Bondy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bondy family

The surname Bondy was first found in Sardinia (Italian: Sardegna, Sardinian: Sardigna), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 238 B.C the Carthaginians revolted and Rome took over. Saracens occupied 720 A.D. 1164 found Frederick Barbarosa giving the island to Barisone. Pisans succeeded in the 13th. Arragons took over in 1403 and it remained a Spanish province until the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1848 complete political union with Piedmont and Italy was granted. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The name Bondy comes from the Italian word "biondo," which means "blond." The name therefore most likely originated as a nickname for someone with a very light beard or hair.

Early History of the Bondy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bondy research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1356, 1392, 1393, 1399, 1463, 1572, 1609, 1612, 1644 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Bondy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bondy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Biondi, Bionda, Biundo, Biunno, Biunni, Blondi, Blundo, Blunno, Brundu, Biondelli, Biondellini, Biondetti, Bionducci, Biondillo, Blondelli, Blondetti, Blondet, Blundetto, Bondi, Bondy and many more.

Early Notables of the Bondy family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was Flavio Biondo (Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392-1463), an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was one of the first historians to use a three-period division of history (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) and is known as one of the first archaeologists. Giovanni del Biondo was a 14th-century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period. He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly known for his panel paintings. Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644), was an Italian historian and romance writer, born in 1572 at Lesina, an island in the Gulf of Venice off Dalmatia. "Entering...
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Bondy Ranking

In the United States, the name Bondy is the 16,244^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bondy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bondy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Emanuel Bondy, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1849 2
J B Bondy, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 2

Bondy migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bondy Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Rene Bondy, who landed in Montreal in 1653

Contemporary Notables of the name Bondy (post 1700) +

William Bondy (1870-1964), American federal judge of the United States District Court
Dave Bondy, American reporter for WPXI in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Auguste Arthur "A. A." Bondy, American folk/alternative artist
Luc Bondy (1948-2015), Swiss theatre and film director
James Bondy, Canadian entertainer, best known for his work on Ribert and Robert's Wonderworld
François Bondy (1915-2003), Swiss journalist and novelist
John Adrian Bondy, English-born, Canadian professor of graph theory at the University of Waterloo, co-discoverer of the Bondy–Chvátal theorem

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)