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Wadding: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Uaidín · 'son of Wadin' (a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon Wada or of the Norman Walter, the latter 'by far the more probable')

Woulfe (1923) gives Wadding as a form of Uaidín, 'son of Wadin,' a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon Wada or of the Norman Walter, 'the latter by far the more probable'. He says the Waddings settled early in Wexford and Waterford, with their chief seat in Wexford at Ballycogly, and that the Waterford family produced several distinguished ecclesiastics, among them the Franciscan Father Luke Wadding.

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Irish formUaidín
Meaning'son of Wadin' (a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon Wada or of the Norman Walter, the latter 'by far the more probable')
CountiesWexford, Waterford
Other spellings2
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Origin of the Wadding name

Woulfe: 'The Waddings settled early in Wexford and Waterford. In Wexford their chief seat was at Ballycogly. The Waterford family produced several distinguished ecclesiastics.' He derives the name from Wadin, 'a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon Wada or of the Norman Walter, the latter by far the more probable'.[1]

  1. 1316Woulfe cites 'Wadin White' in Grace's Annals, A.D. 1316.[1]
  2. 1580Peter Wadding, a Jesuit writer, is born in Waterford.[4]
  3. 1588Luke Wadding is born in Waterford on 16 October.[3]
  4. 1625Luke Wadding founds and endows the College of St. Isidore in Rome (June).[3]
  5. 1644Peter Wadding dies at Gratz on 13 September, aged about 64.[4]
  6. 1657Luke Wadding dies in Rome on 18 November, aged 69.[3]

Where in Ireland

Co. WexfordWoulfe: the Waddings settled early there; chief seat at Ballycogly.[1]
Co. WaterfordWoulfe: the Waddings settled early there; the family produced several distinguished ecclesiastics.[1]

Notable people named Wadding

Rev. Luke Wadding1588–1657Franciscan historian born in Waterford; founded St. Isidore's College in Rome in 1625; author of Annales Minorum.[3]
Rev. Peter Wadding1580–1644Jesuit writer born in Waterford; taught at Prague and Louvain and was Chancellor of Prague and Gratz universities.[4]

Other spellings

Wadin · Wadden[1]

The Wadding coat of arms

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Wadding surname: questions

What does the surname Wadding mean?

Woulfe gives it as 'son of Wadin' (a diminutive of the Anglo-Saxon Wada or of the Norman Walter, the latter by far the more probable).[1]

Is Wadding a Gaelic Irish surname?

Woulfe derives it from Wadin, a diminutive of an Anglo-Saxon or Norman personal name; his Irish heading is Uaidín.[1]

Where in Ireland did the Waddings settle?

Woulfe says they settled early in Wexford and Waterford, with their chief seat in Wexford at Ballycogly.[1]

Who was Luke Wadding?

Webb calls him an historian and prominent Franciscan monk, born in Waterford on 16 October 1588, who founded the College of St. Isidore in Rome in June 1625 and died in Rome on 18 November 1657, aged 69.[3]

Sources

  1. Uaidín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/u/uaidin.php
  2. Wadden — Varieties and Synonymes of Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1901), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/varieties/list/2021.php
  3. Wadding, Rev. Luke — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/RevLukeWadding.php
  4. Wadding, Rev. Peter — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/RevPeterWadding.php