Watling Family History
Watling Name Meaning
English (East Anglia and London): from the Middle English personal name Whatling Watling (Old English Hwætling ‘son of Hwætel’ a diminutive of names in Hwæt- or a derivative of Old English hwæt ‘active bold brave’). German: from Wado a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with wadi ‘pledge’ as the first element. German: habitational name from Wathlingen in Lower Saxony.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022