Copdon is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived 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 Copdon family
The surname Copdon 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 Copdon family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Copdon research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1273 and 1525 are included under the topic Early Copdon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Copdon Spelling Variations
Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Copdon family name include Cobden, Copden, Copdon, Cobdon, Copendenne and others.
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Early Notables of the Copdon family
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Migration of the Copdon family
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Copdon surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Mary Cobden who arrived in Maryland in 1659.
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