Langhorst Surname HistoryThe name Langhorst is of Anglo-Saxon origin and came from when a family lived in the ancient town of Langhurst in the southern county of Surrey. This habitation name was originally derived from the Old English words lang meaning long and hyrst meaning wooded hill. The original bearers of the surname lived in an area that was defined by the long wooded hill in the county of Surrey. 1 Alternatively the family could have originated at "Longhurst, (Longhirst), a township in the parish of Bothal, near Morpeth, Northumberland." 2 3 4 Early Origins of the Langhorst familyThe surname Langhorst was first found in Surrey where Richard de Lanherst was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls of 1221. Later, Robert de Longehurst was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1332. 5 The Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III. included a listing for Walter de Latighurst, Sussex, 20 Edward I (during the twentieth year of the reign of King Edward I.) The Hundredorum Rolls of 12763 had only one listing, that of John de Langehirst. Hertfordshire. 2 Early History of the Langhorst familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Langhorst research. Another 111 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1221, 1332, 1690 and 1791 are included under the topic Early Langhorst History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Langhorst Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Langhorst family name include Longhurst, Langhurst, Lainghurst, Longhirst, Longhearst, Longherst, Langhirst, Lainghirst, Langhearst, Langherst, Langhorst, Landhurst, Landhearst, Landhirst and many more. Early Notables of the Langhorst familyMore information is included under the topic Early Langhorst Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Langhorst surname or a spelling variation of the name include : Langhorst Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
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