Livet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Scotland
Ireland

Early Origins of the Livet family

The surname Livet was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Livet family

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Livet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lovatt, Lovat, Lovet, Lovett, Lovit, Lovitt and others.

Early Notables of the Livet family

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Livet Ranking

France, the name Livet is the 2,606^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Livet family to Ireland

Some of the Livet family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Livet migration to the United States +

Livet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jacques Livet, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 2

Sources +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)