| ![Show Contents]() Laud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancient name of Laud finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from a name for a hlalord which meant lord, master or Lord's servant. 1 2 3 The "term of civil dignity, a master, ruler, the proprietor of a manor, derived from the Anglo-Saxon ord, which comes from ored, a governor, with the prefix of the letter L, le, denoting the person or place. Gaelic, ard, ord, high, lofty, the prime chief, superior. Lord has been derived from Hlaford, which is compounded of Hlaf, a loaf, and ford, to give,-a bread-giver." 4 Early Origins of the Laud familyThe surname Laud was first found in Suffolk where the Pipe Rolls of 1198 record William le Lauerd as holding lands there at that time. A few years later, Gilbert Louerd was listed in Northumberland c. 1202 and John le Lord was found in Huntingdonshire in 1252. 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Robert le Loverd, Oxfordshire; William le Loverd, Nottinghamshire; Roger le Lord, Cambridgeshire; and Walter le Lord, Huntingdonshire. 2 Richard le Lord, filius Margarete le Lord was listed in the Close Rolls, 9 Richard II (during the ninth year of Richard II's reign.) Early History of the Laud familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Laud research. Another 65 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1198, 1252, 1273, 1300, 1573, 1633 and 1645 are included under the topic Early Laud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Laud 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 Laud family name include Lord, Lorde and others. Early Notables of the Laud familyMore information is included under the topic Early Laud Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Laud family to Ireland
Some of the Laud family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 37 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Laud migration to the United States | + |
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 Laud surname or a spelling variation of the name include :
Laud Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Miss Carrie Laud, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
- Miss Charlotte Laud, aged 18, who settled in America, in 1894
- Mrs. Laud, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Laud Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Truman P. Laud, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1904
- Robert W. Laud, aged 43, who immigrated to America from London, in 1906
- Albert L. Laud, aged 22, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
- Charlotte Laud, aged 28, who landed in America, in 1909
- John C. Laud, aged 38, who landed in America, in 1911
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| Laud migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Laud Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- Robert E. A. Laud, aged 62, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1912
| Laud migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Laud Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Archibald George Laud, (b. 1838), aged 20, English agriculturalist from Hounslow travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Zealandia" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 21st September 1858 5
| Contemporary Notables of the name Laud (post 1700) | + |
- William Laud (1573-1645), English prelate, Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633 to 1645
- Derek George Henry Laud (b. 1964), former British political adviser and Government Relations specialist
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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