Since the Anglo-Saxons had originally come from the German Rhineland, their language was similar to the dialect of that region. Thus the Anglo-Saxon and German name Waldoch, both come from the same root words, from the Old High German "wald" for wood and "ecka" for corner or "eiche" for oak.
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Early Origins of the Waldoch family
The surname Waldoch was first found in Germany, where the descendents of Widukind III, Count of Schwalenberg (1116-37) named themselves for the Castle of Waldeck, acquired around 1150.
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Early History of the Waldoch family
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Waldoch Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Waldoch have been found, including Waldock, Waldeck, Walduck and others.
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Early Notables of the Waldoch family
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Migration of the Waldoch family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Waldoch, or a variant listed above: Mary Walduck, who married Thomas Rehoe in Barbados in 1736; William Waldock, who emigrated from Hertfordshire to Ontario in 1836; and Charles Waldock, who was recorded in the 1871 census in Ontario..
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