SIDDALL
The surname Siddall is an English name of locational origin, chiefly associated with the northern counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire within the British Isles.
Its earliest recorded forms appear in the late fourteenth century. The name Thomas Sydall is documented in the 1379 Poll Tax Returns for Yorkshire, a period corresponding to the reign of King Richard the First, known as Richard of Bordeaux. The spelling variant Sydell is also attested in this early record.
The name is derived from the Old English placenames Siddal in the parish of Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, and Siddall in the parish of Middleton, Lancashire. Each toponym is believed to originate from the pre‑seventeenth‑century elements sid, meaning “wide” or “spacious”, and halh, meaning “nook” or “recess.” Together the components suggest a description of a broad, recessed area, possibly a valley or a settlement characterised by spaciousness.
In addition to its locational derivation, Siddall has also been interpreted as a patronymic form of the Old English personal name Siddel, itself a pet form of Sigmund. The element sig conveys “victory” and mund means “protection,” so that the surname could signify “descendant of the one who brings victory and protection.”
Variations of the surname recorded in historic documents include Siddel, Siddel, Sidd‑dle, Sydell, Syde‑dall, Syn‑dall and Syddall. In 1563, a Janet Sydell of Fullwood is noted in the Lancashire Wills at Richmond. Subsequent parish registers from the late sixteenth century contain numerous entries for individuals bearing these spellings in Yorkshire and Lancashire. For example, on 22 September 1573, Alexander Siddall, son of William Siddall, was christened in St. Peter's, Leeds, Yorkshire. Later, on 22 July 1574, the christening of Elizabeth Syddall, daughter of Richard Syddall, is recorded in Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire.
By the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the surname and its variants were well established in parish registers across the region. Its persistence in these records indicates a stable family presence in northern England during the early modern period.
Typical given names associated with the Siddall surname
Male
- Alan
- Andrew
- David
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
Female
- Catherine
- Christine
- Claire
- Gillian
- Joanne
- Julie
- Karen
- Laura
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Susan
- Victoria
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There are approximately 3,669 people named Siddall in the UK. That makes it roughly the 2,521st most common surname in Britain. Around 56 in a million people in Britain are named Siddall.
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
Famous people named Siddall
- Elizabeth Eleanor Siddall - Pre-Raphaelite model, poet and artist (1829 to 1862)
- Samantha Siddall - Actress
- Barry Siddall - Football player
- Brian Siddall - Football player (1930 to 1)
- Christopher Siddall - Cricketer
- Lauren Siddall - Squash player
- Joseph Bower Siddall - Doctor (1840 to 1925)
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