The surname Losty comes from the Irish Gaelic "O Loiste." The name was sometimes anglicized as Lastly, which sometimes was corrupted to Leslie.
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Early Origins of the Losty family
The surname Losty was first found in County Donegal (Irish: Dún na nGall), northwest Ireland in the province of Ulster, sometimes referred to as County Tyrconnel, where the Annals of Loch Ce mention the death of John O'Loisde, the abbot of Assaroe, in 1502.
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Early History of the Losty family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Losty research. Another 29 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1669 is included under the topic Early Losty History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Losty Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Losty, Lasty, Lusty, Lastly, Leslie, O'Losty and others.
Early Notables of the Losty family
Notable among the family name at this time was
the Losty family of Donegal
Losty migration to the United States
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Losty Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
Edward Losty, immigrated to New York in 1849
Michael and Christina Losty in New York, NY in 1851
Catherine Losty, who landed in New York in 1853
Contemporary Notables of the name Losty (post 1700)
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JP Losty, expert in the art and architecture of India and South Asia for the British Museum
