Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BIDDULPH
There are approximately 2,028 people named Biddulph in the UK. That makes it the 4,448th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 32 are named Biddulph.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Bidulf
Biddulp
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Biddulup
Biddul
Biddalph
The Biddulph surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Probably the same as Botolph, which Camden derives from Boat, and ulph (Saxon), Help, because, perhaps, he was the mariner's tutelar saint, and for that reason was so much adored at Boston, in England.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BIDDULPH. A parish in co. Stafford, veiy anciently possessed by the family, who descended from Fiicardus Forestarius, a great Domesd. tenant. Erdeswick's Staffordshire.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.