Carday is an Anglo-Saxon name. The name was originally given to 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
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Early Origins of the Carday family
The surname Carday 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
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Early History of the Carday family
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Carday Spelling Variations
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Carday has appeared include Card, Carde and others.
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Early Notables of the Carday family
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Migration of the Carday family to Ireland
Some of the Carday 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.
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Migration of the Carday family
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Carday arrived in North America very early: John Card who settled in Virginia in 1654 with his wife Mary; Robert Carde settled in Virginia in 1642.
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