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Where did the French Favor family come from? What is the French Favor family crest and coat of arms? When did the Favor family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Favor family history?
The surname Favor is derived from the Old French word "fevre," which meant "a blacksmith;" as such, it was originally an occupational name for a smith, or metal worker. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, those derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, were the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lefebvre, Lefebvres, Lefevres, Favre, Favres, Fevre, Febvre, Febvres, Favers, Lefabre, Lefabvres, Fabvres, Lefever and many more.First found in Savoie, where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Favor research. Another 349 words(25 lines of text) covering the years 1382, 1470, 1508, 1525, 1534, 1552, 1569, 1574, 1585, 1600, 1615, 1626, 1650, 1667, 1672, and 1700 are included under the topic Early Favor History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
Another 47 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Favor Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Favor. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Favor Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- D. P. Favor, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1893
- Ethel Favor, aged 22, who emigrated to America, in 1896
Favor Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Ida L Favor, aged 18, who landed in America, in 1904
- Getty Favor, aged 43, who landed in America, in 1907
- Irving Perley Favor, aged 45, who landed in America, in 1907
- L. O. Favor, aged 45, who emigrated to the United States, in 1907
- Maud Favor, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1909
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- Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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The Favor Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Favor Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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