Orfevre: Surname History and Family Crest

The Orfevre last name has French roots.

In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “one who made and sold gold articles”. Trade names like this once told neighbours apart by their work.

Heraldry and the Orfevre name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Orfevre name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

Get the complete Orfevre report, with a museum-style coat of arms.