Lones History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Lones family

The surname Lones was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, in the mid 17th century. Most likely from the Gaelic name Ó Dubhshláine, comprised of "dubh" and "slán," meaning black and challenge.

Early History of the Lones family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lones research. The years 1620, 1650, 1664, 1668, 1683 and 1724 are included under the topic Early Lones History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lones Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lane, Laney and others.

Early Notables of the Lones family

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Lones migration to the United States +

Lones Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Joh Nicholas Lones, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 1

Lones migration to Canada +

Lones Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Johannes Lones, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757
Michel Lones, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Christian Lones, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1757
Henrich Lones, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Contemporary Notables of the name Lones (post 1700) +

Chalmers Edwin Lones (b. 1913), prominent American lawyer
Lones Wesley Wigger Jr. (1937-2017), American two-time gold medalist sports shooter from Great Falls, Montana; he also served in the U.S. Army as a lieutenant colonel

Sources +

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)