Idder is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie. The surname Idder is possibly derived from the Old French word bateor, meaning one who beats, a term which has been applied to a beater of cloth or fuller. The surname may also be a short form of the word orbatour, which means a beater of gold.
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Early Origins of the Idder family
The surname Idder was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Idder family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Idder research. Another 150 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1166, 1200, 1273, 1349, 1369, 1635, 1710 and 1777 are included under the topic Early Idder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Idder Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Idder has appeared include Beater, Beeter, Beatere, Betere, Batere, Bettere and many more.
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Early Notables of the Idder family
Distinguished members of the family include Richard Batere, a prominent 12th century landholder in Berkshire; and Thomas Patrick Betterton (ca. 1635 - 1710), English actor buried in Westminster Abbey. He "was born in Tothill Street, Westminster, and was apprenticed by his father, who was under-cook to Charles I, to a bookseller. These are... Another 53 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Idder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Idder family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Idder arrived in North America very early: Charles Bater who arrived in Virgina in 1642. Thomas Bater sailed to America in 1772.
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