In ancient
Anglo-Saxon England, the ancestors of the Dudderidge surname lived close to a region called
Dodda's ridge. The name is derived from the
local of Dodridge, likely in
Devon or the southwest country.
Early Origins of the Dudderidge family
The surname Dudderidge was first found in
Devon where they held a
family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the
Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
Early History of the Dudderidge family
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Dudderidge Spelling Variations
It is only in the last few
hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, early
Anglo-Saxon surnames like Dudderidge are characterized by many
spelling variations. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages, even literate people changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Dudderidge include: Dodderidge, Doderidge, Dodderige, Doderige, Dotteridge and many more.
Early Notables of the Dudderidge family (pre 1700)
Notables of this surname at this time include: Sir John Doddridge (1555-1628), an English lawyer, justice of the king's bench, Member of Parliament; Pentecost Dodderidge (died 1650), an English politician who sat in the...
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Migration of the Dudderidge family to the New World and Oceana
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dudderidge Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Francis Dudderidge, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1809 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/ann/1809
Contemporary Notables of the name Dudderidge (post 1700)
- Phil Dudderidge (b. 1949), English sound engineer who worked with Led Zeppelin and co-founder of Soundcraft Electronics
- John Webster Dudderidge (1906-2004), British canoer at the 1936 Summer Olympics