Lunnent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Of all the Anglo-Saxon names to come from Britain, Lunnent is one of the most ancient. The name is a result of the original family having lived in an area that was referred to as the laund, which was Old Norman word meaning the open space in a forest or the lawn. There were a number of locations in England with this topograghic place-name including Yorkshire and Lancashire.

Early Origins of the Lunnent family

The surname Lunnent was first found in Yorkshire at Lund, a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire in the union of Beverley, Bainton-Beacon division of the wapentake of Harthill. There is also a Lund in Lancashire in the parish of Kirkham, union of the Fylde, hundred of Amounderness but this parish was constituted in 1840.

Early History of the Lunnent family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lunnent research. Another 83 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1183 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Lunnent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lunnent Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Lunnent has been spelled many different ways, including Lund, Lun, Lunn, Lwn, Lunt and others.

Early Notables of the Lunnent family

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Migration of the Lunnent family to Ireland

Some of the Lunnent family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Lunnent family

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Lunnents to arrive in North America: George Lund arrived in New York in 1820; Charles, Henry, John, and Peter Lund all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860; Henry Lunt settled in Massachusetts in 1633.