Lithcow Surname HistoryThe name Lithcow comes from the Boernician Scottish-English border region. The Lithcow family lived in Linlithgow, located between Edinburgh and Falkirk. The place-name's origins are in the Gaelic: llyn meaning lake or pool, llaith meaning damp, and cau meaning hollow. Early Origins of the Lithcow familyThe surname Lithcow was first found in Linlithgow, a Royal Burgh in West Lothian, Scotland. One of the earliest records of the name was Magister Symon de Lynlithcu who witnessed an instrument at the church of Cargil in 1225. A few years later in 1245, Petrus de Linlithqw was a canon of the priory of St. Andrews. His successor was Chief of the family name, son of John, and he was confirmed in his lands at Berwick on Tweed in 1280 and 1290. John de Lithcu rendered to Exchequer the account of his disbursements in connection with King Roberts I. Early History of the Lithcow familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lithcow research. Another 105 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1220, 1500, 1582, 1645 and 1784 are included under the topic Early Lithcow History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lithcow Spelling VariationsSince medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, and since there were no consistent rules for the translation of rules from Gaelic to English, spelling variations are extremely common in Boernician names of this vintage. Lithcow has been spelled Lithgow, Lithgoe, Lithcow and others. Early Notables of the Lithcow familyAnother 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lithcow Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Many of the Boernician-Scottish families who crossed the Atlantic settled along the eastern seaboard in communities that would become the backbone of the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. In the War of Independence, American families that remained loyal to the Crown moved north into Canada and became known as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestral culture of all of these proud Scottish families remains alive in North America in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Lithcow or a variant listed above: Lithcow Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
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