The Anglo-Saxon name Copden comes from when the family resided in the now extinct Copedene, which was in the county of Yorkshire. This family also lived the place called Cobden Farm in the county of Sussex.
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Early Origins of the Copden family
The surname Copden was first found in Oxfordshire where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed John Copedenne as holding lands there at that time. However, one source that "this surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Copedene.' I cannot find the spot, but it must have been in Yorkshire." 1
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Early History of the Copden family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Copden research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1525 are included under the topic Early Copden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Copden 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. Copden has been recorded under many different variations, including Cobden, Copden, Copdon, Cobdon, Copendenne and others.
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Early Notables of the Copden family
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Migration of the Copden 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 Copden or a variant listed above: Mary Cobden who arrived in Maryland in 1659.
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