About the Middeldorff Surname

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Middendorf surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Middeldorff means

Spelled Middeldorff, the surname still points back to Middendorf. Taken at its root, Middeldorff points to “Someone from Middendorf, middle village”.

Records show Middeldorff as one of the forms Middendorf took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Middendorff, Middendorp and Midden.

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