2006-12-07 00:26:26 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Earnie,
I don't see it as either, at least not in Family Search. Of 134 Entries, none say Scotland and none say Ireland. Many say England. Some are Swiss births with the 2 dots over the U. Check it out.
And, on Swyrich.com:
Origin: English
Spelling variations of this family name include: Outlaw, Outlawe, Utlawe, Outlaugh, Otlaw, Owtlaw and many more.
First found in Suffolk where they were anciently seated as Lords of the Manor.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Edward Outlaw, who arrived in Virginia in 1682; as well as Samuel Outlaw, who was on record in the Leeward Islands in 1705.
2006-12-07 00:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's probably German Palatinate; a german (protestant) that got kicked out of Germany by Napoleon (catholic), and ended up in Ireland, England or Scotland.
2006-12-07 03:55:39 · answer #2 · answered by $Sun King$ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it not be of German origin? To me it looks like that.
2006-12-07 00:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by mai-ling 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋