Wuidebink History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Wuidebink was first used by the descendants of a Boernician family of ancient Scotland. They lived in any of a number of places of the same name in Ayrshire, Kincardine, and Midlothian. The place-name Wuidebink comes from the Old English words, wudu and burna, which mean wood and stream. The place-name referred to a stream which ran through the woods. The original bearer of the surname Wuidebink would have lived near such a stream.

Early Origins of the Wuidebink family

The surname Wuidebink was first found in Northumberland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, before and after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Early History of the Wuidebink family

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Wuidebink Spelling Variations

A lack of rules and the tendency of scribes to spell according to the sound of the word plagued medieval spelling. Not surprisingly, an enormous number of spelling variations appeared. Wuidebink has been written Woodburn, Woodburne, Woodbine, Woodbourne, Whiteburn and many more.

Early Notables of the Wuidebink family

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Migration of the Wuidebink family to Ireland

Some of the Wuidebink family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Wuidebink family

Many Scots crossed the Atlantic for North America hoping to escape poverty, as well as persecution. Much of their heritage was lost along the way and overtime. This century, however, Clan societies and highland games have allowed many ancestral Scots to recover their birthright. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Wuidebink arrived in North America very early: Mary Woodburne, who came to in Virginia in 1685 with her husband; as well as James W. Robert and William Woodburn, who both arrived in Philadelphia between 1864-1878..