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![Show Contents]() Kiffin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Wales
The Welsh name Kiffin comes from a place name. Some instances derive from the hamlet of Cyffin, in the county of Montgomery, while others come from the parish of Gyffin, in the county of Carnarvon. The Welsh word "cyffin" means "limit" or "confine." Early Origins of the Kiffin familyThe surname Kiffin was first found in Montgomeryshire (Welsh: Sir Drefaldwyn), located in mid-Eastern Wales, one of thirteen historic counties, and anciently the medieval kingdom of Powys Wenwynwyn, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Early History of the Kiffin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kiffin research. Another 85 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1599, 1616 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Kiffin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kiffin Spelling VariationsThe Welsh have an extremely large amount of spelling variations of their native surnames to their credit. As time progressed, the old Brythonic names of Wales were recorded in English, which was especially problematic since the English language had extreme difficulty recording the highly inflected sounds of Cymraeg. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by spelling variations of one's name. The spelling variations of the name Kiffin have included Kyffin, Kiffin, Cuffin, Cyffin and others. Early Notables of the Kiffin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kiffin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Kiffin migration to the United States | + |
North America in the 1800s and 1900s saw the arrival of many Welsh people hoping to share in the wealth of land, work, and freedom that they felt North America held. Those who made the journey often attained those expectations, but only through an enormous amount of hard work, perseverance, and often a bout of good luck. These immigrants helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and culture of both Canada and the United States. Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Kiffin:
Kiffin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- David Kiffin, who settled in Virginia in 1635
- Mr. David Kiffin, (b. 1611), aged 24, British settler traveling aboard the ship "Safety" arriving in Virginia in 1635 1
- David Kiffin, who landed in Virginia in 1636 2
- Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's. Retrieved October 5th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
- 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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Kiffin migration to the United States 
