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Type Surname (from nickname)
Usage English
Other Forms FormsLotts

Meaning & History

Nickname for someone who owned an allotted share of land, derived from Middle English lot "portion, plot of land".
Added 3/17/2016 by lilolaf
Edited 5/23/2025 by DoingNothing247

Type Surname (from location)
Usage French
Other Forms FormsLot, Lotte, DeLott, DeLot, du Lot

Meaning & History

From the Department (Region/State)in France, "Lot" and "Lot-et-Garrone"; also a river in France (Lot). Brought to the British Isles, Holland (Netherlands) and later the United States, Canada and South Africa, by French Huguenots.
Added 11/1/2021 by anonymous
Edited 12/21/2022 by Mike C