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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from the medieval personal name Sefare, a continuation of an unattested Old English female name, Sǣfaru, composed of the elements ‘sea’ + faru ‘journey’. This name has also been established in Ireland since the early 17th century.

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