Cobden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Cobden

What does the name Cobden mean?

The ancestry of the name Cobden dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the now extinct Copedene, which was in the county of Yorkshire. This family also lived the place called Cobden Farm in the county of Sussex.

Early Origins of the Cobden family

The surname Cobden was first found in Oxfordshire where the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed John Copedenne as holding lands there at that time. However, one source that "this surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Copedene.' I cannot find the spot, but it must have been in Yorkshire." 1

Early History of the Cobden family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cobden research. Another 23 words (2 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1525, 1684, 1742, 1749, 1764, 1804 and 1865 are included under the topic Early Cobden History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cobden Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Cobden have been found, including Cobden, Copden, Copdon, Cobdon, Copendenne and others.

Early Notables of the Cobden family

Notables of the family at this time include

Edward Cobden (1684-1764), the British divine, poet, and Archdeacon of London, from 1742 to 1764. He fell from his horse in 1749, and seriously impaired his memory. He was the son of William Cobden of...
Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was an English Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He is remembered for his association with the Anti-Corn Law League an...

Cobden migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Cobden, or a variant listed above:

Cobden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Cobden, who landed in Maryland in 1659 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cobden (post 1700) +

Richard Cobden (1804-1865), British manufacturer and Liberal statesman
David Cobden, American physicist with the Department of Physics, University of Washington
Ryan Cobden (1974-2007), American assistant director, known for 30:13 (2003) and Last Party 2000 (2001)
Derick Cobden, American producer, known for Reflection (2004), 65_RedRoses (2009) and Odysseus: Voyage to the Underworld (2008)
Daniel Cobden, American actor, known for The Disadvantages of Seeing God (2024)
Halsted Sayer Cobden (1845-1909), English cricketer who played four matches for Gloucestershire in 1872
Frank Carroll Cobden (1849-1932), English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and the Marylebone Cricket Club (1870-1872)
Julia Sarah Anne Cobden -Sanderson (1853-1926), née Cobden, an English socialist, suffragette and vegetarian, sister of Emma Jane Catherine Cobden
Audrey "Bobby" Cobden (1923-2016), South African activist
Donald Gordon Cobden (1914-1940), New Zealand All Black rugby player, No 430 in 1937
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Sources +

Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)