| ![Show Contents]() Wadd History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of WaddWhat does the name Wadd mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Wadd comes from the given name Wade. Wadd is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronyms were formed when a son used his father's personal name as a surname, while others came from the personal names of famous religious and secular figures. In this case, the surname would have come from the personal name of the father, or another ancestor of the bearer. Another derivation of this surname comes from the Old English word (ge)wæd, which means to wade, and would have been given to someone who lived near a ford. Members of the Wadd family were in Durham, at Hilton Castle, since the early Middle Ages. Early Origins of the Wadd familyThe surname Wadd was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where the mononyms Wada, Wade, Wado were recorded. 1 From these earliest entries, personal names followed: Wade de Langad in the Pipe Rolls for Shropshire in 1176; and Wade le fol in Cornish records of 1297. The Pipe Rolls for Essex in 1166 had the first entry as a surname, that of Godwin Wade. Later Gilbert Wade was listed in Suffolk in 1190. Ordmar de la Wade was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Norfolk in 1189 and Richard del Wade was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 2 "The persistence of the personal-name may be due, in part, to the tale of Wade, originally a sea-giant, dreaded and honoured by the coast tribes of the North Sea and the Baltic. 'In England the memory of Wade lived longer than that of any of the old heroes of song.'" 2 Early History of the Wadd familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wadd research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1536, 1568, 1608, 1666, 1673, 1683, 1685, 1718, 1745, 1748 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Wadd History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Wadd Spelling VariationsBefore the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Wadd were recorded, including Wade, Waide, Waid and others. Early Notables of the Wadd familyArmigil Wade or Waad (d. 1568), 'the English Columbus,' stated on the inscription of his tombstone, composed by his son, Sir William. He is said to have sprung from an ancient Yorkshire family. "He is said to have been born at Kilnsey, near Coniston, and his mother's maiden name is given as Comyn. On the dissolution of the monasteries Kilnsey was granted to Sir Richard Gresham, to whom Armagil may have owed his introduction at court. In 1536 he joined as an adventurer in Hore's voyage to North America. After about two months' sailing they reached Cape Breton; they also visited...
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| Wadd migration to the United States | + |
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Wadd family emigrate to North America:
Wadd Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Anne Wadd, (Warde), aged 15, who arrived in New England in 1637 aboard the ship "John & Dorothy" 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Wadd (post 1700) | + |
- William Wadd (1776-1829), English surgeon, the eldest son of Solomon Wadd, a surgeon, who lived and practised for more than half a century in Basinghall Street, London 4
- Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
- 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)
- Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019
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