Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BIDDULPH
As described 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.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English