Wefer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Wefer family

The surname Wefer 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 Wefer family

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Wefer 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 Wefer family

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Wefer migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wefer Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Wefer, aged 60, who arrived in America in 1843 1
Conr Wefer, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1850 1

Citations +

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)