Laxman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Laxman

The name Laxman is thought to have been from the Old Norse word "lax," and be a nickname from the salmon. 1

Early Origins of the Laxman family

Early History of the Laxman family

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Laxman Spelling Variations

Sound 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 Laxman family name include Lax, Laxe and others.

Early Notables of the Laxman family

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Migration of the Laxman family

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 Laxman surname or a spelling variation of the name include: Ann Lax who arrived in Virginia in 1731; George Lax who sailed to America in 1744 and Christian Lax who arrived in Philadelphia in 1792.