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Early Origins of the De lort family

The surname De lort was first found in Orléanais, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the De lort family

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De lort Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lortie, Lorthie, Lorty, Lorthy, Lortiois, Lorthiois, Lorthioit, Lorthioir, Lortiat, Lortan, Lortel, Lortelle, Lortet, Lorton, Lort and many more.

Early Notables of the De lort family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Marie-Joseph de Lort, a warrant commander under Napoleon, who received his title to nobility in 1810

De lort Ranking

In France, the name De lort is the 3,655th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1

Migration of the De lort family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Lort, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1684; Thomas Lortan, the son of Edme and Gabrielle Bouffard, who married Marie-Françoise Marmet in Quebec City in 1752.


Contemporary Notables of the name De lort (post 1700) +

  • Jean-François Delort de Gléon, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
  • Marie Joseph Raymond Delort, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 3
  • Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  2. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 26) Jean-François Delort. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  3. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 26) Marie Delort. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 26) Jacques-Antoine-Adrien Delort. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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