Lavell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lavell family

The surname Lavell was first found in at Carrickabraghy in North-West Ulster, near the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel. The surname Lavell is originally from the Gaelic Ó Maolfhábhail (fáball meaning movement, or traveling). Throughout the years, though, it has suffered many Anglicizations and even the first name Paul was originally Lavelle.

Early History of the Lavell family

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Lavell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lavelle, Lavell and others.

Early Notables of the Lavell family

Lavelle of Dublin

Lavell migration to the United States +

Lavell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Lavell, who arrived in New York in 1842 2
Peter Lavell, who landed in America in 1864 2

Lavell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Third Fleet

Mr. Henry Lavell, (b. 1762), aged 25, English settler convicted in London on 4th December 1782, sentenced for life for theft, transported aboard the ship "Friendship" leaving in 1787 arriving in New South Wales, Australia in 1788 1

Following the Third Fleets, other convicts and early settlers arriving in Australia include:

Lavell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. George Lavell, (b. 1811), aged 24, British convict who was convicted in Berkshire, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "England" on 6th June 1835, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lavell (post 1700) +

Carol Cadwgan Lavell (1943-2023), American gold, silver and two-time bronze medalist equestrian
John Reeve Lavell (1857-1925), Canadian lawyer and politician who represented Leeds North and Grenville North in the Canadian House of Commons from 1900 to 1904
Davante Lavell Adams (b. 1992), American football wide receiver for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League
Travis LaVell Hill (1969-2018), American professional NFL football player for the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers (1993-1995)
Reuben LaVell Edwards (1930-2016), American football head coach for Brigham Young University (BYU)

Sources +

Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
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)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 28th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/england