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Origins Available: English, Scottish Where did the English Louthen family come from? What is the English Louthen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Louthen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Louthen family history? Spelling variations of this family name include: Louth, Lowth, Lowthe, Louthe, Loutt, Loude, Lude, Loud, Lowde, Lud, Lyde, Loudham and many more. First found in Lincolnshire 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 and market-town of Louth, held by the Bishop of Lincoln, who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Louthen research. Another 314 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1319, 1476, 1510, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Louthen History in all our PDF Extended History products. More information is included under the topic Early Louthen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jno Louth, who arrived in Virginia in 1690; Thomas Louth, who settled in Indiana in 1818; Edward Louth, who arrived in Vermont in 1826; James Louth, who arrived in Vermont in 1828.
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