| ![Show Contents]() Woodel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Etymology of WoodelWhat does the name Woodel mean? The distinguished and ancient surname Woodel claims Woodhill Park in Clyffe Pypard in Warwickshire as their ancient homeland. Other records point to Woodhill in Sandon, Essex as possibly being their origin. 1 The name literally means 'dweller by the hill where woad grows', or 'by the wooded hill' from the Old English " wad/wudu" +" hyll." 1 Early Origins of the Woodel familyThe surname Woodel was first found in Warwickshire where Albinrfe Wuduhull was recorded in the Liber Feodorum c. 1227. Later in Rutland, we found Symon de Wodhill in the Hundredorum Rolls for 1275 and in Essex, John de Wodhull was listed in the Feet of Fines for 1325. Michael Woodell, cordwainer, was a Freeman of York in 1755. 1 Early History of the Woodel familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Woodel research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455, 1487, 1556, 1558, 1591, 1599, 1603, 1612, 1616, 1617, 1618, 1620, 1623, 1624, 1625, 1627, 1633 and 1643 are included under the topic Early Woodel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Woodel Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wodell, Wodel, Woodell and others. Early Notables of the Woodel familyJohn Woodall (1556?-1643), English military surgeon, born about 1556, was son of Richard Woodall of Warwick and his wife Mary, daughter of Peirse Ithell of North Wales. He began life as a military surgeon in Lord Willoughby's regiment in 1591, and afterwards lived abroad at Stoad in Germany, and, knowing German well, acted as interpreter to an embassy sent thither by Queen Elizabeth. He remained eight years in Germany, travelling also in France and in Poland, where he practised the cure of the plague. In 1599 he was admitted to the Barber-Surgeons Company in London, of which he became a warden...
Another 355 words (25 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Woodel Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Woodel familySome 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..
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
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