Släkthistoria för Waddon
Waddon Vad efternamn betyder
from Waddon in Portisham (Dorset) which is recorded as Wadone in 1086. The place-name derives from Old English wād ‘woad’ + dūn ‘hill’. Some of the bearers cited here may belong to (2) below. There may have been some confusion with Whaddon. from Waddon in Croydon (Surrey) which is recorded as Waddon in the 12th century. The place-name has the same etymology as that in (1).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
