Lovtess History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsThe roots of the Anglo-Saxon name Lovtess come from when the family resided in the village of Lofthouse during the reign of King Alfred in 900 AD. This place-name was originally derived from the Old Norse words lopt meaning loft and hus meaning house. Therefore the original bearers of the Lovtess surname were dwellers of the loft house. 1 Early Origins of the Lovtess familyThe surname Lovtess was first found in North Yorkshire at Lofthouse, a small village in Nidderdale in the Harrogate district or at Lofthouse, a village in West Yorkshire. "This place, in the Domesday Survey Lochtushum, was granted by the Conqueror to Hugh Lupus, Earl of Chester, who soon afterwards transferred it to the Percy family, of whom William de Percy, the third Baron, in 1133 founded at Handall, in the parish, a priory for Benedictine nuns, which he dedicated to the Virgin Mary." 2 Early History of the Lovtess familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lovtess research. Another 68 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1573, 1605, 1619, 1620, 1639, 1647, 1691, 1695 and 1797 are included under the topic Early Lovtess History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Lovtess Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Lovtess has been recorded under many different variations, including Loftus, Lofthouse, Loftis, Loftiss, Loftos and others. Early Notables of the Lovtess familyAnother 39 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Lovtess Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Lovtess family to IrelandSome of the Lovtess family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Migration of the Lovtess familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Lovtess or a variant listed above: John Loftis settled in Barbados in 1634; John Lofthouse arrived in Philadelphia in 1878; John Loftus arrived in Philadelphia in 1682; Biddy and Elen Loftus arrived in Quebec in 1848.
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