Bandy Family History

Bandy Surname Meaning

English: perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English bandi bondi bendi derivatives of Middle English and Old English band bond bend ‘band ribbon stripe’ + Middle English -i reinforced by Old French bendé ‘striped’ with reference perhaps to clothing ornamented with ribbons or stripes or to the diagonal band of a heraldic device. Compare Band.

English: alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English bandy bendy ‘curved stick’ used for someone with bent or crooked legs.

Czech and Slovak: from a derivative of banda ‘(gipsy) band’ apparently a nickname for a bandsman. This surname is found among Gypsies.

Hungarian (Bándy): variant of Bandi. Americanized form of Swiss German Bandi.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bandi, Bendy, Band, Baney, Banda, Bardy, Hanny, Ban, Bundy, Body

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7K	Military Records
1K	Immigration Records
39K	Census and Voter Lists
235K	Member Trees

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Where is the Bandy family from?

You can see how Bandy families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bandy family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bandy families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 74 Bandy families living in Ontario. This was about 84% of all the recorded Bandy's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bandy families in 1911.

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What did your Bandy ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Cultivateur were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bandy. 47% of Bandy men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Bandy women worked as a Cultivateur.

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Farmer

47%

Labourer

14%

Laborer

14%

Carpenter

14%

Cultivateur

100%

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Census Record

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What is the average Bandy lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Bandy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bandy in 1948 was 53, and 75 in 2004.

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Bandy Surname Meaning

English: alternatively perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English bandy bendy ‘curved stick’ used for someone with bent or crooked legs.

Czech and Slovak: from a derivative of banda ‘(gipsy) band’ apparently a nickname for a bandsman. This surname is found among Gypsies.

Hungarian (Bándy): variant of Bandi. Americanized form of Swiss German Bandi.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Bandy family from?

What did your Bandy ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Cultivateur were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Bandy. 47% of Bandy men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Bandy women worked as a Cultivateur.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

47%

Labourer

14%

Laborer

14%

Carpenter

14%

Cultivateur

100%

What Bandy family records will you find?

What is the average Bandy lifespan?

Between 1948 and 2004, in the United States, Bandy life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1956, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Bandy in 1948 was 53, and 75 in 2004.

Bandy Family History

Bandy Surname Meaning

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Bandy Surname Meaning

345,000 record(s) for Bandy

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Where is the Bandy family from?

What did your Bandy ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

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Military Records

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What is the average Bandy lifespan?

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