Bond Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Bond last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Bond last name
Meaning of the Bond last name: farmer, tenant. Bond is an English surname from an Old Norse word for a farmer or householder. In medieval England a bond was a peasant who held land in return for work for a lord. The last name is widespread in England, especially the north and southwest, and it travelled to Maryland, Virginia and New England. A curious detail: the same root gives the word husband, "master of the house".
Arms associated with the Bond name
Coats of arms associated with the Bond surname follow English heraldry, where each blazon names the colours first and then the figures, such as lions, bands or stars.
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Bond name FAQ
What does the Bond name mean?
Farmer, tenant. Common variants include Bonde, Bound.
Where does the Bond surname come from?
It originates in England, and is also found in the United States, Australia and Canada.
Is there a Bond coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Bond coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).