Woody History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Woody came to England with the ancestors of the Woody family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Woody family lived in Leicestershire. Further research showed the name was derived from the Old English word wode, meaning wood, and indicates that the original bearer lived near a wood.

Early Origins of the Woody family

The surname Woody was first found in Leicester, where they held land in Thorpe Arnold, under the Earl of Leicester. They were descended from Ernald de Vosco, a Norman knight, who came to Britain with the Norman invasion of 1066. After losing these lands, the main branch of the family moved north to Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Scotland or Gaelic: Alba or Alban is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. As the northernmost country of the UK, its land mass covers more than a third of the island of Great Britain

https://www.houseofnames.com/blogs/Scotland where they held a family seat from about 1150.