Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CONDER
There are approximately 690 people named Conder in the UK. That makes it the 8,906th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 11 are named Conder.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
CondeeConde
Condarco
Conda
Condder
Condar
Condahr
Condare
Conddern
Condeiro
Conader
Condaro
Condara
Condari
Condares
Condard
Condary
Comnder
Condart
Condaar
Condaras
Condaris
Conadera
Cnoder
The Conder surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Conders were persons stationed upon high places near the sea coast to watch the shoals for fishermen, at the time of herring-fishing. The name is derived from the French conduire, to conduct.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CONDER. " Conders (in Fishery) are those who stand upon high places near the sea-coasts, with boughs, &c., in their hands, to make signs to the men in fishing-boats, which way the shoal of herrings passes, which they discover by a kind of blue colour the fish make in the water." Bailey's Diet. See Eng. Surn.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.