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Niddry Surname Definition:

From the lands of Nodref (now Niddry) in the parish of Liberton, Midlothian. Alexander de Nodref witnessed an agreement between Adam Malherb and the Abbey of Neubotle, c. 1214-30 (Neubotle, p. 67). A family of the name of Nudre preceded the Waud opes at Niddry, the date of their last charter of confirmation being dated 1364 (RMS, I, 143).

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Niddry Surname Distribution Map

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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Niddry Surname Meaning

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From the lands of Nodref (now Niddry) in the parish of Liberton, Midlothian. Alexander de Nodref witnessed an agreement between Adam Malherb and the Abbey of Neubotle, c. 1214-30 (Neubotle, p. 67). A family of the name of Nudre preceded the Waud opes at Niddry, the date of their last charter of confirmation being dated 1364 (RMS, I, 143). In 1426 the lands of le Quhyne in the barony of North Berwick were confirmed to David Nudre (RMS, II, 69). John de Nudre exchanged his tower and lands in Cramond with the bishop of Dunkeld for the lands of Cammo in the same parish. Thomas Nowddri, Scottish merchant, had warrant for safe conduct to travel in England in 1446 (Bain, IV, 1186), Gavin Newdere of Luthin appears as witness in Dirleton in 1519 (Laing, 318), and in 1526 David Nudry, burgess of Montrose, had a precept of remission (RSS., I, 3608). John Niddry was tanner in Elgin in 1736 (Moray).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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