Lorett Surname History

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Etymology of Lorett

The origins of the name Lorett are from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It is derived from the baptismal name Lora. The surname Lorett referred to the son of Lora which belongs to the category of metronymic surnames. In Old English, patronyms and matronyms were formed by adding a variety of suffixes to personal names, which changed over time and from place to place. For example, after the Norman Conquest, sunu and sune, which meant son, were the most common patronymic suffixes.

The name may also be the "name of locality of origin (Loire and various hamlets, and named after Loreto, Italy ); can also be a matronyme of Loret."

Early Origins of the Lorett family

Early History of the Lorett family

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Lorett 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 Lorett family name include Larrett, Larritt, Larret, Larrit, Laret, Larit, Laryot and many more.

Early Notables of the Lorett family

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Migration of the Lorett family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, the Canadas, 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 Lorett surname or a spelling variation of the name include: W. Larrett, who sailed to Virginia in 1653; J. Larrett, who arrived in Virginia in 1658; Robert Larrett, who came to Barbados in 1674; and Edmund Larrett, who arrived in America in 1743..