| ![Show Contents]() Panday History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Scotland
Etymology of PandayWhat does the name Panday mean? The Panday surname is derived from the Middle English/Old French word "panetier" and was an occupational name from the office of master-baker. "In the court of France the Pantier was an officer of high consideration; and in monasteries the Pantier was charged with the distribution of bread to the poor. " 1 Early Origins of the Panday familyThe surname Panday was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the census rolls taken by the ancient Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects. Early History of the Panday familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Panday research. Another 148 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1373, 1470, 1471, 1519, 1524, 1545 and 1558 are included under the topic Early Panday History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Panday Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Panter, Panther, Pantre, Pander, Pantry and others. Early Notables of the Panday familyAndrew Panter, Keeper of the King's Mint; Patrick Paniter (born c. 1470 - 1519) Scottish churchman and principal secretary to James IV of Scotland and the infant James...
Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Panday Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Panday familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Hannah, John, and William Pantry who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1634; Elizabeth Panther settled in New England in 1738; George Panter settled in Maryland in 1741.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Panday (post 1700) | + |
- Basdeo Panday (1933-2024), Trinidadian and Tobagonian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor
- Ananya Panday (b. 1998), Indian actress
- Suyash Panday (b. 1962), better known by his stage name Chunky Panday, is an Indian actor
- Basdeo Panday (1933-2024), Trinidadian and Tobagonian lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, actor, and civil servant, 5th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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