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Etymology of Loges

What does the name Loges mean?

The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the place of origin of the distinguished surname Loges. Loges is a topographic surname, which is a form of hereditary surname. A topographic name would have been given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Loges is derived from the Old French word "loge," meaning "lodge," and indicates that the original bearer lived in such a structure.

Early Origins of the Loges family

The surname Loges was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where this noble family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Loges family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loges research. Another 222 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1400, 1450, 1610, 1671, 1698, 1714, 1715, 1750, 1751 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Loges History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loges Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loge, Loges, La Loge, La Loges, Lauge, Lauges, La Lauges, La Lauge, La Loges, Louge, Louges, Loige, Loige, La Loige, Loigue, Loigues, La Loigue, Lauch, Lauche, de la Loge, de loge and many more.

Early Notables of the Loges family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

  • Simon Loges, Magistrate of Autun

Migration of the Loges family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Loge settled in Philadelphia in 1823; John Loge settled in New Jersey in 1773; John Loge, aged 28; settled in Philadelphia in 1820; and Peter Loge settled in Philadelphia in 1808..


Contemporary Notables of the name Loges (post 1700) +

  • Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930), American Republican politician, Mayor of New York City, New York, 1913; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1921-23; Defeated, 1922 1


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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