The present generation of the Lampett family is only the most recent to bear a name that dates back to the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. Their name comes from having lived in a region of Lampet in Normandy. The surname Lampett was adopted in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. Lampett is a habitation name from the broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties.
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Early Origins of the Lampett family
The surname Lampett was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
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Early History of the Lampett family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lampett research. Another 102 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1327, 1332, 1356, 1384, 1444, 1621 and 1662 are included under the topic Early Lampett History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Lampett Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Lampett include Lampet, Lampett, Lampit, Lampitt, Lampart, Lampert and many more.
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Early Notables of the Lampett family
Distinguished members of the family include
William Lampett of Lancashire, the Vicar of Ulverston, who following the death of Oliver Cromwell was one of the ministers dispossessed by the restored monarchy of Charles II in 1662
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Migration of the Lampett family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Lampett were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: W. Lampart, who sailed to Virginia in 1665; and Adam and John Lampart to Pennsylvania in 1764.
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