The surname Wafford was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1212 when Simon le Wafer held estates and knights fees in that shire.
Early History of the Wafford family
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Wafford Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wafer, Wayfer, Wayford, Waiford, Weyford, Wyford, Wyfor, Wheyford, Whayford and many more.
Early Notables of the Wafford family
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Wafford Ranking
the United States, the name Wafford is the 18,395th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Wafford family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
