Lama History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Italy
Spain

Early Origins of the Lama family

The surname Lama was first found in Ile-de-France, where this distinguished family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lama family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lama research. Another 193 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1245, 1608, 1650, 1658 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Lama History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lama Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Le Maistre, Le Maître, Maistre, Maître, Lemaistre, Lemaître, Mestre, Mestre, Maistres and many more.

Early Notables of the Lama family

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Lama migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lama Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Diego Lama, who settled in America in 1514

Lama Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego De Lama, who landed in America in 1814 1
Isidero Lama, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans La in 1829 1
Thomas Lama, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
Manuel Lama, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1842 1
Telesforo DeLa Lama, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1859 1
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Lama Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Antonnio Lama, aged 39, who immigrated to the United States from Naso, Sicily, in 1909
Alfredo Lama, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Catanzano S. Andrea, Italy, in 1911
Antonio Lama, aged 18, who immigrated to America from Ceprano, Italy, in 1912
Antonino Lama, aged 23, who landed in America from Floresta, Sicily, in 1914
Antonio Lama, aged 22, who landed in America from South Italy, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Lama (post 1700) +

Lama W. Beane, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State Senate 9th District, 1948, 1952, 1956 2

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html