An English surname, Bond was from the Old English terms of ‘buan’ and ‘bonda’ which meant to dwell and to reinforce. Another term ‘bindan’ meant to bind, to hold together. Variations in spelling Bond include Bundy, Bounder, Bonde, Bunday, Bonder and Bondar. In England the Bond surname is strong in Lancashire, Yorkshire, Essex and the city of London. In Scotland the families with the Bond surname mostly live in Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. Within the United States families with the Bond name originated in Maryland, Massachusetts, Ohio, New York, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas, California, Washington, Kansas, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana. Famous: Edward Bond (English playwright), George P. Bond (astronomer), Ward Bond (film and television actor), Shane E. Bond (champion cricket player from New Zealand), Ruskin Bond (an East Indian writer) and Graham Bond (musician).