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Since medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, and since there were no consistent rules for the translation of rules from Gaelic to English, spelling variations are extremely common in Boernician names of this vintage. Law has been spelled Law, Lawe, Lawes and others.
First found in Northumberland, where they were lords of the manor and seated from very ancient times.
Many of the Boernician-Scottish families who crossed the Atlantic settled along the eastern seaboard in communities that would become the backbone of the emerging nations of the United States and Canada. In the War of Independence, American families that remained loyal to the Crown moved north into Canada and became known as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestral culture of all of these proud Scottish families remains alive in North America in the 20th century through clan societies and highland games. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the name Law or a variant listed above: Mary Law who, whol settled in Virginia in 1643; John Law settled in Annapolis Md. in 1719; Andrew Law settled in Maryland in 1774; George Law settled in Charles Town S.C. in 1763.
Motto Translated: A mind which respects alike the laws of mutual justice and of God.
For more information on the last name Law, the PDF Surname History is available for purchase as well as other products.
Suggested Readings for the name Law
- The Law Family of Wanlockhead, Scotland, and Northfield, Minnesota by Margaret D. Leslie Lindner.
- John Law (1671-1729), Scottish financier active in France
- Denis Law (b. 1940), Scottish soccer player
- David Jude Heyworth Law (b. 1972), English Academy Award nominated actor
- William Law (1686-1761), English mystic and theologian
- Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law (1858-1923), Canadian-born British Conservative Party statesman and Prime Minister from 1922 to 1923
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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist
We have researched the Law 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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The Law Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Law 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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