The Bundy surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,065 people carried this name — #2,971 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,400 people counted. That is up 2% from 11,806 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bundy surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Bund’.

An early record he cites: William Bondi, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Bund and Bundy.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 146 · public domain.

In the Nordic population registers

36 people named Bundy is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 36

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In the first U.S. census, 1790

43 Bundy families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 237 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 22
New York 9
Connecticut 5
New Hampshire 4
Vermont 1
Massachusetts 1
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 232 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bundy in American newspapers,
1872–1899.

Newspaper page from The Jackson Standard carrying the name Bundy
The Jackson Standard 1888-04-19
Newspaper page from Blue-grass Blade carrying the name Bundy
Blue-grass Blade 1899-02-19
Newspaper page from The Vinton Record carrying the name Bundy
The Vinton Record 1872-08-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,588 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bundy in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

7,306 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bundy. The most, 3,727, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,376
Queensland 1,981
Victoria 1,201
South Australia 697
Western Australia 592
Tasmania 288
ACT (Canberra) 141
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bundy.

Who carried it

People named Bundy,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hezekiah S. Bundy
    Hezekiah S. Bundy 1817–1895 · lawyer
  • Solomon Bundy
    Solomon Bundy 1823–1889 · judge
  • Julia Foraker
    Julia Foraker 1847–1933
  • Omar Bundy
    Omar Bundy 1861–1940 · military officer
  • Richard Bundy 1694–1739 · translator
  • Richard Bundy 1694–1739 · translator

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bundy,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States904 records

904 records of the Bundy name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 451
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 197
  • Other U.S. records 256
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Albert Bundy

    Born 1916 in Maryland. Enlisted 1944 at Baltimore; cook from Baltimore City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Lincoln E. Bundy

    Born 1948; from Redding, California. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tin, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Phillip Bundy

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Republic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 20; laborer. From Manchester, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 904 records for Bundy in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia79 records

79 records of the Bundy name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 39
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 19
  • Other Australian records 21
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Bundy

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the James Carson, aged 21; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record William Bundy

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 53rd Battalion.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Walter P. Bundy

    Com traveller of Caulfield, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 79 records for Bundy in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada64 records

64 records of the Bundy name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 50
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • Other Canadian records 9
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Henry Bundy

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Clarice Mary Bundy

    Died 1977; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record W. D. Bundy

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Moravian, landing at Quebec, bound for Hamilton, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.

Showing 3 of 64 records for Bundy in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom43 records

43 records of the Bundy name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 38
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 5
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Bundy

    Died 1990, aged 60; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. Bundy

    Leicestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward C. Bundy

    Died 1970, aged 65; buried at Dunblane Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 43 records for Bundy in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France4 records

4 records of the Bundy name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Marguerite Bundy

    Born 1920 in Naix-aux-Forges (Meuse); died 1993 in Colombes (Hauts-de-Seine).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marguerite Gabrielle Bundy

    Born 1930 in Saint Louis de la Reunion; died 1991 in Saint-Pierre (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jacqueline Bundy

    Born 1909 in Lamorlaye (Oise); died 1998 in Dieppe (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Bundy in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Bundy name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Bundy

    Died 1936, aged 71; buried at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Isabella Bundy

    Died 1943; buried at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Bundy in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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