Lettie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lettie family

The surname Lettie was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1321 when they held estates in that county.

Early History of the Lettie family

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Lettie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lettice, Lettuce, Letice, Lattice and others.

Early Notables of the Lettie family

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Migration of the Lettie family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: 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..

Contemporary Notables of the name Lettie (post 1700) +

Lettie Beckon Alston (b. 1953), American composer
Lettie Boggs, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Delaware, 1952
Lettie Burd Cowman (1870-1960), American author and co-founder of The Oriental Missionary Society, wife of Charles Elmer Cowman