Geneology people, can you help with a surname?

Question

I'm looking for the ethnicity of the surname ...Viedorph. I've researched this alot but haven't gotten a sure conclusion. The first names are Symforian(male) and Telesfora(female) and they were in the Russia/Poland area during the mid 1800s....but do you know what is the most likely ethnicity...could be something not even near there.......thank you.

Answer 1

Searching the web the only 2 hits I found were for Sweden. Familysearch.com only came up with Lars Viedorph born in Sweden in 1825.

This can make sense. The Swedish vikings had a large influence on the early development of Russia through trade, including what we call the country. They were called the Rus. They also spread south along the long navigable rivers into the Slav countries.

The only soundex variation that Familysearch.org came up with was Widoff which is also all Swedish.

Do you have any alternate spellings?

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International Genealogical Index - Sweden
1. Emilie Amalia Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Birth: 23 SEP 1823 Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden

2. Emilie Amalia Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Birth: 23 SEP 1823 Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden

3. EMILIE AMALIA WIDOFF - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Christening: 02 OCT 1823 Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden

4. Emilie Amalia Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Birth: 1823 Lingkoping, , Ostergotland, Sweden

5. EMILIE AMALIA WIDOFF - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Marriage: 16 NOV 1845 Linkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden

6. John Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Male Birth: Karlstad, Varmland, Sweden

7. LARS P. VIEDORPH - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Male Marriage: 10 DEC 1825 Slimminge, Malmohus, Sweden

8. Susanna Matilda Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Birth: 26 MAY 1849 Morlunda, Kalmar, Sweden

9. Susanna Matilda Widoff - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Birth: 26 MAY 1849 Morlunda, Kalmar, Sweden

10. SUSANNA MATILDA WIDOFF - International Genealogical Index / SW
Gender: Female Marriage: 18 OCT 1874 Morlunda, Kalmar, Sweden

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Answer 3

There were a lot of Dutch people that went to Russia.

Answer 4

during the time of catherine the great ,in russia....entire areas of the ukraine were setttled and brought into cultivation by "german immigrant/farmer/settlers!!!!in wave after wave of immimgration and exoduses there after!!!!german is your must likely nation!!!!!

Answer 5

I agree with German. It would make sense because of the German settlements the other respondent mentioned.

Answer 6

It sounds Dutch. Try that avenue.

Answer 7

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