| ![Show Contents]() Waldrep History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Waldrep could be of patronymic origin, derived from the name of the father of the original bearer, indicating the "son of Waldrap." The Germanic personal name Waldrap, is a short form of Walraven, a name used mostly among nobles, knights, and patricians. It stems from the Germanic words "wald" meaning "forest" and "rabe" meaning "raven." Alternatively, the surname Waldrep can be of locative origin, derived from a geographical feature near where the original bearer once dwelled. In this case the surname Waldrep comes from the Germanic "wald" meaning "forest" and the Old Norse "throp" meaning "hamlet or small settlement." Thus the surname may signify "dweller by the forest hamlet." Early Origins of the Waldrep familyThe surname Waldrep was first found in the Lower Rhineland, where it was a popular name. References to the surname can be found in German documents dating back to the very late 13th and early 14th centuries. Detmar Walraven lived in Lubeck in 1299, and one named Walraf was a city official and resident of Herbertingen in 1345. Gobel Walrave was a resident of the city of Cologne in 1417. Andreas Waldraff resided in Constance in 1580, and in 1582 his name is listed as Andreas Wallraff. Early History of the Waldrep familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Waldrep research. Another 43 words (3 lines of text) covering the years 1340, 1689, 1720, 1724, 1748 and 1824 are included under the topic Early Waldrep History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Waldrep Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Waldrep, Waldrip, Waldrop, Waltrap, Waltrip, Waltrup, Walrab, Waldraff, Wallraff, Waldroff, Wohlrab and many more. Early Notables of the Waldrep familyNotables with the name Waldrep during this period were Verschliffen Walrabe, who was the Archbishop of Cologne in 1340, and the Wallrave family of Prussia, who...
Another 26 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Waldrep Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Waldrep RankingIn the United States, the name Waldrep is the 11,129th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Waldrep familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Walraf, who arrived in England in 1709 on the way to settling in America, Gerhardt Walraht, who arrived in New York in 1710; Henrich Waldrop, who served as a mercenary soldier with the British during the American Revolution, and settled in North America in 1784. Wiley Waldrope immigrated to Texas in 1835.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Waldrep (post 1700) | + |
- Mark Waldrep Ph.D.,, American founder of AIX Records is an independent record company in 2001
- Hillary Garrison Waldrep, American sniper who was the purported assassin of William Haines Lytle, American brigadier general in 1863
- Wiley Waldrep (d. 1997), American founder of the Waldrep Dairy Farm in 1928 which was the last functional dairy farm in Broward County and Miami-Dade County within the state of Florida
- Phil Waldrep, American Southern Baptist preacher, evangelist, and author
- George Calvin "G.C." Waldrep III (b. 1968), American poet and historian, editor of West Branch, an American literary magazine
- Bob Waldrep, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 2008 2
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