Lugg Family Crest, Coat of Arms and Name History

Ireland:

Many of the people with surname Lugg had moved to Ireland during the 17th century.

United States of America:

Individuals with the surname Lugg landed in the United States in two different centuries respectively in the 17th, and 18th. Some of the people with the name Lugg who arrived in the United States in the 17th century included Peter Lugg, who landed in Virginia in 1666. Andrew Lugg, who landed in New England in 1675.

The following century saw more Lugg surnames arrive. Some of the people with the surname Lugg who arrived in the United States in the 18th century included John Lugg, who came to Virginia in 1703.

Australia:

Some of the people with the surname Lugg who landed in Australia in the 19th century included Thomas Lugg arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship “Waterloo” in 1840. John Lugg arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship “Pakenham” in 1849. James Nicholls Lugg, at the age of 29, arrived in South Australia in 1853 aboard the ship “Calabar.”

Here is the population distribution of the last name Lugg: England 699; Australia 529; United States 472; South Africa 365; Jamaica 303; Wales 135; Canada 94; Norway 39; New Zealand 38; Scotland 33.

Notable People:

Milton Delugg (December 1918 – April 2015), born in Los Angeles, was an American musician, writer, and arranger. He joined the University of California, Los Angeles. His initial musical training was on a piano. Moving to the accordion came as the result of a gift. “When my dad gave me an accordion I learned how to play jazz on it,” he said. “I grew up in Los Angeles, and it wasn’t long before I had a monopoly on any calls for jazz accordionists.

William Lugg (June 1852 –December 1939) was an English actor and musician of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. He had stage work starting with roles in many Gilbert and Sullivan operas and lasting for over four decades in drama, comedy, and musical theater. After that in his career, he appeared in nine silent films in the early years of British cinema.

Blazons & Genealogy Notes

(co. Gloucester). Gu. on a bend betw. two cotises ar. a bendlet wavy az. Crest—Out of a ducal coronet or, a pelican’s head vulning betw. two wings ppr.