Redfern (surname)
Redfern is a surname with links to several places including Derry in Northern Ireland[1] and the county of Lancaster in England. It has also appeared as Redfearn and Redferne.
The surname was found on a will accepted at a will in the city of Chester in 1238 under the name De Redeven implying possible French Norman origins.[2]
Genealogical testing suggests that the surname possibly originated in the county of Derry in Northern Ireland.[3]
- Alastair Redfern (born 1948), English bishop
- Anthea Redfern (born 1948), British television host
- Arthur E. Redfern (1885–1917), American jockey
- Charles E. Redfern (1839–1929), Canadian politician
- Chris Redfern (born 1964), American politician from Ohio
- David Redfern (1936–2014), British music photographer
- Harry Redfern (1861–1950), British architect
- Henry Jasper Redfern (1871–1928), British optician, photographer, film maker and x-ray pioneer
- Jamie Redfern (born 1957), Australian pop singer
- Michael Redfern (1943–2022), English actor
- Nick Redfern (born 1964), British ufologist
- Paul Redfern (1902–unknown), American aviator
- Pete Redfern (born 1954), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Rebecca Redfern (born 1999), British para-swimmer
- Shuldham Redfern (1895–1985), British civil servant in the Sudan and Canada
- William Redfern (1774–1833), Australian surgeon
Pen name
[edit]- Cameron S. Redfern (born 1968), pen name of Australian author Sonya Hartnett
In fiction
[edit]- Christine and Patrick Redfern, fictional characters from Evil Under the Sun
- Jeff and Rick Redfern, fictional characters from Doonesbury
- Joan Redfern, a school matron in the Doctor Who episodes "Human Nature" and "The Family of Blood"
Reference
[edit]- ^ Redfern Surname, Andrew. "Redfern". One-Name.
- ^ "Redfern Family of Lancashire". 4 January 2000.
- ^ Redfern, Andrew. "Redfern One Name Study".
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