Lounsbery: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Arms linked to Lounsbury and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

The meaning behind Lounsbery

Lounsbery and Lounsbury are two spellings with one history. At root, the name means “Someone who came from Londesborough (Lothen's fort), in Yorkshire”.

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Lounsbery has “e” where Lounsbury has “u”. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. In the 2010 US Census, 293 Americans gave Lounsbery as their last name (rank 67,318).

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