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![Show Contents]() Lennart History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the name Lennart are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name for Leonard. In the religious naming tradition surnames were bestowed in honor of religious figures or church officials. In Europe, the Christian Church was one of the most powerful influences on the formation of given names. Personal names derived from the names of saints, apostles, biblical figures, and missionaries are widespread in most European countries. In the Middle Ages, they became increasingly popular because people believed that the souls of the deceased continued to be involved in this world. They named their children after saints in the hope that the child would be blessed or protected by the saint. In this case the surname Lennart was originally derived from the well-known saint, St. Leonard who was a popular both in England and in France. Early Origins of the Lennart familyThe surname Lennart was first found in Kent where they held a family seat from very early times. Early History of the Lennart familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lennart research. Another 121 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1570, 1590, 1591, 1600, 1604, 1615, 1616, 1637, 1654, 1661, 1680, 1681, 1685, 1698, 1701, 1709, 1715 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Lennart History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lennart Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Lennart family name include Leonard, Leonards, Lennard and others. Early Notables of the Lennart familyNotables of this surname at this time include: Henry Lennard, 12th Baron Dacre (1570-1616), an English Baron and politician; Sampson Lennard (died 1615), of Chevening in Kent, an English Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of Kent (1590-1591); Sir Stephen Lennard (c. 1604-1680), 1st Baronet of West Wickham; and his son...
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lennart Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Lennart family to Ireland
Some of the Lennart family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 40 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Lennart surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Lennart Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- F. Lennart, aged 19, who landed in America, in 1892
Lennart Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Rosalia Lennart, aged 60, who immigrated to the United States from Ostrowsko, Galicia, in 1910
- Julia Lennart, aged 16, who landed in America, in 1912
- Thomas J. Lennart, aged 39, who settled in America, in 1919
- Jesie Lennart, aged 21, who settled in America, in 1921
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- Isobel Lennart (1915-1971), American screenwriter and playwright
- E. W. Lennart, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1952, 1960 1
- Sonja de Lennart (b. 1920), European fashion designer
- Torsten Lennart Back (1933-2022), Swedish bronze medalist race walker in the 20 km event at the 1958 European Championships
- Ulf Lennart Nilsson (1948-2021), Swedish writer who published more than 100 books and picture books, geared mainly to children and adolescents
- Paul Lennart Hellsing (1919-2015), Swedish writer and translator
- Bengt Lennart Norberg (b. 1949), Swedish bronze medalist hockey player at the 1980 Winter Olympics who played for the Swedish national team
- Lieutenant-General Karl Lennart Oesch (1892-1978), Finnish Commander in Chief, Ground Forces (1944-1945) 2
- Timothy Lennart Kopra (b. 1963), NASA astronaut with over 58 days in space 3
- Lennart Bengtsson (b. 1935), Swedish meteorologist
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