The Anglo-Saxon name Lites comes from when the family resided in a clearing or glade. The surname Lites is derived from the Old English word leoht, which means light and is theorized to specifically mean light place in this case. The surname Lites belongs to the class of topographic surnames, which were given to people who resided near physical features such as hills, streams, churches, or types of trees.
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Early Origins of the Lites family
The surname Lites was first found in Somerset where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Lites family
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Lites Spelling Variations
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Lites has been recorded under many different variations, including Light, Lyte, Lite and others.
Early Notables of the Lites family
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Migration of the Lites family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Lites or a variant listed above: Elias Light settled in Virginia in 1637 along with Richard; George Light settled in Virginia in 1652 with Mary; William and John Light settled in Virginia in 1653..
Contemporary Notables of the name Lites (post 1700)
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Offie Lites, American politician, Mayor of Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 1954-60 1
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