The surname Wolfal was first found in Lancashire 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 1220 when Richard de Wolfal held estates in that shire.
Early History of the Wolfal family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wolfal research. Another 205 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1444, 1455, 1476, 1487, 1510, 1578, 1589, 1600 and 1610 are included under the topic Early Wolfal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wolfal Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wolfall, Wolfale, Wolfail, Wolfhall, Woolfall, Wulfhall, Wulfall, Woolfal and many more.
Early Notables of the Wolfal family
the Wolfall family of Wolfall Hall in Huyton...
Robert Wolfall was the vicar of Westonzoyland, Somerset from 1589-1610...
The first recorded Eucharist in what is now Canadian territory was celebrated in 1578 by Robert Wolfall, chaplain to the expedition led by Martin Frobisher...
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Migration of the Wolfal family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: those who settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands.
