Looser Surname History

Origins Available:
England

Early Origins of the Looser family

The surname Looser was first found in Cambridgeshire where Hugh de Lisures granted lands to Thorney Abbey, temp. Henry I., but he was also listed as witnessing a charter of Jocelyn Crespin in Normandy in 1128. 1

While this is believed to be the first record of the family in England, we must step back a bit further to Normandy where this family, "like Lusers and Lisores, bears a chief. William de Lusoris, Normandy 1180-1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The Barons of Lisores, Normandy, were a branch of the Bassetts. "

Back in England, in 1165 Warner de Lisures held a barony in Wiltshire, Robert in Huningdonshire, and R. Lisures was a forester in fee in Northamptonshire 2. Nigel Lisures in the 13th century held lands in Nottinghamshire 3.

Early History of the Looser family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Looser research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1147, 1394, 1397, 1415, 1420, 1430, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1546, 1561 and 1600 are included under the topic Early Looser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Looser Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lusher, Lushill, Luser, Looser, Loosher, Lush and others.

Early Notables of the Looser family

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Looser migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Looser Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mich'i Looser, who arrived in South Carolina in 1749 4
Mich'l Looser, who landed in South Carolina in 1749 4
Hans Georg Looser, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1752 4
George Looser, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 4

Looser Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jean Looser, aged 22, who landed in New York, NY in 1848 4
Christian Looser, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 4

Citations +

The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
Liber Niger Scutarii ("Black Book of the Exchequer"), containing reports by county on feudal holdings in England in 1166 (reign of Henry II)
Testa de Nevill or "Liber Feodorum" or "Book of Fees," thought to have been written by Ralph de Nevill, for King John (1199–1216)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)