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![Show Contents]() Locher History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Locher familyThe surname Locher was first found in Fife, where they have held a family seat from the 12th century, probably about 1135. About this time Earl David of Huntingdon, son of King Malcolm of Scotland, came north to claim the throne of Scotland. He brought with him many Norman nobles to whom he gave estates. Although the first on record was Constantin of Lochore about 1150, there is no trace of the line from which Constantin was descended in Normandy. Constantin was the first Lord of Lochore. The ancient Gaelic family seated on Lochore (Inchgall) Island in the Parish of Ballingry was superceded by these new Lords from Normandy. He was succeeded by another Constantinus, either a son or grandson in 1235. Andreas, brother of Constantin, and Phillip and David, brothers of Constantinus, also started other lines of the family. David, became Sheriff of Fife in 1265. David was close to Royal Court circles and was one of the dignitaries on a charter by King Alexander III at Roxburgh in 1279. Early History of the Locher familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Locher research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1305, 1316, 1328, 1332, 1498, 1595, 1605 and 1608 are included under the topic Early Locher History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Locher Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Locher, Lochor, Lahore, Lahoar, Lohoar, Lochore, Lochoir, Laugher, Louchor, Louchere, Louchore, Locquhor, Lokuhor, Lokquhor and many more. Early Notables of the Locher familyMore information is included under the topic Early Locher Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Locher RankingIn the United States, the name Locher is the 12,794th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Locher migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Locher Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Friederich Locher, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1766 2
- Henrich Locher, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1766 2
Locher Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Nicholas Locher, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 2
- John Locher who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1856
- William Locher, who landed in Philadelphia in 1858
- Edward Locher, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Locher (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Earl "Dick" Locher (1929-2017), American syndicated cartoonist, awarded the Pulitzer Prize, Editorial Cartooning (1983) for his work on Dick Tracy
| Historic Events for the Locher family | + |
Air New Zealand Flight 901 - Mr. Urs Locher (1950-1979), Swedish passenger, currently residing in Kelston, Auckland, New Zealand aboard the Air New Zealand Flight 901 for an Antarctic sightseeing flight when it flew into Mount Erebus; he died in the crash 3
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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)
- Mount Erebus, Memorial, Roll of Remembrance (Retrieved 2018, February 21st). Retrieved from http://www.erebus.co.nz/memorialandawards/rollofremembrance.aspx
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Locher migration to the United States 
