| ![Show Contents]() Lap History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England
Etymology of LapWhat does the name Lap mean? The surname Lap and it's variations have long been in England. It is thought that the name may have come to Britain with the Anglo-Saxons, as a German version of this name exists to this day. In other cases, the name may have derived from the French 'lapin," meaning "rabbit," and arrived in Britain with the Normans. 1 Early Origins of the Lap familyThe surname Lap was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands. Early instances of the name in England include one Robert Lapyn who is mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Kent in the year 1320. 1 Early History of the Lap familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lap research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Lap History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lap Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Lap family name include Lapp, Leap, Lap and others. Early Notables of the Lap family- the Lapp family of Wiltshire
| Lap migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Lap surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Lap Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Anna Maria Lap, aged 9, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Johannes Lap, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Rudolph Lap, aged 11, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Anna Catherina Lap, aged 8, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 2
- Ruthol Lap, who arrived in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania in 1750 2
| Lap migration to Canada | + |
Lap Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century- Mr. Jeremiah Lap U.E., "Lapp" who settled in Kingston, Ontario c. 1784 3
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- 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)
- Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
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