| ![Show Contents]() Loud History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Scotland The western coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Loud family. Their name is derived from the personal name Leod. The Gaelic form of the surname is Mac Leoid, which means son of Leod, son of Olaf the Black, King of Man and the Northern Isles. Olaf was from a dynasty of Norse Kings, who, for centuries held the Isles. They were in turn descended from King Halfdan the Stingy, a King who was reputed to be descended from the god Frey. Leod held the island of Lewis, the mainland Glenelg and part of Skye in about 1195 AD. It was his two sons who founded the two great branches of the Siol Tormod and the Siol Torquil. Early Origins of the Loud familyThe surname Loud was first found in on the Isle of Lewis (Scottish Gaelic: Leòdhas), where the Siol Tormod branch held the territories of Harris, Glenelg and Dunvegan Castle in Skye; while the Siol Torquil branch held Assynt and Cadboll, and the Island of Ramasay. There were no title deeds for these territories as they had been considered possessions of Norway. Yet when King Haakon asserted his authority over the lands in 1263 King Alexander resisted. Although the Scottish King Alexander signed the Treaty of Perth allowing payment of rent to Norway for all these lands, it was never paid and the whole of the western Isles became Scottish possessions. Early History of the Loud familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loud research. Another 380 words (27 lines of text) covering the years 1314, 1597, 1613, 1715, 1745, 1777, 1901 and 1959 are included under the topic Early Loud History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Loud Spelling VariationsSpelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Loud has appeared in various documents spelled MacLeod, MacCleod, MacCloud, MacLoud and many more. Early Notables of the Loud familyNotable amongst the Clan from early times was Sir Roderick MacLeod of Dunvegan Castle who led 600 of his Clansmen to Ireland to assist in O'Donnell's rebellion and Lord MacLeod's Highlanders (73rd Regiment - later the 71st Regiment)...
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 Loud migration to the United States | + |
The descendants of the Dalriadan families who made the great crossing of the Atlantic still dot communities along the east coast of the United States and Canada. In the American War of Independence, many of the settlers traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. Clan societies and highland games have allowed Canadian and American families of Scottish descent to recover much of their lost heritage. Investigation of the origins of family names on the North American continent has revealed that early immigrants bearing the name Loud or a variant listed above include:
Loud Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- William Loud, who landed in Maryland in 1678 1
Loud Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Warren Loud, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 1
- M Loud, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 1
- G. D. Loud, aged 42, who settled in America, in 1894
- M. G. Loud, aged 21, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
- Henry Loud, aged 30, who immigrated to the United States, in 1896
Loud Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- John W. Loud, aged 56, who immigrated to America from Liverpool, in 1904
- Geo. Loud, who landed in America, in 1904
- Eva Humphreys Loud, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
- Mrs. J. W. Loud, aged 50, who settled in America from Liverpool, in 1904
- Charles Loud, aged 39, who settled in America, in 1906
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| Loud migration to Canada | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Loud Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century- John W. Loud, aged 66, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912
- Sarah M. Loud, aged 58, who immigrated to Montreal, Canada, in 1912
| Contemporary Notables of the name Loud (post 1700) | + |
- George Alvin Loud (1852-1925), American politician from Michigan
- Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908), American politician, U.S. Representative from California
- Alanson Russell "Lance" Loud (1951-2001), American magazine columnist
- Henry M. Loud, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1886. English ancestry 2
- George B. Loud, American Republican politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Bronx County 4th District, 1919 2
- George Alvin Loud (1852-1925), American Republican politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan 10th District, 1903-13, 1915-17; Defeated, 1912 2
- Eugene Francis Loud (1847-1908), American Republican politician, Member of California State Assembly, 1884; U.S. Representative from California 5th District, 1891-1903; Defeated, 1902 2
- Edward R. Loud, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Albion, Michigan, 1899-1900; Defeated, 1900 2
- Edward F. Loud, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900 2
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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