The name Widdow was originally a baptismal name as in "the son of Wydo" which is English for Guido or Guy
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Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6) or it was an Old English name derived from "widuwe, widewe (widow)"
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Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Early Origins of the Widdow family
The surname Widdow was first found in
Norfolk where William
filius Wydo was listed there in the
Hundredorum Rolls of 1279. The same roll lists Reginald filius Wydonis in Hunts county. Other early variants of the name include Thomas Wydowe who was listed during the reign of Richard II (1367-1400) and much later Annabella Wydow was listed in the
Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379. This latter listing is quite unique as at this time female entries were very rare.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Early History of the Widdow family
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Widdow Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Widdow, Wyddow, Wyddowson, Widdowson, Widdas, Widders, Widdis, Widwise, Widdars, Widow, Widows, Widdos, Widdoes and many more.
Early Notables of the Widdow family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Widdow family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Julia Widdows, aged 24, who arrived at
Ellis Island in 1894; Arthur Charles Widdows, aged 55, who arrived at
Ellis Island in 1909; and Susan Widdows, aged 27, who arrived at
Ellis Island from Oxford in 1894..
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Citations
- ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- ^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)