| ![Show Contents]() Cardy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient name of Cardy finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a blacksmith or tin-worker. The surname is derived from the Old French word carde, which means a teasel-head or wool-comb, which both relate to the materials a blacksmith and tin-worker used or made. 1 Early Origins of the Cardy familyThe surname Cardy was first found in Shropshire where Arnald Carde was listed in the Assize Rolls of 1221. A few years later, Laurence Carde was listed in Cornwall in 1297. 1 In Scotland, the name is derived from the "Gaelic ceard, a craftsman, an artist mechanic, and later a travelling tinker. In an ancient Irish manuscript cerdd is glossed by Latin aerarius, which means 'worker in brass.' Many of the fine old Highland plaid brooches of brass, specimens of which are shown in the Scottish National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh, are believed to be the work of men of this class." 2 Early History of the Cardy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cardy research. Another 90 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1500 and 1681 are included under the topic Early Cardy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cardy Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Cardy family name include Card, Carde and others. Early Notables of the Cardy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cardy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Cardy family to Ireland
Some of the Cardy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Cardy migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Cardy surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Cardy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Richard Cardy, who landed in Virginia in 1652 3
Cardy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Henry Cardy, who landed in America in 1805 3
- John Cardy, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Cardy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Henry Cardy, aged 25, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Carpentaria" from San Juan, Puerto Rico 4
- William Cardy, originally from Southampton, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Caronia" from Southampton via Havre 4
- Arthur Baden Cardy, aged 19, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Valacia" from London, Havre, Halifax 4
- Thomas Cardy, aged 43, originally from Winchester, England, who arrived in New York City, New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Mauretania" from Southampton, England 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cardy (post 1700) | + |
- Nick Cardy (1920-2013), born Nicholas Viscardi, an American comic book artist best known for his DC Comics work on Aquaman, the Teen Titans, inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005
- Allan Cardy, Australian rugby player
- Julien Cardy (b. 1981), French midfielder
- Dominic Cardy (b. 1970), English-born, Canadian politician, Leader of the New Brunswick New Democratic Party (2011-)
- John Lawrence Cardy FRS (b. 1947), British theoretical physicist at the University of California, Berkeley
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- 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)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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