Show ContentsLorés History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The origins the old family name Lorés can be found within medieval France. While the patronymic and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the name of the father and mother respectively, are the most common form of a hereditary surname in France, occupational surnames also emerged during the late Middle Ages. Many people, such as the Lorés family, adopted the name of their occupation as their surname. However, an occupational name did not become a hereditary surname until the office or type of employment became hereditary. The surname Lorés was an occupational name for a person who worked at a granary. The name translates literally from the Old French as of the granary.

Early Origins of the Lorés family

The surname Lorés was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family took their name from Delor, a village in the department of Aisne, in the district of Neufchâtel.

Early History of the Lorés family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lorés research. Another 72 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1665 and 1785 are included under the topic Early Lorés History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lorés Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Delor, De Lor, Delore, Delaur, De Laur, Delaure, Deloret, De Loret, Delauret, De Lauret, Delorey, De Lorey, Delaurey, De Laurey, Loré, Lorée, L'Orée, Laur, Laure, Lauré, Laurée, Loret, Lauret, Lorey, Laurey, Loreillard, Laureillard, Loreilleux, Laureilleux, Loriet, Lauriet, Loriey, Lauriey, Deloriet, Delauriet, Deloriey, Delauriey, Deslor, Délor, Deslaur, Délaur, Desloret, Déloret, Deslauret, Délauret, Deslorey, Délorey, Deslaurey, Délaurey, Desloriet, Déloriet, Deslauriet, Délauriet, Desloriey, Déloriey, Deslauriey and many more.

Early Notables of the Lorés family

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United States Lorés migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lorés Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Fco Lores, aged 38, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
  • Rodrigo Lores, aged 48, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1829 1
Lorés Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Anselmo Lores, who landed in America, in 1911
  • John Lores, who arrived in Alabama in 1915 1
  • Manuel Lores, aged 7, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1920
  • Jose Lores, aged 20, who settled in America, in 1921


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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