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The surname Lofland was first found in Austria, where the name could be considered to have made a great contribution to the feudal society which became the backbone of modern Europe. The name's literal meaning referred to the craftsman who carved out wooden spoons. Later, it came to represent numerous branches of a powerful family. Chronicles first mention Hans Loeffler of Stuttgart in 1447. The name first became prominent in local affairs and branched into many houses which played important roles in tribal and national conflicts, where each group sought power and status in an ever changing territorial profile.

Lofland Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loeffler, Loeffel, Loefel, Loefeler, Loeffers, Leffler (Silesia), Loepeler (northern Germany), Loeffelmann, Loeffels, Loefels, Loffler and many more.

Lofland Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lofland research. Another 260 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1717 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Lofland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lofland Early Notables (pre 1700)

Another 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lofland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lofland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Helen Douglas Lofland, aged 25, originally from Hamburg, who arrived in New York in 1897 aboard the ship "Patria" from Hamburg, Germany ^[1]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXWK-76V : 6 December 2014), Helen Douglas Lofland, 19 Feb 1897; citing departure port Hamburg, arrival port New York, ship name Patria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Lofland Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Heinrich Lofland, aged 20, originally from Warschau, Russia, who arrived in New York in 1907 aboard the ship "Barbarossa" from Bremen, Germany ^[2]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXG9-L24 : 6 December 2014), Heinrich Lofland, 08 Jul 1907; citing departure port Bremen, arrival port New York, ship name Barbarossa, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Alfred V. Lofland, aged 24, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Tagus" from Bermuda ^[3]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJG6-G32 : 6 December 2014), Alfred V. Lofland, 04 Oct 1911; citing departure port Bermuda, arrival port New York, ship name Tagus, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Winifred Lofland, aged 34, who arrived in New York in 1911 aboard the ship "Tagus" from Bermuda ^[4]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJG6-G3L : 6 December 2014), Winifred Lofland, 04 Oct 1911; citing departure port Bermuda, arrival port New York, ship name Tagus, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Contemporary Notables of the name Lofland (post 1700)

William Lofland, American politician, Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, 1866-68 ^[5]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
James Rush Lofland (1823-1894), American Republican politician, Secretary of State of Delaware, 1855-59; U.S. Representative from Delaware at-large, 1873-75; Defeated, 1874 ^[5]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Citations

^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXWK-76V : 6 December 2014), Helen Douglas Lofland, 19 Feb 1897; citing departure port Hamburg, arrival port New York, ship name Patria, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXG9-L24 : 6 December 2014), Heinrich Lofland, 08 Jul 1907; citing departure port Bremen, arrival port New York, ship name Barbarossa, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJG6-G32 : 6 December 2014), Alfred V. Lofland, 04 Oct 1911; citing departure port Bermuda, arrival port New York, ship name Tagus, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJG6-G3L : 6 December 2014), Winifred Lofland, 04 Oct 1911; citing departure port Bermuda, arrival port New York, ship name Tagus, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
^ The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html

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Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
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