Eastfylde Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Eastfylde Early Origins

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The surname Eastfylde was first found in Somerset 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 1327 when Henry Eastfield held estates in that shire.

Eastfylde Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Eastfylde has been spelled many different ways, including Eastfield, Estfield, Estefield and others.

Eastfylde Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Eastfylde research. Another 345 words (25 lines of text) covering the years 1439, 1429, 1437, 1510, 1600, 1086, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Eastfylde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Eastfylde Early Notables (pre 1700)

More information is included under the topic Early Eastfylde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Eastfyldes to arrive in North America: settlers, who arrived along the eastern seaboard, from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.

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Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
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The Eastfylde Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Eastfylde Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 8 July 2014 at 09:56.