The surname Kedding was first found in Suffolk, where the village Kedington is located between Clare and Haverhill in south-west Suffolk. The place dates back to 1043-5 when it was spelled Kydington but was listed as Kidituna in the Domesday Book1.
Keddington is a parish with a village in the Louth district of Lincolnshire on the river Lud. In the Domesday Book, it was listed as Cadington or Kedingtuna and probably meant "farmstead associated with a man called Cydda" 2
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Early History of the Kedding family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kedding research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1273 and 1582 are included under the topic Early Kedding History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Kedding Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Kedding have been found, including Keddington, Kedington, Kedton, Kediton, Keddinton and others.
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Early Notables of the Kedding family
Distinguished members of the family include
Henry Keddington, Rector of Bergh-Apton in Norfolk during the 16th century, and Roger Kedington, an 18th century Rector of Kedington in Suffolk and a writer
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Migration of the Kedding family
Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Kedding, or a variant listed above: William Kedton, who sailed to Maryland in 1774.
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