| ![Show Contents]() Leffingwell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Early Origins of the Leffingwell familyThe surname Leffingwell was first found in Lincolnshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands. Early History of the Leffingwell familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Leffingwell research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Leffingwell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Leffingwell Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leppington, Leffington, Leffingwell, Lepingwell, Leppingwell, Leapingwell, Lippington and many more. Early Notables of the Leffingwell familyMore information is included under the topic Early Leffingwell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Leffingwell migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Leffingwell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Michael Leffingwell, who arrived in New England in 1642 1
Leffingwell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- H Leffingwell, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Leffingwell (post 1700) | + |
- Ernest de Koven Leffingwell (1875-1971), American arctic explorer, geologist eponym of The Leffingwell Camp Site, on an island off Alaska
- Russell Cornell Leffingwell (1878-1960), American banker, Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1944 until 1953, Chairman of JP Morgan (1923-1950)
- William Henry Leffingwell (1876-1934), American founder of National Office Management Association
- Shelly Lee Leffingwell (b. 1939), American politician, Mayor of Austin, Texas (2009)
- Charles Wesley Leffingwell (1840-1928), American author, educator, and Episcopal priest from Ellington, Connecticut
- Albert Leffingwell (1895-1946), American crime and mystery thriller novelist who used the pseudonyms Dana Chambers and Giles Jackson
- Albert Leffingwell M.D. (1845-1916), American physician, social reformer, and vocal advocate for vivisection reform
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Leffingwell migration to the United States 
