Are all people named Wauchope, Bauchope, Warcop, Waugh, and Baugh (including all their various spellings) related then?
In a word, no. It is evident that several aristocratic lines are related or possibly related. However, many people simply took their surname from the area in which they lived (e.g., Wauchopedale of the Lindsay family), or from the clan they identified with (e.g., Clan Johnstone), or had the name ascribed to them by their neighbors. For example, Waugh referring to a native Strathclyde Briton or a foreigner from Wales. The name Wallace is thought to be so derived. Bach in Welsh referring to someone little or small in stature. The name Vaughan is thought to be so derived. In addition, it is known there are Baughs with German roots (Bach meaning stream or brook and Bau meaning den). However, some have suggested that modern people with the surname Wauchope and its various spellings (e.g., Walkup, Waughop, and Wachob) are related to the Wauchopes of Niddrie-Merschell, as it was the only major aristocratic branch of the family left beyond about the fourteenth century. The name of Wauchope is
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