What's In My Name?

As sent to me by my "bored at work" friend, Jim Myers:

"Much as we would like to have blue blood running rich in our veins, it must be considered that the name WOODWARD was rampant in England and also came from those many, many people early appointed as "wardens of the woods".

These were people employed as guardians of private timber stands and game preserves. There is even an amusing Woodward crest in County Kent showing three grasshoppers on the traditional shield."

And did you know that singer Tom Jones' real name is Thomas Jones Woodward?