Trafford (surname)

Trafford (surname)

:"This page relates to the surname of Trafford. For the Metropolitan Borough in Greater Manchester, England, see Trafford."

Trafford is an English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin.

The de Trafford family is one of the most ancient families in England, tracing its roots back to Radulphus, who died in about 1050. [cite web | title= The Trafford Family | url= http://www.thornber.net/cheshire/htmlfiles/trafford.html | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-08-04] As Anglo-Saxons, the family initially resisted the Norman army, but were granted a pardon shortly after the conquest, when they took the Norman name of de Trafford. [cite web | title= Early Chatterton History| url= http://members.networld.com/hdliedtke/nane.html | format= HTTP | accessdate= 2007-08-05]

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