former NBA player

Robert Everard Woodson (1904–1963), American botanist

Robert Woodson (born 1937), American community development leader

Rod Woodson (born 1965), American football defensive back

Ruby Garrard Woodson (1931–2008), American educator and cultural historian

Samuel H. Woodson (Kentucky) (1777–1827), American politician from Kentucky

Samuel Hughes Woodson (1815–1881), American politician from Missouri

Silas Woodson (1819–1896), American, Governor of Missouri

Tracy Woodson (born 1962), American, Major League Baseball player

Warren B. Woodson (1903–1998), American college football coach

James Woodson Bates (1788–1846), American lawyer, statesman

Sarah Jane Woodson Early (1825–1907), American educator and author

Woodson T. Slater, (1858–1928), American, Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court

Jesse Woodson James (1847–1882), American outlaw

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