Lotts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Israel

Etymology of Lotts

What does the name Lotts mean?

Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. Lotts may have originally been a patronymic, created from the Hebrew personal name Lot. In other instances, the Lotts surname may have evolved from the German word "lotte," which means "a young tall tree." Someone living near such a tree may have taken on Lotts as a surname.

Lotts Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lott, Lotman, Lottman, Lottmann, Lotheman, Lothes and many more.

Lotts Ranking

the United States, the name Lotts is the 15,758^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Lotts migration to the United States +

Lotts Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Elizabeth Lotts, who landed in Maryland in 1679 2

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)