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Surname Etymology and Meaning of WADDELL

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Scottish: variant of Weddle.
2. English: topographic name for someone who lived at the hill where woad grew, from Old English wad ‘woad’ + hyll ‘hill’, or a habitational name from a place so named, as for example Woodhill, Wiltshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)