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![Show Contents]() Cordy Surname History
The name Cordy arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. It is a name for a maker or purveyor of cord or ribbon. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old French word corde, which means cord. In some cases an English local name, also a form of Cardon. The Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae notes Ralph, Richard, Robert, Paganus Cardon, or Cardun, were of Normandy, 1180-95. 1 Early Origins of the Cordy familyThe surname Cordy was first found in Essex where William Cardon or Cardun appears in the Domesday Book as one of the homines of Geoffrey de Magnaville. 2 "In 1165 the family was seated in Hants, Norfolk, Beds, and Lincoln, temp. John in Bucks; and 1325, Adam Cardun was M.P. for Nottinghamshire. " 1 Carden in Cheshire is "a township, in the parish of Tilston, union of Great Boughton, Higher division of the hundred of Broxton. A detachment of dragoons from the parliamentary garrison at Nantwich, on the 12th of June, 1643, plundered Carden Hall, and made its owner, John Leche, Esq., a prisoner." 3 The Carden Baronetcy, of Templemore in the County of Tipperary was originally from Cheshire, England, but settled at Templemore in County Tipperary around 1650. Later some of the family were found in Worcestershire as Robert Corduan held a family seat in that shire in 1221. 4 The Carden Baronetcy, of Wimpole Street in the County of Middlesex and of Molesey in the County of Surrey was created for Sir Robert Walter Carden, 1st Baronet (1801-1888), Lord Mayor of London from 1857 to 1858. Early History of the Cordy familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cordy research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1327 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Cordy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Cordy Spelling VariationsNorman surnames are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. The frequent changes in surnames are largely due to the fact that the Old and Middle English languages lacked definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England, as well as the official court languages of Latin and French, also had pronounced influences on the spelling of surnames. Since medieval scribes and church officials recorded names as they sounded, rather than adhering to any specific spelling rules, it was common to find the same individual referred to with different spellings. The name has been spelled Cordon, Cordin, Corden, Cordwin, Cording, Cordwane, Cordwaner, Cordiner, Cordwent, Cordner, Cordiner, Cordwiner, Cordwinner, Cordwainer and many more. Early Notables of the Cordy familyMore information is included under the topic Early Cordy Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Cordy family to Ireland
Some of the Cordy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many English families emigrated to North American colonies in order to escape the political chaos in Britain at this time. Unfortunately, many English families made the trip to the New World under extremely harsh conditions. Overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the stormy Atlantic. Despite these hardships, many of the families prospered and went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the United States and Canada. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Cordy or a variant listed above:
Cordy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- John Cordy, who landed in Virginia in 1648 5
Cordy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Eakin Cordy, aged 24, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 5
| Cordy migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Cordy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- John Cordy, English convict from Gloucester, who was transported aboard the "Albion" on May 29, 1828, settling in New South Wales, Australia 6
| Contemporary Notables of the name Cordy (post 1700) | + |
- Theodore Cordy Freeman (1930-1964), American test pilot and former NASA astronuat 7
- Cordy Ryman (b. 1971), American artist based in New York City, son of artist Robert Ryman (1930-2019)
- Cordy Tindell Vivian (1924-2020), American minister, author, and close friend and lieutenant of Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movemen
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- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
- State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 24) Albion voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1828 with 192 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/albion/1828
- NASA Astronauts Homepage. (Retrieved 2011, January 19) Theodore Freeman. Retrieved from http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/freeman-tc.html
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