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![Show Contents]() Lunsfort History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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The roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Lunsfort come from when the family resided beside a river. Lunsfort 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 Lunsfort familyThe surname Lunsfort was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages. Early History of the Lunsfort familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lunsfort 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 Lunsfort History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lunsfort Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Lunsfort has been recorded under many different variations, including Lunsford, Lunsforde, Lansforde, Lansford and others. Early Notables of the Lunsfort familyAnother 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lunsfort Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lunsfort familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Lunsfort or a variant listed above: William Lansford who sailed to Virginia in 1654.
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