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![Show Contents]() Louie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France
Early Origins of the Louie familyThe surname Louie was first found in Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. They held estates in both Lorraine and Brittany but the earliest records are in Lorraine. They were nobility in Lorraine from 1578 to 1724. Early History of the Louie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Louie research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1629 and 1669 are included under the topic Early Louie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Louie Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Louis, Loys, Lews, Luys, Lewey, Lewie, Looie, Luyie, Louyey and many more. Early Notables of the Louie familyMore information is included under the topic Early Louie Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Louie RankingIn the United States, the name Louie is the 5,907th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Louie familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Antoine Luois who arrived in Louisiana in 1720; Francois Louis who settled in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1752; Charles Louis who arrived in Louisiana in 1757.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Louie (post 1700) | + |
- May Louie, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996 2
- Calvin Y. Louie, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for Governor of California, 2003 2
- Alexina Louie OC, FRSC (b. 1949), Canadian composer named Composer of the Year in 1986
- Ka Louie Beltran, Philippine broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist
- Louie Simmons (1947-2022), American powerlifter and strength coach; he developed the Westside Conjugate method of training and applying it to powerlifting and other sports
- Louie Perry Anderson (1953-2022), American three consecutive Primetime Emmy Award winning stand-up comedian, actor, author and game show host, creator of the cartoon series Life with Louie and wrote four books, including Hey Mom: Stories for My Mother, But You Can Read Them Too
- Louie Lee Wainwright (1923-2021), American corrections administrator, Secretary of the Florida Division of Corrections from 1962 to 1987, known for being the named respondent in two U.S. Supreme Court cases: Gideon v. Wainwright in which indigents are guaranteed an attorney, and Ford v. Wainwright, in which the Court approved the common law rule prohibiting the execution of the insane
- Louie Smotherman, retired American soccer player who played professionally in the USISL A-League
- Louie Joseph Torrellas (b. 1987), American Emmy Award winning actor, comedian, producer and writer, known for his work in Blood and Bone (2009), It Runs in the Family (2003) and Llama Cop (2014)
- Louie R. Guenthner Jr., (1944-2012), American attorney, Kentucky State Representative from District 48 (Jefferson County) (1973-1988)
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