Lunsforde Surname, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The lineage of the name Lunsforde begins with the Anglo-Saxon tribes in Britain. It is a result of when they lived beside a river. Lunsforde 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.

Lunsforde Early Origins

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

Lunsforde Spelling Variations

Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Lunsforde has undergone many spelling variations, including Lunsford, Lunsforde, Lansforde, Lansford and others.

Lunsforde Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lunsforde 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 Lunsforde History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lunsforde Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lunsforde Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lunsforde In Ireland

Some of the Lunsforde 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

To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Lunsforde were among those contributors: William Lansford who sailed to Virginia in 1654.

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Fairbairn. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
Library of Congress. American and English Genealogies in the Library of Congress. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1967. Print.
Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
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The Lunsforde Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lunsforde 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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