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Early Origins of the Luty family

The surname Luty was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat on the lands of Lathis from very early times. The first recorded Chief of the name was Thomas Laithis "of that Ilk."

Early History of the Luty family

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Luty Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Latto, Lawtie, Laithis, Lautie, Latta, Lattay, Lathes, Lawta, Lawty, Lawtye, Lawtay, Lathis and many more.

Early Notables of the Luty family

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United States Luty migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luty Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Tho Luty, who arrived in Virginia in 1660 1
Luty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Luty, aged 43, who landed in New York in 1864 1
  • Edw Luty, aged 7, who arrived in New York in 1864 1
  • Martha Luty, aged 37, who landed in New York in 1864 1

Canada Luty migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Luty Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Adam Luty, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749-1752

Australia Luty migration to Australia +

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

Luty Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • William Luty, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Harry Lorrequer" in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Luty (post 1700) +

  • Joseph A. Luty, American Democratic Party politician, First Selectman of Southington, Connecticut, 1955-57 3


  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. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) HARRY LORREQUER 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849HarryLorrequer.htm
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 3) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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