Hinday History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

The name Hinday comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person with a mild temperment. The surname Hinday is derived from the Old English word hendy, which means courteous, kind, and gentle. This word was also often used as a personal name. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character.

Early Origins of the Hinday family

The surname Hinday was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Hinday family

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Hinday Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Hinday has undergone many spelling variations, including Hendy, Henday, Hendey, Hendley and others.

Early Notables of the Hinday family

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Migration of the Hinday family to Ireland

Some of the Hinday 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.

Migration of the Hinday family

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Hinday were among those contributors: Richard Hendy settled in Barbados in 1679.