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Faversham Family History

Faversham Surname Meaning

From Faversham (Kent) which is recorded as Fefres hám in 811, Febres ham in 815, and Faversham in 1086.

The place-name means ‘homestead of the smith’ from Old English *fæfer ‘smith metal-worker’ (genitive singular *fæfres) + hām ‘homestead village’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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