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![Show Contents]() Condie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Condie was first used by the descendants of a Boernician family of ancient Scotland. They lived in the area called Condie, in the county of Perthshire. This place-name is derived from the Old English word conduit meaning to lead and was applied to settlements in areas near water-channels, streams or rivers. Early Origins of the Condie familyThe surname Condie was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066. Early History of the Condie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Condie research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1414, 1541, 1682, 1717 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Condie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Condie Spelling VariationsA lack of rules and the tendency of scribes to spell according to the sound of the word plagued medieval spelling. Not surprisingly, an enormous number of spelling variations appeared. Condie has been written Condy, Condie, Conedy, Conndy, Conndie, Caundie, Caundy, Cundie, Cundy, Coneday, Conady, Connedie, Caunedy, Caunnday, Caundey, Coundey, Conday, Condey, Connidy, Cunnidie, Cuneday, Cunady, Cunnedie, Caunidy and many more. Early Notables of the Condie familyNotable among the family at this time was - John Condie of Perthshire
Condie RankingIn the United States, the name Condie is the 15,556th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1  Migration of the Condie family to Ireland
Some of the Condie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many Scots crossed the Atlantic for North America hoping to escape poverty, as well as persecution. Much of their heritage was lost along the way and overtime. This century, however, Clan societies and highland games have allowed many ancestral Scots to recover their birthright. An examination of many early immigration records reveals that people bearing the name Condie arrived in North America very early:
Condie Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Andrew Condie, who landed in Washington County, Pennsylvania in 1884 2
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Condie Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Elizabeth Condie, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Delhi" in 1839 3
| Contemporary Notables of the name Condie (post 1700) | + |
- Richard P. Condie (1898-1985), American conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Salt Lake City, Utah from 1957 to 1974
- Allyson Braithwaite "Ally" Condie, American writer of young-adult fiction, her first book, Matched, was a New York Times Best Seller
- Spencer Joel Condie (b. 1940), American general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989
- Richard Condie RCA (b. 1942), Canadian animated film maker, best known for his 1985 animated short The Big Snit
- Brigadier-General Richard Condie Sanders (1915-1976), American Commanding General US Army Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command (1946-1950) 4
| Historic Events for the Condie family | + |
HMS Dorsetshire - James Condie (d. 1945), British Steward aboard the HMS Dorsetshire when she was struck by air bombers and sunk; he died in the sinking 5
- "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)
- State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) DELHI 1839. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1839Delhi.htm
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2014, March 26) Richard Sanders. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Sanders/Richard_Condie/USA.html
- Force Z Survivors HMS Dorsetshire Crew List, (Retrieved 2018, February 13th), https://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listdorsetshirecrew.html
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