lovell Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname lovell

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Suggested Readings for lovell
Surname Notables

About Family Crests

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Origins Available: English, Scottish

Where did the English lovell family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the lovell family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The lovell surname is derived from the Norman French word "lou," meaning "wolf," with the diminutive suffix "el."

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lovell, Lowell, Lovel, Leavell, Lowles and others.

First found in Somerset, where they held a family seat from the time of the Norman Conquest. It is said that a Ralph Lovel, second son of William De Perceval, Earl of Yvery, Normandy assumed the name, and was the first to use it. His ancestor, Sir Richard Lovel was summoned to Parliament from 1348-1350.

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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes:

Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
Known spelling variations
Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
First settlers to North America
Notable contemporary bearers of the name
A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Lovell, who settled in Massachusetts with his wife and five children in 1635; Phillip Lovell and his wife Elizabeth settled in Barbados in 1635.

For more information on the last name lovell, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.

Suggested Readings for the name lovell

The Genealogy of the James W. Lovell Family by Marshall Wilson Lovell.
The Lovewell (also Lovell) Family by Gloria G. Lovewell.

Some noteworthy people of the name lovell

Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell OBE, FRS (b. 1913), English physicist and radio astronomer, first Director of Jodrell Bank Observatory
James Arthur "Jim" Lovell Jr. (b. 1928), former NASA astronaut, most famous as the commander of Apollo 13, the mission that suffered an explosion enroute to the Moon but safely returned
Dr. Joseph Lovell (1788-1836), the 8th Surgeon General of the United States Army
Mark Lovell (1960-2003), British rally driver who won the 1986 British Rally Championship

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the lovell family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the lovell coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the lovell genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The lovell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lovell Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.