Champflower History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Champflower

Champflower is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Champflower family lived in Somerset. The name comes from Normandy, however, where the family held a family seat in the village of "Chamfleury," in the Marne district, prior to the invasion of England in 1066. The surname is an Anglicized version of this Old French name which translates as flower field, and probably referred to a distinguishing landmark of the area, such as a field which perennially bloomed with flowers.

Early Origins of the Champflower family

Early History of the Champflower family

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Champflower Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Champflower are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Champflower include Chamflower, Champflower, Chamfleury, Champflur, Chamflur, Chanflur, Chamflour, Chanflowre and many more.

Early Notables of the Champflower family

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Migration of the Champflower family

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Champflower, or a variant listed above: a number of settlers who arrived in the New World by the 19th century.