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Early Origins of the Lazier family

The surname Lazier was first found in Austria, where the name Losser became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family.

Early History of the Lazier family

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Lazier Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Losser, Loser, Lazar, Lozar, Losar, Lozer, Lazer, Leser, Lazzer and many more.

Early Notables of the Lazier family

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Migration of the Lazier family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Bastiaen Losser, who settled in New York in 1710 with his wife Anna Barbara and their children Johann Jacob, Anna Margaretha, Anna Elisabetha, Sebastian, Johann Georg, Johann Conrad, Anna Maria, Anna Barbara, Johann Melchior, Anna Catharina, and Maria Elisabetha, Anna Margaretha Loser, who made her home in Pennsylvania in 1754.


Contemporary Notables of the name Lazier (post 1700) +

  • Robert Lazier (1938-2020), American race car driver from Minneapolis, Minnesota; he died from COVID-19
  • Jacob De Lazier, American politician, Member of New Jersey State House of Assembly from Passaic County, 1904 1
  • Ralph Lazier Berkshire (1816-1902), American Republican politician, Judge of West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, 1863-66, 1868-72; Member of West Virginia State Senate 10th District, 1875-77 2


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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