The Lorn surname is comes from the personal name Lorne, which may be derived from the title Marquis of Lorne." Lorne is a Scottish place name in Argyll and Bute, of unknown meaning.
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Early Origins of the Lorn family
The surname Lorn was first found in Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern Scotland, where the first on record is Angus Lorn, in 1408. Robert Lorne was the bailie of Edinburgh in 1423. Alan de Lorn was canon of the church of Dunkeld in 1433. George Lorn was presbyter of the diocese of Glasgow in 1485. Henry Lorne was burgess of Aberdeen in 1488. Donald Lorne is on record in Methven, Perthshire in 1588.
Early History of the Lorn family
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Lorn Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Lorn, Lorne, Lornie, Lornyn and others.
Early Notables of the Lorn family
the Lorn family of Edinburgh
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Migration of the Lorn family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Lorne, who came to Virginia in 1650; Peter and Margaret Lorne, who came to American in 1698; Alexander Lorn, who came to America in 1785; William Lorne, who settled in Ohio in 1833.
