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Early Origins of the Warfel family

The surname Warfel was first found in Middlesex 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 1320 when Alan Warf held lands.

Early History of the Warfel family

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Warfel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wharfe, Wharf, Warf, Warfe and others.

Early Notables of the Warfel family

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Warfel Ranking

the United States, the name Warfel is the 17,934th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


Warfel migration to the United States +



Warfel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Joh Michael Warfel, who arrived in America in 1783 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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