When John Robert Lord was born on 23 July 1821, in Needham Market, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, Reuben Lord, was 41 and his mother, Charlotte Wright, was 36. He was buried in Hemingstone, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
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English: nickname from Middle English laford, louerd, lord ‘lord, master’ (Old English hlāford), perhaps given to a someone who played the part of the lord or master of ceremonies in festival games.
Irish: adoption of the English name (see 1 above) as a translation of the main element of Gaelic Ó Tighearnaigh (see Tierney ) and Mac Thighearnáin (see McKiernan ).
Americanized form of French Laure, a variant of the personal name Laur 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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