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Early Origins of the Loss family

The surname Loss was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1300.

Early History of the Loss family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loss research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1172, 1455, 1487, 1603 and 1638 are included under the topic Early Loss History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loss Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loss, Losse, Loose, Loosse and others.

Early Notables of the Loss family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • Losse of Suffolk

Ireland Migration of the Loss family to Ireland

Some of the Loss family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 62 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Loss migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Elisabetha Magdalena Loss, who settled in New York in 1710
  • Johan Geo Loss, aged 19, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 1
  • John George Loss, aged 38, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Jacob Loss, aged 24, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1
  • Bernhart Loss, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1764 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Loss Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Adolphus Loss, who landed in New York in 1801 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Loss (post 1700) +

  • Casey Loss, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Iowa State House of Representatives from Kossuth County; Elected 1950 2


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 8) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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