A record of documented arms, meaning and origin, researched for the Blondy family of England.
Sir Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, London: Harrison & Sons, 1884
Blazon (the actual original written record)“Lozengy, or and sa”
The Blondy arms were recorded in England, c. 1620.
Arms such as these were typically recorded in York.
Yorkshire is the largest of the English counties, and it held more gentry families than any other. Land there was split among a great many households rather than a few, so a great many of them carried arms.
This is where the arms were entered in the register. Families often moved to other parts of the country, so the same name can turn up in more than one region.
The body that granted and recorded arms in England in this period.
Reigning in England when the Blondy arms are first recorded.
English heraldry allowed arms to be shared by all legitimate descendants of the original owner. These symbols were treated as personal property that moved through the generations to all children. While the eldest son kept the original design, other family members could use the same shield without needing to change it or register their own unique versions.
The surname Blondy is rooted in the descriptive language of medieval Europe, where it functioned as a nickname for someone with fair or golden hair. Derived from the Old French word blond, the name likely emerged as a way to distinguish individuals within a growing community. By the year 1620, records confirm that members of the family were well-established in the historic city of York. During this period, York was a bustling center of trade and religious life, and families living there were often involved in the skilled crafts or merchant guilds that defined the city’s economy. As these early ancestors navigated the social shifts of seventeenth-century England, the name Blondy became a permanent part of the local identity, reflecting a history tied to the resilience and daily life of northern English citizens.
A word of Old French origin meaning fair or light-colored.
