Safer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France

Early Origins of the Safer family

The surname Safer was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dijonnais and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Safer family

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Safer Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Safre, Safres, Safres, Saffres, Safer, Safr and many more.

Early Notables of the Safer family

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Safer migration to the United States +

Safer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johanne Safer, who settled in New York in 1847

Contemporary Notables of the name Safer (post 1700) +

Morley Safer (1931-2016), Canadian-born, American broadcast journalist, reporter, and correspondent for CBS News, recipient of three Overseas Press Awards, three Peabody Awards, two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, and the Paul White Award
Phyllis Safer, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html