Waddington Name Meaning: Habitational from any of a number of places called 'Waddington'. 'Wada' plus 'ing',meaning 'people of' + 'tun',meaning 'settlement'.
This more than likely represented a tribe of some kind 'the settlement of the Wada people'. The first recorded spelling is that of 'Ogis De Wadinton',dated 1169.
Discover how your Waddington ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 37 |
| Cornwall | 11 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 0 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 8 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 8 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 2 |
| Lancashire | 1,321 |
| Leicestershire | 35 |
| Lincolnshire | 39 |
| London | 117 |
| Middlesex | 1 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 21 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 14 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 3 |
| Sussex | 2 |
| Staffordshire | 4 |
| Warwickshire | 4 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 6 |
| Yorkshire | 1,682 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
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| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 500 |
| Cotton Weaver | 55 |
| House Keeper | 54 |
| Cotton Power Loom Weaver | 35 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 30 |
| House Servant | 27 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Worsted Spinner | 26 |
| Labourer | 22 |
| Coal Miner | 22 |
| Stone Mason | 22 |
| Worsted Weaver | 22 |
| Servant | 21 |
| Carter | 20 |
| Cotton Spinner | 20 |
| Farmer | 19 |
| Joiner | 19 |
| Power Loom Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Power Loom Weaver Cotton | 15 |
| Wool Comber | 14 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Cotton Winder | 10 |
| General Servant | 10 |
| Worsted Power Loom Weaver | 10 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Waddington | 2,533 |
| John Waddington | 2,277 |
| William Waddington | 1,829 |
| Sarah Waddington | 1,449 |
| Elizabeth Waddington | 1,377 |
| Thomas Waddington | 1,273 |
| James Waddington | 1,205 |
| Jane Waddington | 764 |
| George Waddington | 753 |
| Ann Waddington | 721 |
| Joseph Waddington | 704 |
| Ellen Waddington | 667 |
| Alice Waddington | 605 |
| Martha Waddington | 553 |
| Robert Waddington | 553 |
| Margaret Waddington | 547 |
| Hannah Waddington | 535 |
| Annie Waddington | 532 |
| Richard Waddington | 518 |
| Henry Waddington | 477 |
| Eliza Waddington | 348 |
| Emma Waddington | 334 |
| Charles Waddington | 296 |
| Arthur Waddington | 278 |
| Samuel Waddington | 247 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waddington | 100% | 34,194 |
| 2 | Wadington | 90% | 660 |
| 3 | Weddington | 90% | 328 |
| 4 | Widdington | 90% | 285 |
The surname Waddington is the most popular version of all its varients