Släkthistoria för Halifax
Halifax Vad efternamn betyder
English: habitational name from Halifax in Yorkshire which is recorded as Halyfax and Halifax from the 11th century. The etymology of the placename is uncertain but it may derive from Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’ + gefeaxe ‘area of coarse grass’ (from Old English feax ‘hair coarse grass’ with the collective prefix ge-).
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
