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Liof Surname Definition:
“Liofus”held a barony in Somersetshire in 1086 (Domesday), which he had held under Edward the Confessor. This Lyulph was clearly a Saxon, and I cannot understand how his name should have found its way into the Battle Abbey Roll. The conjunction of “Liof et Limers”rather points to a mis-spelling of Lion or Lyons, which immediately precedes Limers in Holinshed’s copy.
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“Liofus”held a barony in Somersetshire in 1086 (Domesday), which he had held under Edward the Confessor. This Lyulph was clearly a Saxon, and I cannot understand how his name should have found its way into the Battle Abbey Roll. The conjunction of “Liof et Limers”rather points to a mis-spelling of Lion or Lyons, which immediately precedes Limers in Holinshed’s copy.
Liof: another misreading or misprint. Liof was a Saxon who held under Edward the Confessor.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lof | 86 | 1,646 | / |
| Lif | 86 | 1,431 | / |
| Glioff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lotf | 75 | 17,584 | / |
| Liow | 75 | 6,975 | / |
| Loff | 75 | 3,446 | / |
| Loof | 75 | 2,615 | / |
| Loft | 75 | 1,926 | / |
| Life | 75 | 953 | / |
| Louf | 75 | 902 | / |
| Leif | 75 | 901 | / |
| Lief | 75 | 820 | / |
| Liff | 75 | 740 | / |
| Luif | 75 | 474 | / |
| Lohf | 75 | 399 | / |
| Lofe | 75 | 278 | / |
| Laif | 75 | 226 | / |
| Lifh | 75 | 45 | / |
| Lipf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Lift | 75 | 28 | / |
| Lofh | 75 | 22 | / |
| Loif | 75 | 18 | / |
| Loyf | 75 | 10 | / |
| Lijf | 75 | 9 | / |
| Livf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Hlif | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lisf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lofs | 75 | 5 | / |
| Liob | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lifs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lopf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lihf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Litf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Liwf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lodf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lovf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lowf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lizf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lofp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lofz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llof | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lgif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lotfe | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Looft | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Lohff | 67 | 450 | / |
| Lieff | 67 | 232 | / |
| Loutf | 67 | 180 | / |
| Lofft | 67 | 179 | / |
| Looff | 67 | 142 | / |
| Loofe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Liova | 67 | 75 | / |
| Loffe | 67 | 71 | / |
| Luijf | 67 | 68 | / |
| Leife | 67 | 59 | / |
| Laitf | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leipf | 67 | 43 | / |
| Loofs | 67 | 42 | / |
| Loufs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Leiff | 67 | 13 | / |
| Loudf | 67 | 12 | / |
| Leifs | 67 | 9 | / |
| Louff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Laife | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lliff | 67 | 8 | / |
| Liffe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Leift | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lopfe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Loufe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Liaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lofhs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loftt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Glief | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liobė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lotfs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hloof | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hleif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luisf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louhf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Losfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leitf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lothf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lophf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lihff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lijjf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhopf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lifft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lohfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lhofe | 67 | 0 | / |
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