Lovitt History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Lovitt family

The surname Lovitt was first found in Buckinghamshire, where they held a family seat from very early times and were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy, their liege Lord, for their distinguished assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Lovitt family

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Lovitt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lovatt, Lovat, Lovet, Lovett, Lovit, Lovitt and others.

Early Notables of the Lovitt family

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Migration of the Lovitt family to Ireland

Some of the Lovitt family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Lovitt family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Lovett who settled in Salem Massachusetts in 1630; Mary, Gertrude, and Robert Lovett settled in Virginia in 1635; Charles, George, John, Robert, Thomas and William Lovett, all arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania between 1840 and 1865.

Contemporary Notables of the name Lovitt (post 1700) +

Craig Lovitt (1932-1993), American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Knox County Democratic Party, 1964-78 1
Dr R.W. Lovitt, British Reader at the College of Engineering, Swansea University
Colin Lovitt QC, Australian lawyer
John Lovitt (1832-1908), Canadian ship’s captain, shipowner, shipbuilder, entrepreneur, and politician, Member of the Canadian Parliament for Yarmouth (1887-1891)

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html