Lichfork History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Lichfork family

The surname Lichfork was first found in Staffordshire at Lichfield, a city and county of itself, and the head of a union. "This place, called by Bede Licidfeld, and by Ingulphus and Henry of Huntingdon Lichfeld, both implying "the field of the dead," is supposed to have derived its name from the martyrdom of more than 1000 Christians, who are said to have been massacred here in the reign of the Emperor Diocletian." 1

Early History of the Lichfork family

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Lichfork Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lichfield, Litchfield, Lichford and others.

Early Notables of the Lichfork family

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Migration of the Lichfork family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Richard Lichfield, who settled in Virginia in 1627; Lawrence Lichfield, who settled in Plymouth Mass in 1639 and joined the "Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company of Boston".

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.