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Early Origins of the Bundy family

The surname Bundy was first found in Sardinia (Italian: Sardegna, Sardinian: Sardigna), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 238 B.C the Carthaginians revolted and Rome took over. Saracens occupied 720 A.D. 1164 found Frederick Barbarosa giving the island to Barisone. Pisans succeeded in the 13th. Arragons took over in 1403 and it remained a Spanish province until the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1848 complete political union with Piedmont and Italy was granted. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. The name Bundy comes from the Italian word "biondo," which means "blond." The name therefore most likely originated as a nickname for someone with a very light beard or hair.

Early History of the Bundy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bundy research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1356, 1392, 1393, 1399, 1463, 1572, 1609, 1612, 1644 and 1663 are included under the topic Early Bundy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bundy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Biondi, Bionda, Biundo, Biunno, Biunni, Blondi, Blundo, Blunno, Brundu, Biondelli, Biondellini, Biondetti, Bionducci, Biondillo, Blondelli, Blondetti, Blondet, Blundetto, Bondi, Bondy and many more.

Early Notables of the Bundy family

Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was Flavio Biondo (Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392-1463), an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was one of the first historians to use a three-period division of history (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) and is known as one of the first archaeologists. Giovanni del Biondo was a 14th-century Italian painter of the Gothic and early-Renaissance period. He was active in the period 1356-1399 and is mainly known for his panel paintings. Sir Giovanni Francesco Biondi (1572-1644), was an Italian historian and romance writer, born in 1572 at Lesina, an island in the Gulf of Venice off Dalmatia. "Entering...
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Bundy Ranking

In the United States, the name Bundy is the 2,291^st most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Bundy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bundy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Eliz Bundy, who arrived in Virginia in 1665 2

Bundy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

James R. Bundy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Adriatic" from Southampton, England 3
Frederic Bundy, aged 23, who arrived in New York City in 1919 aboard the ship "Lake Agomak" from Jucaro, Cuba 3
Albert A. Bundy, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Crawl Keys" from Jucaro, Cuba 3
Robert Bundy, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "West Wauneke" from Antwerp, Belgium 3
Fred Bundy, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Lake Yelverton" from Glasgow, Scotland 3

Bundy migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Bundy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Daniel Bundy, (b. 1836), aged 22, English carpenter from Northampton travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 4
Mr. Bundy, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Norfolk" arriving in Wellington, North Island, New Zealand on 18th June 1880 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Bundy (post 1700) +

William Putnam Bundy (1917-2000), American foreign affairs advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson
John Elwood Bundy (1853-1933), American Impressionist painter
Thomas Clark Bundy (1881-1945), American tennis player
Colin James Bundy (b. 1944), American historian and Rhodes Scholar
Orrin Richard Bundy (b. 1948), American music academic
McGeorge "Mac" Bundy (1919-1996), United States National Security Advisor to John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
John Bundy, American politician, Supervisor of Niles Township, Michigan, 1977 6
Hezekiah Sanford Bundy (1817-1895), American Republican politician, Member of Ohio State House of Representatives, 1848; Member of Ohio State Senate, 1855; U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1865-67, 1873-75, 1893-95 6
E. B. Bundy, American politician, Circuit Judge in Wisconsin 8th Circuit, 1878-97 6
Byron M. Bundy (b. 1873), American Republican politician, Member of Vermont State House of Representatives from Sutton, 1910 6
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Historic Events for the Bundy family +

HMAS Sydney II

Mr. Frederick Philip Keith Bundy (1916-1941), Australian Petty Officer from Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, who sailed into battle aboard HMAS Sydney II and died in the sinking 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMAS Sydney II, Finding Sydney Foundation - Roll of Honour. (Retrieved 2014, April 24) . Retrieved from http://www.findingsydney.com/roll.asp