Lapthorn History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lapthorn family

Early History of the Lapthorn family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lapthorn research. Another 74 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Lapthorn History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lapthorn Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Lapthorn has been recorded under many different variations, including Lapthorn, Lapthorne, Lapthone, Lapthon and others.

Early Notables of the Lapthorn family

Distinguished members of the family include

• the Lapthorne family of Devon

Migration of the Lapthorn family

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Lapthorn or a variant listed above: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..