English: habitational name from any of the numerous minor places in
Devon named Whiddon. Some are named with Old English hwit
‘white’ + dun ‘hill’ or tun ‘settlement’; others
with Old English hw?te ‘wheat’ + dun ‘hill’ or
denu ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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