Show ContentsBunde History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The name Bunde is from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of the Britain and comes 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

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bunde research. Another 192 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1198, 1199, 1500 and 1741 are included under the topic Early Bunde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bunde Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Bunde has been spelled many different ways, including Bund, Bunde, Bunnde and others.

Early Notables of the Bunde family

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United States Bunde migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Bundes to arrive in North America:

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


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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