Where does the name Lott originate?

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Where does the name Lott originate?

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This interesting surname with variant spellings Lott, Lotte, Lots, etc. is derived from the medieval given
name introduced by the Normans. It may be the Hebrew personal name "Lot" meaning "Covering", which was
relatively popular in Northern France, or it may be an aphetic form of various names formed with the
diminutive suffix -lot, for example Allot, Amelot, Emelot, Ellot, etc. Secondly, it may be a nickname for a
holder of an allotted share of land, deriving from the Old English pre 7th Century "hlot" meaning "lot,
portion, a share of land". The surname dates back to the mid 12th Century, (see below). Further recordings
include one William Lot (1275) "The Hundred Rolls of Suffolk", and Richard Aat(t)e Lote (1296), "The Subsidy
Rolls of Sussex". Church recordings include one John Lott who married Margaret Lee on July 16th 1590, at St.
John's, Hackney, London, and Rychard Lott was christened on October 28th 1610, at St. Michael's, Bassishaw,
Liverpool aboard the "Montezuma" bound for New York on September 17th 1846. The first recorded spelling of the
family name is shown to be that of
Alwin Loth, which was dated
1162, in the "Pipe Rolls of Kent", during the reign of
King Henry 11, known as "The Builder of churches", 1154 - 1189.