Annandale Family History
Annandale Name Meaning
from the district of Annandale (Dumfriess) which is recorded as Annandesdale in 1179 and Anandresdale in about 1295. The place-name means ‘valley of the Annan’ from the Celtic river-name Annan (which means ‘water’) + Middle English Early Scots dale ‘dale valley’. Compare Annan .
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016