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Origin Of The Surname Lord

Meaning Of The Surname Lord

Loaf keeper

Interesting Facts About Lord

This name comes from the Anglo-Saxon ‘hlaf weard’ which literally translates to loaf keeper however it was often given to the person who was most responsible in the village, however after the Norman invasion in 1066 this name was seized by the monarch to help establish the nobility class. The first recorded spelling of this name dates back to 1198 of William le Lauerd in Suffolk.

Lord Statistics

Lord is the number 386 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 24,407 share the surname Lord in the UK.

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