Flatts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Flatts

The Flatts family name comes from a place name that was first used among the Viking settlers who arrived in the shores of Scotland in the Middle Ages. The Flatts name comes from someone having lived in Flet, a place-name found in the Orkney Islands. This was probably derived from the Old Norse word flötr, which meant "stretch of arable land."

Early Origins of the Flatts family

Early History of the Flatts family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Flatts research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1427, 1480, 1509, 1516, 1665 and 1767 are included under the topic Early Flatts History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Flatts Spelling Variations

Translation and spelling were non-standardized practices in the Middle Ages, so scribes had only their ears to rely on. This was a practice of extremely limited efficiency, and spelling variations in names, even within a single document, were the result. Over the years, Flatts has appeared Flet, Flett, Fletts, Flait and others.

Early Notables of the Flatts family

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Migration of the Flatts family

The fertile east coast of what would become US and Canada was soon dotted with the farms of Scottish settlers. Some of them remained faithful to the crown and called themselves United Empire Loyalists, while others had the chance to pay back their old oppressors in the American War of Independence. That brave spirit lives on today in the highland games that dot North America in the summer. Passenger and immigration lists indicate that members of the Flatts family came to North America quite early: M. Flett who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 18th century.