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Scotland

Early Origins of the Latta family

The surname Latta was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat on the lands of Lathis from very early times. The first recorded Chief of the name was Thomas Laithis "of that Ilk."

Early History of the Latta family

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Latta Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Latto, Lawtie, Laithis, Lautie, Latta, Lattay, Lathes, Lawta, Lawty, Lawtye, Lawtay, Lathis and many more.

Early Notables of the Latta family

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Latta Ranking

In the United States, the name Latta is the 5,265^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Latta migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Latta Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Latta, who settled in Boston Massachusetts in 1768

Latta Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

William Latta, who landed in America in 1807 2
Robert Latta, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1814 2
Anson Latta, who settled in Plainfield in 1830
Albert Latta, who settled in Phillipston, in Thurlow township in 1834
Colvin Latta, who landed in America in 1862 2
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Latta migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Latta Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Elizabeth Latta, aged 24, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick aboard the ship "Highlander" in 1834
J. G. Latta was a farmer in Thurlow township in Plainfield in Ontario in 1841

Latta migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Latta Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Latta, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 3
Sarah Latta, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 3
Elizabeth Latta, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 3
Robert Latta, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 3
Mary Latta, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 3
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Latta migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Latta Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

John Latta, aged 21, a plumber, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Helenslee" in 1864 4
Mary Latta, aged 23, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Helenslee" in 1864 4
Thomas Latta, aged 18 mths., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Helenslee" in 1864 4
Sophia Latta, aged 1 mth., who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Helenslee" in 1864 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Latta (post 1700) +

Delbert Leroy "Del" Latta (1920-2016), American politician, thirty year Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (1959-1989)
Gregory Edwin Latta (1952-1994), American football player, inducted into the Morgan State Hall of Fame
John Latta (1836-1913), American politician, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania (1875-1879)
Ivory Latta (b. 1984), American professional WNBA basketball player
Robert Edward "Bob" Latta (b. 1956), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio (2007-)
Christopher Lawence Latta (1949-1994), birth name of Christopher Charles Collins, American voice actor
Hugh Lusk Latta, American interior designer of Corinth, Mississippi
Gladys Latta, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964 5
Frank Latta, American politician, Mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, 1995-2003 5
Floyd R. Latta, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Michigan State Senate 9th District, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950; Prohibition Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1948, 1964 5
... (Another 15 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN from London 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840John.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 12th December 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html