Bunde Surname History

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England

Bunde is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from the son of Bond. This surname of French origin was used in early times as a baptismal name. Baptismal names began to appear as surnames relatively late in the growth of the naming tradition. This is a little surprising, given the popularity of biblical figures in the Christian countries of Europe. Nevertheless, surnames derived from baptismal names grew in popularity during the Middle Ages, and have become one of the foremost sources for surnames.

Early Origins of the Bunde family

The surname Bunde was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bunde family

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Bunde Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bunde has been recorded under many different variations, including Bund, Bunde, Bunnde and others.

Early Notables of the Bunde family

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Bunde migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bunde or a variant listed above:

Bunde Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

August Bunde, who arrived in America in 1870 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Bunde (post 1700) +

Herbert A. Bunde, American politician, Circuit Judge in Wisconsin 7th Circuit, 1954-56 2
Con Bunde, American Republican politician, Member of Alaska State House of Representatives 18th District, 2001 2
David Bunde, Assistant Professor in the department of Computer Science at Knox College, Illinois

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html