Woodings History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Woodings family

The surname Woodings was first found in various counties and shires throughout ancient Britain. The name literally means "dweller at the wood-meadow" from the Old English "wudu" + Old Norse "eng", meaning "meadow." 1 Another source claims the name means "dweller at a clearing or place where wood has been cut." 2

One source claims the name was actually Norman as the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae lists Ranulph Waudin in Normandy in 1198 3 and another claims the name is more probably derived from Wooden, in the parish of Kelso, co. Roxburgh, Scotland. 4

The first record of the family was found in Bedfordshire where William Woding was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1247. A few years later, Richard atte Woding was listed in Worcestershire in 1294. 5

Early History of the Woodings family

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Woodings Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wooding, Woodin, Woodington and others.

Early Notables of the Woodings family

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Woodings migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Woodings Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Woodings, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1868 6

Woodings Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Woodings, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1906
Thomas Woodings, aged 25, who landed in America, in 1906
Maggie Jane Woodings, aged 26, who settled in America from Bangor, Wales, in 1911
Catherine Woodings, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Bangor, Wales, in 1913

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)