Lichfield History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lichfield family

The surname Lichfield was first found in Staffordshire at Lichfield, a city and county of itself, and the head of a union. "This place, called by Bede Licidfeld, and by Ingulphus and Henry of Huntingdon Lichfeld, both implying "the field of the dead," is supposed to have derived its name from the martyrdom of more than 1000 Christians, who are said to have been massacred here in the reign of the Emperor Diocletian." 1

Early History of the Lichfield family

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Lichfield Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lichfield, Litchfield, Lichford and others.

Early Notables of the Lichfield family

Notables of the family at this time include

Lichfield of Stafford

Lichfield migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lichfield Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Richard Lichfield, who settled in Virginia in 1627
Lawrence Lichfield, who settled in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1639 and joined the "Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston"

Lichfield Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Lichfield, who settled in New York in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Lichfield (post 1700) +

Patrick Lichfield (b. 1939), English photographer
Richard Lichfield, English barber surgeon in Cambridge
Timothy Charles Lichfield (b. 1981), British radio presenter on London's Capital Radio
Professor Nathaniel Lichfield, British Economist

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.