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The name Latu has a long French heritage that first began in northwestern region of Brittany. The name is derived from when the family lived in Brittany.
The surname Latu was first found in Attilly, or in Aisne, in the district of Marteville. 1
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Latu research. Another 180 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1831, 1851, 1859, 1871 and 1891 are included under the topic Early Latu History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Changes of spelling have occurred in most surnames. The earliest explanation is that during the early development of the French language, names were not yet fixed in spelling. Usually a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. This depended on accent, and local accents frequently changed the spelling of a name. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there are some spelling variations of the name Latu, including Latulipe, Latulippe and others.
Notable amongst this name at this time was
In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec. Migration was slow. The fur trade attracted migrants, both noble and commoner. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the French Acadian presence in the Maritimes had reached 500. The French founded Lower Canada, thus becoming one of the two great founding nations of Canada. The family name Latu has made many distinguished contributions in France and New France to the world of science, culture, religion, and education. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Latu were 100 individuals who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Most came during the nineteenth century, but a few immigrated earlier, such as Augustin Latulippe, who married in Montreal in 1698.