As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

WAUCHOPE. This family derive their name from the district of Wauchopedale, CO. Dumfries. They were long hereditary baillies of Mid-Lothian. The first of the name mentioned by Burke is Robert Wauchope, A.D. 1387.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


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