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![Show Contents]() Lunsfithay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
The Anglo-Saxon name Lunsfithay comes from when the family resided beside a river. Lunsfithay is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Lunsfithay familyThe surname Lunsfithay was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Early History of the Lunsfithay familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lunsfithay research. Another 237 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1609, 1611, 1633, 1640, 1641, 1645, 1649 and 1656 are included under the topic Early Lunsfithay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lunsfithay Spelling VariationsBefore English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Lunsfithay include Lunsford, Lunsforde, Lansforde, Lansford and others. Early Notables of the Lunsfithay familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lunsfithay Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lunsfithay familyA great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: William Lansford who sailed to Virginia in 1654.
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