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

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Lathrop, Lathropp, Lowthrop, Lowthorpe, Lowethrop, Lowthrup, Lathrup, Lowthrope, Lawthrope, Leythorp, Leythropp and many more.

First found in Yorkshire in the East Riding where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. After the Battle of Hastings in 1066, William, Duke of Normandy, having prevailed over King Harold, granted most of Britain to his many victorious Barons. It was not uncommon to find a Baron, or a Bishop, with 60 or more Lordships scattered throughout the country. These he gave to his sons, nephews and other junior lines of his family and they became known as under-tenants. They adopted the Norman system of surnames which identified the under-tenant with his holdings so as to distinguish him from the senior stem of the family. After many rebellious wars between his Barons, Duke William, commissioned a census of all England to determine in 1086, settling once and for all, who held which land. He called the census the Domesday Book, [1] indicating that those holders registered would hold the land until the end of time. Hence, conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Lowthorpe, held by Beverley from the Archbishop of York who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our lathrop research. Another 185 words(13 lines of text) covering the year 1161 is included under the topic Early lathrop History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early lathrop Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

lathrop Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • John Lathrop, who arrived in Massachusetts in 1634

lathrop Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Geo C Lathrop, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • E S Lathrop, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • Daniel Lathrop, aged 25, arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
  • A Lathrop, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851

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  • Julia Clifford Lathrop (1858-1932), American social reformer
  • Austin E. Lathrop (1865-1950), American industrialist
  • Barbour Lathrop (1847-1927), American philanthropist
  • Dorothy P. Lathrop (1891-1980), American author and illustrator
  • Francis Lathrop (1849-1909), American artist
  • George Parsons Lathrop (1851-1898), American poet and novelist
  • Philip H. Lathrop (1912-1995), American cinematographer
  • Rose Hawthorne Lathrop (1851-1926), American Roman Catholic nun and social worker
  • Steve Lathrop (b. 1957), American politician
  • William Langson Lathrop (1859-1938), American landscape painter


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  • Ancestors and Descendants of the Walker Lathrop Family of Chelsea Vermont by Maia Gudmundson Walker.
  • In This Place by Charles Leonard Lathrop.
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  1. ^ Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

Other References

  1. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  2. Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
  3. Mills, A.D. Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4).
  4. Burke, Sir Bernard. General Armory Of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. Ramsbury: Heraldry Today. Print.
  5. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  6. Reaney P.H and R.M. Wilson. A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X).
  7. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  8. Ingram, Rev. James. Translator Anglo-Saxon Chronicle 1823. Print.
  9. Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
  10. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
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The lathrop Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The lathrop 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.

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