The name Playfork comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person known as a "companion" derived from a combination of the Middle English words "pley" meaning "sport" and "fere." A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames referred to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favored style of clothing, appearance, habits, or character. In Scotland, the name Playfork is often a variant of Playford.
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Early Origins of the Playfork family
The surname Playfork was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from early times and their first records appeared on the early census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain to determine the rate of taxation of their subjects.
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Early History of the Playfork family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Playfork research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1561, 1608 and 1609 are included under the topic Early Playfork History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Playfork Spelling Variations
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Playfork has undergone many spelling variations, including Playfair, Pleyfair, Playford and others.
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Early Notables of the Playfork family
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Migration of the Playfork family
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Playfork were among those contributors: James Playfair, who settled in Virginia in 1722; Andrew Playfair, who came to Canada in 1817 Charles Playfair William Playfair and Mary Playfair, who all arrived at the port of New York in 1820.
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