Wadington Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

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Meaning of the name

Records tie Wadington closely to Waddington. Name scholars give the meaning as “farm of Wada's people”.

Wadington drops the “d” of Waddington, a shortening that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Waddingham.

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