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Lefeber Family Crest
Lefeber Family Crest
Lefeber

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Where did the French Lefeber family come from? What is the French Lefeber family crest and coat of arms? When did the Lefeber family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Lefeber family history?

The surname Lefeber 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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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 Lefeber 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 Lefeber History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 47 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lefeber Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lefeber Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Josue Lefeber, aged 24, landed in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847

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  1. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  2. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  3. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  4. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  5. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  6. de la Porte, A. Tresor Heraldique. Paris: F. Casterman, 1864. Print.
  7. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  8. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
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The Lefeber Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lefeber 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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