The
Anglo-Saxon name Comfearde comes from when the family resided in Comberford, in
Staffordshire having derived from the Old English elements
cumbre and
ford, and meant "ford of the Britons."
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)Early Origins of the Comfearde family
The surname Comfearde was first found in
Staffordshire at Comberford, a small village that dates back to 1187 when it was first listed as Cumbreford.
[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Early History of the Comfearde family
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Comfearde Spelling Variations
The 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. Comfearde has been recorded under many different variations, including Cumberford, Cummerford, Comberford, Cumber, Camelford, Camellford, Campbellford, Comerford and many more.
Early Notables of the Comfearde family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Comfearde family to Ireland
Some of the Comfearde family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Comfearde family to the New World and Oceana
For 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 Comfearde or a variant listed above: John Cumberford who settled in New
England in 1743; James Cummiford arrived in San Francisco Cal. in 1852.