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The name is derived from the Old English personal name Eadda, and means "son of Eadda."
The surname Edding was first found in Cambridgeshire, where John Edyng was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of 1327. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Edding research. Another 32 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1641 is included under the topic Early Edding History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Edding has been recorded under many different variations, including Edding, Eddings, Edyngs, Edings and others.
Distinguished members of the family include
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Edding or a variant listed above: Wm Eddings, who received a land patent in Virginia in 1719; Simon Eddings, who was a bonded passenger, arriving in America in 1765; as well as John Eddings, who was living in the town of Lambton during the 1871 census of Ontario, Canada..