As described in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ALFREY. Probably a corruption of Alfred ; or it may be local, though I cannot discover any place so designated. The name belongs, I think, almost exclusively to Sussex. "The forms iElfer, Alfere, and Alferus occur before 1086 in that county. Domesd.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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