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The name Lady finds its origins with the ancient Anglo-Saxons of England. It was given to one who worked as a person who worked as a servant of a noble lady as in ' the lady's man.' 1 2
However, another source has a different occupational background "a man who has the charge of a horse-load or of a pack-horse." 3 The name is "a Northern, particularly Yorkshire, surname." 1
The surname Lady was first found in Lincolnshire where Rannulf (le) Lauediman was recorded in the Feet of Fines for 1202. It is thought the same person was listed in Northumberland in the Curia Regis Rolls for 1214. Geoffrey le Leuediman was recorded in Yorkshire in the 13th century and Roger Ladyman was recorded in Hertfordshire in 1296. 4
The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 has some interesting spelling variations in use at that time: Ricardus Ledyman; Johanna ye Laydimayden; and Johannes Serve-ledy. 2
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lady research. Another 207 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1214, 1296, 1379, 1397, 1399, 1581, 1625, 1642, 1647, 1648, 1649, 1658, 1677, 1683, 1684, 1700, 1731 and 1787 are included under the topic Early Lady History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Lady has been recorded under many different variations, including Ladyman, Ledyman, Ladymen, Laudyman, Lauediman, Laydimayden and many more.
Distinguished members of the family include
In the United States, the name Lady is the 11,510th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 5
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Lady or a variant listed above: