Show ContentsCaudbey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Anglo-Saxon name Caudbey comes from when the family resided in one of various settlements called Caeby in Lincolnshire, Leicester, and the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Early Origins of the Caudbey family

The surname Caudbey was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Caudbey family

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Caudbey Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Caudbey has been recorded under many different variations, including Cadby, Cadeby, Kaddeby, Cadebi, Cathebi, Caudby and many more.

Early Notables of the Caudbey family

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Migration of the Caudbey family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Caudbey or a variant listed above: Thos. Cadby, who came to Virginia in 1638; Tho Cadby, who came to Virginia in 1638; and Stephen Cadby, who settled in Indiana sometime between 1840 and 1843..



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