Weddle

English

Alternative forms

• Waddell, Weddell, Woodle

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Wedale, in the Scottish Borders. This placename could derive from Old English wedd (“pledge, security”) + dæl (“dale, valley”).

Proper noun

Weddle (plural Weddles)

1. A surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Weddleville

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Weddle is the 5522^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6296 individuals. Weddle is most common among White (87.53%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Weddle”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• lewded, welded