Gefvert roots in Varmland

[GEFVERT]

Can someone tell me some basic information about
the Gefvert/Gavert Walloons?  When did they come  
from Walloonia to Sweden?  What language did they
speak orginally? French? Was it one family or many?  
Is Gefvert a common name in Sweden? - it is  
extremely unusual here in the USA.
Thanks for any help.

[GEFVERT]

I should add that my Great-grandfather Bengt  
Gefvert came to California about 1890 from
Varmland. He came from a family of iron workers  
or smiths.  -Bob Gefvert, Petaluma, CA.

[Fredrik Derefeldt]

Eftersom vi har PUL-lagen har jag sänt ett privat mail till Bob, med mailadress till författaren av släkten Gevert (SSS 6 och SSS . Han bör vara en av de som kan mest om släkten Gevert.
 
Mvh
Fredrik

[Ulf Berggren]

Gevert are not walloons, but possibly from the Netherlands.
Gevert (Gefvert, Gävert etc) is probably the most common smith family in Sweden. So the name is not so uncommon.

[GEFVERT]

Well - it could be Dutch. I've been asked many times if the name was Dutch.  All I know is a family story passed down from my grandfather who heard it from his father, etc, that our family were originally Walloons - and they were brought
to Sweden to improve the iron metallurgy of the
time - you probably know the history better than  
I.

[Ulf Berggren]

There are many walloon rumours that turn out to be baseless.
In the case of Gevert, at least the family seems to be immigrated to Sweden, even though not from Walloony.