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The surname Wayford was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1212 when Simon le Wafer held estates and knights fees in that shire.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wayford research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1227, 1242, 1250, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Wayford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wafer, Wayfer, Wayford, Waiford, Weyford, Wyford, Wyfor, Wheyford, Whayford and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Wayford Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..