The surname Forfer was first found in Forfarshire part of the Tayside region of North Eastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts.
Early History of the Forfer family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Forfer research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1124, 1178, 1256, 1259, 1418, 1607 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Forfer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Forfer Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Forfar, Farfar, Forfer, Forfare, Forfayr, Forfair and others.
Early Notables of the Forfer family
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Migration of the Forfer family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and 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..
