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The name lansfart has a long Anglo-Saxon heritage. The name comes from when a family lived beside a river. lansfart is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.

lansfart Early Origins

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The surname lansfart was first found in Sussex, where they held a family seat from the Middle Ages.

lansfart Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name lansfart have been found, including Lunsford, Lunsforde, Lansforde, Lansford and others.

lansfart Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lansfart research. Another 470 words (34 lines of text) covering the years 1500, 1609, 1641, 1645, 1611, 1656, 1633, 1649 and 1640 are included under the topic Early lansfart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

lansfart Early Notables (pre 1700)

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lansfart In Ireland

Some of the lansfart family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name lansfart, or a variant listed above: William Lansford who sailed to Virginia in 1654.

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The lansfart Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lansfart 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.

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