Staddon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The Staddon surname belongs to the class of local names, derived from a place name where the first bearer lived or held land. Staddon is derived from the Old English elements "stod," meaning "stud" and "dun," meaning "hill." There were at least six places in Devon alone from which the surname could have come.

Early Origins of the Staddon family

The surname Staddon was first found in the West Country, where bearers of the had long held estates, and early records show the name in several counties.

Early History of the Staddon family

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Staddon Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stoddon, Staddon, Staddin and others.

Early Notables of the Staddon family

Notables of the family at this time include

Staddon of Devon

Staddon migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Staddon Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Staddon, who settled in Maryland in 1743
William Staddon, who settled in Virginia in 1764

Staddon Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Staddon, whose oath of allegiance was recorded in Philadelphia in 1876
Joseph S Staddon, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1879 1
Wm. Staddon, aged 38, who landed in America from Cornwall, in 1892
Samuel Staddon, aged 25, who immigrated to America from Devon, in 1893
Walter W. Staddon, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1893

Staddon Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Percy Eli Staddon, aged 24, who landed in America from Plymouth, England, in 1911
Arthur Edwin Staddon, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1913
Harriet Muriel Staddon, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Little Hempston, England, in 1916
Ernest Staddon, aged 23, who settled in America from England, Exeter, in 1919
Charles Henry Staddon, who immigrated to the United States from Hopwille Bristol, in 1920
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Contemporary Notables of the name Staddon (post 1700) +

Robert Staddon (b. 1944), English cricketer and rugby union footballer
Dr. John E R Staddon (b. 1937), Professor of Biology at Duke University

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)