Waldron Family History
Waldron Name Meaning
English and Irish (Mayo): from the Norman personal name Waleran Galeran (ancient Germanic Walahram Old French Galeran(t)) composed of the ancient Germanic elements walh ‘foreigner’ + hrafn ‘raven’. Compare Walraven . In Ireland where it is common this name was Gaelicized early as Mac Bhalronta also later as Mac Bhaildrin and de Bhaldraithe. English: habitational name from a place in Sussex named Waldron. The placename derives from Old English wald ‘woodland’ + ærn ‘building’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022