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Etymology of Condy

What does the name Condy mean?

The name Condy originates in Condé, near Bayeux, Normandy.The Princes of Condé descend from the Vendôme family - the progenitors of the modern House of Bourbon. Condé-en-Brie (Condé in Brie) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. 1 However, the name could have been a "habitational name from any of several places in Normandy and Picardy called Condé a French form of the Gaulish condate ‘junction of rivers’. "

Another source claims the name "is a French place name and personal name. It is ultimately derived from a Celtic word, "Condate", meaning "confluence" (of two rivers.)" 2

Early Origins of the Condy family

The surname Condy was first found in Condé, Normandy, France. "Condat and Condé are common French place-names. Condé in the Nord, called Condat-um in A.D. 870 and afterwards Condat, is situated at the confluence of the Haine and the Scheldt." 3

A branch of the family emigrated to England in 1066 where records show "Arnfrid Camerarius witnessed a charter in Normandy 1066. In 1086 he held 26 lordships in Barony in England 4. Robert, his son, gave his estate of Condy to Holy Trinity, Caen, 1082. He is named Robert de Condy in England 1103 (Mon. Angl. i. 574). His brother Audin de Condy was Bishop of Bayeux 1112, and Turstin de Condy was Archbishop of York 1119. Another brother, Richard de Condy, accompanied Duke Robert to Palestine 1096" 5

Early History of the Condy family

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Condy Spelling Variations

There were a great number of spelling variations in French surnames. One reason for this was the wide variety of cultural influences present in France during the early development of the French language. The many spelling variations of the name include Conde, Condé, Condy and others.

Early Notables of the Condy family

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Condy migration to the United States +

In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Condy. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Condy were

Condy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • James Condy, who landed in Braintree, Massachusetts in 1640 6
  • Jeffery Condy, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 6
  • Thomas Condy was a soldier in Turner Company in the year 1678, in Boston
  • William Condy (died 1685) of New London, who settled in Connecticut in 1664, and was master of a vessel in the West Indies trade. In 1679 on a voyage to London, England, his vessel was taken by the Algerians
Condy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Jeremy Condy, who landed in New England in 1761 6
Condy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Michael Condy, who arrived in Maryland in 1848 6
  • Margaret Condy, aged 19, who arrived in New York in 1892 aboard the ship "State of California" from Moville 7
  • John Condy, aged 27, who arrived in New York in 1896 aboard the ship "Aurania (1883)" from Queenstown 7
Condy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • James Condy, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1907 aboard the ship "Furnessia" from Londonderry 7

Condy migration to Canada +

Condy Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Condy (post 1700) +

  • Jonathan W Condy, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1797 to 1799
  • Nicholas Matthews Condy (1816-1851), also known as Nicholas Condy the Younger, a British maritime painter, son of Nicholas Condy
  • Nicholas Condy (1793-1857), English landscape painter
  • Henry Bollmann Condy, British chemist and industrialist, best noted for his eponymous disinfectants Condy’s Crystals and Condy’s Fluid
  • Gillian Condy (b. 1952), South African botanical artist, awarded a gold medal by the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Condy Boyle, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1932 9
  • Condy Raguet (1784-1842), American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 1st District, 1818-22; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Brazil, 1825-27 10
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  7. Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
  8. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 19)
  9. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  10. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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