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Etymology of Alott

What does the name Alott mean?

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor and may be a form of the name Eliot. 1 However, another source claims the name is from the Old French name Aalot or Allot. 2

"Aluiet, [was] a tenant in chief; and Aliet, a Saxon tenant in the Domesday Book." 3 4

Early Origins of the Alott family

The surname Alott was first found in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk where the singular name Alote was recorded c. 1191. A few years later, Adam filius Alot was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of 1203 in Lincolnshire. The Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire lists William Allot as holding lands there in 1275 and in Sussex, Walter Alote was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for 1296. 2

Rylands Lay Subsidy Rolls of 1332 includes entries for William Afotessone, Lancashire; Phillip Allote, Huntingdonshire; and Peter Allot, Cambridgeshire. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 includes two entries for the family: Adam Alot; and Richard Alot. 1

Early History of the Alott family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Alott research. Another 271 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1199, 1212, 1273, 1286, 1332, 1379, 1568, 1579, 1581, 1587, 1590, 1591, 1600, 1707, 1750 and 1781 are included under the topic Early Alott History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Alott Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Allott, Allett, Allette, Hallott, Arlette, Arlett, Allet, Alett, Alet, Allatt, Alatt, Allat, Allatte, Allot, Allote, Alot, Alitt, Ailet, Alyet, Alletson, Aletson, Alotessone and many more.

Early Notables of the Alott family

John Allott, Lord Mayor of London in 1591, one of the highest political posts in England at that time. William Allott (d. 1590?), was an English Catholic divine. A native of Lincolnshire, he received his education in the University of Cambridge, though he does not appear to have graduated. When Queen Elizabeth came to the throne, he retired to the continent, and took up his residence at Louvain, where he studied divinity for some years and was ordained priest. He afterwards lived for...
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Migration of the Alott family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Alott name or one of its variants: Peter Allott who settled in Virginia in 1655; Andrew Hallet settled in Virginia in 1620; about the time of the "Mayflower," followed by Andrew Hallett in Massachusetts in 1635.
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Barber, Henry, British Family Names London: Elliot Stock, 62 Paternoster Row, 1894. Print.
  4. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)

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