My Grandfather always told me we were of Scottish descent,but I also have names like Keith,Russell,Davidson,and others of Scottish origin,so he may have meant those and not specifically Waldrop. I read once that many of the Scottish that came to America settled in the Va,NC,SC mountain areas because it reminded them of the Highlands in Scotland. Donna Waldrop Gandy Scalawag1867@aol.com wrote: Linda, I had heard England was in the running. I thought about England when I heard about the meaning of the Waldrop name. It was first, so I have heard spelled Wardrope. Meaning keep of the wardrope. I thought of the Kings of England, then I thought there were Kings other places. In my Waldrop family there was talk of Scotand and Ireland. My sister said while visiting Scotland there was a Waldrop Pub on every corner. She also found a Castle named Waldrop where the Waldrop clans lived. I am just trying to get an idea where the majoriety of the Waldrops left from that came in thru North and South Carolina. ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== To use Waldrop Message Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop To Review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software