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Early Origins of the Lone family

The surname Lone was first found in County Roscommon (Irish: Ros Comáin) located in central Ireland in the province of Connacht, in the mid 17th century. Most likely from the Gaelic name Ó Dubhshláine, comprised of "dubh" and "slán," meaning black and challenge.

Early History of the Lone family

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Lone Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lane, Laney and others.

Early Notables of the Lone family

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Lone migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lone Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Richard Lone, who landed in Maryland in 1665 1
Lone Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francesca Lone, aged 20, who immigrated to America, in 1892
  • Kate Lone, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1892
  • William Lone, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1893
Lone Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Charles O. Lone, aged 20, who immigrated to the United States from Manchester, in 1903
  • Frank L. Lone, aged 21, who landed in America, in 1904
  • Emma Miriam Lone, aged 42, who landed in America from London, England, in 1915
  • Gerald Lone, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1919
  • Murray Lone, aged 34, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
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Lone migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lone Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • William Lone, English convict from London, who was transported aboard the "Anson" on September 23, 1843, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 2

Lone migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Lone Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • William Lone, aged 17, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888

Lone migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 3
Lone Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Tho Lone, aged 19, who arrived in Barbados in 1635 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lone (post 1700) +

  • Erika de Lone (b. 1972), retired American professional tennis player
  • Ed S. Lone, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1924 4
  • E. C. Lone, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1928, 1936 (alternate) 4
  • Lone Kristoffersen (b. 1961), Danish curler, she competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics
  • Lone Wiggers (b. 1963), Danish architect, one of the partners at C. F. Møller Architects

Empress of Ireland
  • Miss Lena Lone (1911-1914), Norwegian Third Class Passenger from Bergen, Norway who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5
  • Master Alick Lone (1909-1914), Norwegian Third Class Passenger from Bergen, Norway who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5
  • Mrs. Anna Lone (1892-1914), née Flatekval Norwegian Third Class Passenger from Bergen, Norway who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5
  • Mr. Hans Aslaksen Lone (1891-1914), Norwegian Third Class Passenger from Bergen, Norway who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5
  • Miss Clara Lone (1912-1914), Norwegian Third Class Passenger from Bergen, Norway who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 5


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2015, January 8) Anson voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1843 with 499 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/anson/1843
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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