Show ContentsBardy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Bardy, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Bardy, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Perigord. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Bardy family derived their surname from the place-name Bardot, a place in Perigord.

Early Origins of the Bardy family

The surname Bardy was first found in Périgord, where this ancient family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Bardy family

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Bardy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bardon, Bardone, Bardo, Bardot, Bardoe, Bardos, Bardau, Bardaux, Barddon, Barddone, Barddo, Barddot, Barddoe, Barddos, Barddau, Barddaux, Bardont, Barddont, Bardons, Barddons, de Bardon, de Bardone, de Bardo, de Bardot, de Bardoe, de Bardos, de Bardau, de Bardaux, de Barddon, de Barddone, de Barddo, de Barddot, de Barddoe, de Barddau and many more.

Early Notables of the Bardy family

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Bardy Ranking

In France, the name Bardy is the 2,438th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1


United States Bardy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bardy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Claude Francois Bardy, aged 25, who landed in New York in 1854 2


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. 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)


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