Pardee History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland
Scotland

Pardee is an ancient name dating from the times of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It was a name for a person who was a person who was known for their continued use of the oath pour Dieu, which is Old French meaning "for God." This is a subset of the nickname type of name known as oath names. 1

Early Origins of the Pardee family

The surname Pardee was first found in Bedfordshire where Gilbert Purdeu was listed in the Assize Rolls for 1227. Later, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1279 included an entry for John Purde in Cheshire and the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex had two entries for the family: John Purdew in 1296; and John Purde in 1332. These entries may be the same person, or father and son. In Norfolk, John Purdy was listed there in 1436 as was Robert Purdu in 1479. 1

The same source found Richard Parde in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk in 1228; Robert Pardey in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296; and Henry Pardeu in the Subsidy Rolls for Warwickshire in 1332. 1

Further to the north in Scotland, "John Purdie was one of an inquest in 1296 which found that Robert de Pinkeny held the tenement of Balincref, and David Perdy was a tenant of the earl of Douglas in Linton, 1376. A later David Purde, succentor of Glasgow, 1476-1477, appears again in 1491 as Prade, and in the title of his obituary in 1497 his name is given as Prowde." 2

Early History of the Pardee family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pardee research. Another 177 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1525, 1569, 1585, 1743, 1754, 1764, 1770, 1776, 1779, 1783, 1814, 1820, 1823, 1858, 1880 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Pardee History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pardee Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Pardee include Pardy, Pardie, Pardee, Purdie, Purdew, Purdy, Purdoe, Pardoe and many more.

Early Notables of the Pardee family

Notables of the family at this time include Thomas Pardoe (1770-1823), English enameler who was noted for flower painting from Derby. Alexander Purdie (c. 1743- 1779), born in Scotland, emigrated to America by 1764. He became a prominent colonial American printer, publisher, and merchant in Williamsburg, Virginia where he...
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Pardee Ranking

In the United States, the name Pardee is the 15,386^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Pardee family to Ireland

Some of the Pardee family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Pardee migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Pardee were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records:

Pardee Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Pardee, who settled in New Haven in 1630
George Pardee, who arrived in New Haven, Connecticut in 1644 4
John Pardee, who landed in New England in 1651-1652 4
John Pardee, who settled in Boston in 1651

Pardee migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Pardee Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Aaron Bellamy Pardee, who landed in Canada in 1833

Contemporary Notables of the name Pardee (post 1700) +

Frederick S. Pardee (b. 1932), American economist, real estate investor and philanthropist from Los Angeles, California; he donated 25 million dollars to establish the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University
Enoch Homer Pardee (1829-1896), American medical doctor and politician, 18th Mayor of Oakland, California, from 1876 to 1878
Ariovistus "Ario" Pardee Jr. (1839-1901), American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War
Ariovistus "Ario" Pardee (1810-1892), American engineer, coal Baron, philanthropist, and the founding father of Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Joseph Pardee (1871-1960), American geologist who worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, and contributed to the understanding of the origin of the Channeled Scablands
Jack Pardee (1936-2013), American football coach, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1986
Arthur Beck Pardee (1921-2019), American biochemist
Timothy Blair Pardee (1830-1889), Canadian lawyer and politician, born in Grenville County, Upper Canada, Ontario MPP (1875-1889)
Sarah Lockwood Pardee (1839-1922), birth name of Sarah Lockwood Winchester, American heiress, builder of the Winchester Mystery House
George Pardee (1857-1941), American politician, 21st Governor of California (1903-1907)

Citations +

Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"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)