Lorton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lorton family

The surname Lorton was first found in Orléanais, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Lorton family

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Lorton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lortie, Lorthie, Lorty, Lorthy, Lortiois, Lorthiois, Lorthioit, Lorthioir, Lortiat, Lortan, Lortel, Lortelle, Lortet, Lorton, Lort and many more.

Early Notables of the Lorton family

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Lorton Ranking

In France, the name Lorton is the 7,391^st most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Lorton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lorton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Robert Lorton, who landed in Virginia in 1701-1702 2

Lorton Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Connie Lorton, aged 18, originally from London, arrived in New York in 1903 aboard the ship "Campania" from Liverpool, England 3
Richard Lorton, aged 45, originally from Cork, arrived in New York in 1906 aboard the ship "Lucania" from Queenstown, Ireland 3
Richard Lorton, originally from Kirkdale, arrived in New York in 1919 aboard the ship "Saxonia" from Liverpool, England 3
Heth Lorton, aged 64, destined for Garden City, N.Y., arrived in New York, N.Y. in 1920 aboard the ship "Fort Hamilton" from Hamilton, Bermuda 3
Eugene Lorton, aged 51, destined for Tulsa, Okla, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Paris" from Le Havre, France 3
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Lorton migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lorton Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Thomas Lorton, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Florentia" in 1849 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Lorton (post 1700) +

Eugene Lorton (1869-1949), American editor and publisher of the Tulsa World newspaper
Otis Lorton, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1926-27 (acting, 1926-27) 5
George Lorton, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1940; Chair of Alamosa County Democratic Party, 1950 5
Eugene Lorton, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma, 1916 5
Justine Joanna Lorton -Radburn (b. 1974), English footballer

Citations +

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)
Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) FLORENTIA 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Florentia.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html