Qvarforth

Family name
name = Qvarforth


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region = Scandinavia Belgium Germany
origin = German
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Qvarforth is a surname whose origins may have began in Germany. Qvarforth, or one of its derivatives is a surname used in Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium and other areas located in northern Europe.

Its origin can be traced back to Anders Qvarfordt born in Querfod, Saxony (Germany).This may have later developed into as the surname of two melters, Mikkel and Anders Querfood who worked at Baerums factory in Norway year 1610.

The name Qvarfordt is fist mention in 1627 from an area known as Risinge, Sweden with Anders Qvarfordt. He and his nine children is mention in a courtorder in Risinge 1695. Five of his six sons were blacksmiths and two of his three daughters was married with blacksmiths.

The theory is that the family is German and not from Wallonia. There is a town in Saxony called Querfurt and it is believed that descendants of Querfurt as they moved throughout got the name "Franz of Querfurt", which over time turned into varietes of Querfurt in the different regions, there are 16 different varieties on Qvarfortd where about half uses Qvarfortd.

Qvarforth comes in many varietes:
*Cvarfordh
*Kvarfordh
*Kvarfordt
*Kavarforth
*Quarford
*Quarfot
*Quarfordt
*Qvarfordt
*Qvarfors
*Qvarfort
*Qvarforth
*Qvarfot
*Qvarfoth
*Qvarfott
*Qwarfordt
*Qwarfort

References

*Baerums verks historie, Yngvar Hauge,Oslo 1953
*Kurt G Trägårdh (Barn III:5, s)
*Anbytarforum [http://genealogi.aland.net/discus
*Homepage for a family line [http://www.qvarfordt.info]
*Sällskapet Vallonättlingar [http://vallon.se/discus]