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![Show Contents]() Lyter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Germany
The Lyter surname is derived form the Middle High German word "lîte," meaning "a mountain side slope." No doubt the first people to be called by this name lived in such a location. Early Origins of the Lyter familyThe surname Lyter was first found in Bavaria. The first recorded instance of this surname occurs in the 'Geschichte des Hauses Habsburg" (History of the House of Habsburg) where a Stephan Leyttner is listed in 1376. Early History of the Lyter familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lyter research. Another 63 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1451, 1545, 1635, 1651, 1714, 1803 and 1851 are included under the topic Early Lyter History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lyter Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Leiter, Leitner, Laitner, Leiten, Leithen and others. Early Notables of the Lyter familyAnother 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lyter Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Lyter migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Lyter Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- John Lyter, aged 39, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alumbagh" in 1875 1
- Ellen Lyter, aged 30, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alumbagh" in 1875 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lyter (post 1700) | + |
- W. M. Lyter, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1912 2
- J. M. Lyter, American politician, Mayor of Davenport, Iowa, 1870 2
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Lyter migration to New Zealand 
