Waddington Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

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Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Waddington Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Waddington family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 901
Cotton Weaver 235
Worsted Weaver 62
House Keeper 56
Dress Maker 37
Coal Miner 30
Worsted Spinner 28
Joiner 27
Cotton Spinner 25
Stone Mason 23
No Occupation 22
Domestic Servant 20
Cotton Winder 20
General Labourer 20
Farmers Son 19
Agricultural Labourer 18
Woollen Weaver 18
Annuitant 17
Farmers Wife 16
Carter 15
Cotton Piecer 13
Charwoman 12
Cotton Operative 12
Grocer 11
House Wife 11

Waddington Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Waddington 100% 34,194
2 Wadington 90% 660
3 Weddington 90% 328
4 Widdington 90% 285

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