Wooddisse History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wooddisse family

The surname Wooddisse was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1251 in Robert de Wudeese who held lands.

Early History of the Wooddisse family

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Wooddisse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Woodewese, Woodiwiss, Woodewiss, Wooddisse, Widdiwiss, Widdiwisse, Wode, Woodwyn, Woodwiss, Woodwise and many more.

Early Notables of the Wooddisse family

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Migration of the Wooddisse family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Wooddisse (post 1700) +

Mr. Ralph William Wooddisse C.B.E., M.B.E., M.C., British Brigadier was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire on 17th June 2017