Wooddell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Wooddell surname is derived from the Middle English word "wode," meaning "wood," which suggests that the original bearer of the name lived near a wood, or was perhaps employed as a woodcutter or forester.

Early Origins of the Wooddell family

The surname Wooddell was first found in Leicestershire, England. However, during ascension of William to the English throne, the family were stripped of their land holdings in Leicestershire by the king, and moved north to Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The first of the family in this region are said to descend from a Norman knight by the name of Ernald de Bosco (Bosco is a Latinized form of wood,) who accompanied William the Conqueror. A number of Boscos are thought to have have moved northwards with other Anglo-Norman families in the train of Margaret, King Malcolm Ceanmore's second wife, to escape the ponderous rule of William.

Early History of the Wooddell family

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Wooddell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Vould, Voud, Vode, Would, Wood, Woods, Wode, Woid, Wodes and many more.

Early Notables of the Wooddell family

Notable among the family at this time was Sir Andrew Wood (d. 1515) of Largo, Fife, a Scottish Sea Captain, who rose to become Lord High Admiral of Scotland, he held the lands at Kirkton of Largo in Fife, and is said to be the scion of the Chiefly line of the Woods. Family lore...
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Migration of the Wooddell family to Ireland

Some of the Wooddell family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Wooddell family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Wood, who settled in Virginia in 1635; Patrick Wood, who arrived in Virginia in 1635; William Wood, who settled in New England in 1635; Walter Wood, who arrived in Virginia in 1639.

Contemporary Notables of the name Wooddell (post 1700) +

Charles E. Wooddell, American geologist and scientist, known for his work in quantifying the Scratch hardness in minerals and for his book "Method of Comparing the Hardness of Electric Furnace Products and Natural Abrasives" (1935)