Cudahy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cudahy family

The surname Cudahy was first found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Cudahy family

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Cudahy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Cuddie, Cuddy, Cuddey, Cubbie and others.

Early Notables of the Cudahy family

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Migration of the Cudahy family to Ireland

Some of the Cudahy 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 Cudahy family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James and Martin Cuddie who settled in Philadelphia in 1860; Sophie Cuddie settled in New England in 1748; May Cuddie settled in Savannah, Georgia in 1820.

Contemporary Notables of the name Cudahy (post 1700) +

Michael John Cudahy (b. 1924), American entrepreneur, business executive and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, son of John Cudahy, United States Ambassador to Ireland, Poland and Belgium
Richard Dickson Cudahy (1926-2015), American jurist, Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1979-1994)
John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943), American real estate developer and diplomat, American Ambassador to Poland (1933-1937), to Ireland (1937-1940) and Belgium and Luxembourg (1939-1940)
Patrick Cudahy Jr. (1849-1919), Irish-born, American industrialist and a patriarch of the Cudahy family
Michael Cudahy (1841-1910), Irish-born, American businessman, co-founder of the Cudahy Packing Company, the meat packing business in 1890
John Clarence Cudahy (1887-1943), American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 1916 1
Francis L. Cudahy, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1952 2

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html