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![Show Contents]() Lauderdale History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England Scotland
Early Origins of the Lauderdale familyThe surname Lauderdale was first found in Galloway (Gaelic: Gall-ghaidhealaibh), an area of southwestern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, that formerly consisted of the counties of Wigtown (West Galloway) and Kirkcudbright (East Galloway), where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient but turbulent no-man's land where the persecuted Many were given land by King Malcolm Canmore and later by King David of Scotland. Some were native Scots. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. The name was first recorded in Scotland at Galloway but were later found in Berwickshire at the east coast. One early record of the name shows Andrew Lidderdale was the Abbot of the Monastery at Dryburgh (1489-1506). They were known as Lauderdale. Later they were in lands at Kaidslie and Haggis. Early History of the Lauderdale familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lauderdale research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lauderdale History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lauderdale Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lidderdale, Lauderdale, Lydderdale, Lydderdaill, Lutherdale, Luthirdale, Liderdaill, Lidderdaine and many more. Early Notables of the Lauderdale familyMore information is included under the topic Early Lauderdale Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lauderdale RankingIn the United States, the name Lauderdale is the 7,597th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Lauderdale migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Lauderdale Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Lauderdale, who settled in New York in 1812
- Robert Lauderdale, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Lauderdale (post 1700) | + |
- Kevin Lauderdale, American science fiction author
- James Lauderdale (1780-1814), American military officer
- Mandy Lauderdale, American cabaret singer
- Thomas Mack Lauderdale (b. 1970), American musician
- Jim Lauderdale, American singer and songwriter
- James Lauderdale, American politician, Member of Wisconsin State Assembly from Walworth County, 1853, 1856 3
- Clint Arlen Lauderdale (b. 1932), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Guyana, 1984-87 3
- C. J. Lauderdale, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1960 3
- John Maitland Lauderdale (1616-1682), Scottish statesman
- Priest Lauderdale (b. 1973), naturalized Bulgarian professional basketball player
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- 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, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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Lauderdale migration to the United States 
