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![Show Contents]() Lynford History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Lynford familyThe surname Lynford was first found in Buckinghamshire. They claim descent as a tenant of the lands of Lynford, held by Stanard, a Norman noble, from Roger Bigod who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. 1 Today, Linford Manor is an old manor house that has been converted into a recording studio complex in Great Linford, Milton Keynes, England. Little Linford is a village in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. The name literally means 'ford where maple trees grow' derived from the Old English hlyn + ford 2 The Hampshire Linford was the Anglo-Saxon Lindford. 3 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1272 revealed the first record of the family, specifically Roger de Lynford, Buckinghamshire. 4 Early History of the Lynford familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lynford research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1202, 1273, 1650, 1666, 1670, 1671, 1674, 1675, 1676, 1685, 1689, 1700, 1709 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Lynford History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lynford Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lynford, Linford, Linforth, Lynforth, Linfoot, Lynfoot, Lindford, Lyndford, Lindforth, Lyndforth, Lineford, Lyneford, Lineforth, Linefoot, Lenforth and many more. Early Notables of the Lynford familyOutstanding amongst the family at this time was - Thomas Lynford or Linford (1650-1724), English divine, son of Samuel Lynford of Cambridge, where he was born in 1650...
- Lynford was instituted rector of St...
Migration of the Lynford familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Ann Linford, who arrived in Virginia in 1650; Winifred Linford, who came to America in 1743; as well as Samuel Linford, who arrived in Virginia in 1774..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lynford (post 1700) | + |
- Andrew Lynford (b. 1972), British television presenter and actor
- George Lynford Throop (b. 1950), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Lynford Hobart "Lyn" Lary (1906-1973), American Major League Baseball shortstop who played from 1929 to 1940
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- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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