5,019 BEDWELL members around the world
Stay informed about BEDWELL Family online & offline events!
See our recent family gatherings
BEDWELL Family History
This unusual and interesting name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, it can be a topographical or a locational surname. If the former, the name denotes residence by a spring or stream in a shallow valley, derived from the Old English pre 7th Century "byde(n)", vessel, tub, used in the sense of a shallow valley, with Wella, waella", well, spring or stream. As a locational surname, Bedwell, and it's variant forms Bidewell and Bid(d)well, may derive from any of various minor places, in Herfordshire and Essex for instance which are named with the Old English elements as above. Bedwell in Hertfordshire is recorded as "Bedewell" in 1240, and as "Bidewelle" in 1330, and Bidwell in Bedfordshire as "Bedwell" in 1279...Who have we missed?
Tell us about any famous BEDWELL (or surname variant) you think we should add here. We will get our genealogists to check them out and add them to the list. Thanks!
MEET
Join the conversation with the BEDWELL tribe
- Find your BEDWELL ancestor
- Tell us about your BEDWELL Family
- Tell us about your BEDWELL ancestors
- Ask a question about the BEDWELL history
- Leave a message for BEDWELL family members
Invite more BEDWELL family members!
Write an email address and click 'Invite' to share this page with more members of the BEDWELL tribe.
Log in or Register to invite others
Family Coat of Arms Generator
Why not see what your family crest could look like based on your own family characteristics?
Create CrestLEARN
Discover where the BEDWELL Family members live around the world
Explore where tribe members live today!
SHOP
Show off the BEDWELL Family Crest…
Wear your crest with pride...plenty of products to choose from
