LYCETT
Lycett is a surname of English origin, traditionally associated with the Midlands and particularly with the county of Staffordshire. The name is believed to descend from the Old English personal name Liget, which translates as little light. As such, the surname is patronymic, originally indicating a descendant of a man called Liget.
Historical records show that the surname first appeared in a variety of spellings, including Lisett, Lissett and Lycett. The earliest known appearance in the country’s most ancient survey, the Domesday Book of 1086, identifies a village named Lissett in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The village name itself is derived from the Old English pre‑seventeenth‑century words laes-geset, meaning a settlement lying within grassland fields. While there is no modern evidence that the current village still conforms to that description, the place name is still in use and continues to be one of the roots of the surname.
In addition to the English derivation, the surname may also have an Irish connection through the Gaelic name Mac giolla Iasachta, which has been anglicised as Lysaght and related spellings such as Lysset and Lysgett. This Irish branch is traditionally regarded as a sub‑clan of the O’ Briens of Thomond and, by extension, has connections with the fighting men of the O’Briens. Today, the Irish variations are predominantly found in Counties Clare, Limerick and Cork.
Early examples of the surname recorded in England include John Lysset, who witnessed a deed at the church of St. Martin Orgar in London on 18 April 1540; Jayn Lycett, noted on 7 November 1574 at the church of St. Mary Pattens, also in London; Ann Leasit, christened at All Saints in Wakefield on 23 November 1681; and Mary‑Ann Lissett, who married George White at Bradfield near Sheffield on 10 June 1824. Each of these entries demonstrates that the name was in circulation across a range of English counties from the late sixteenth century onward.
Contemporary bearers of the name are most commonly concentrated in the Midlands, but the surname can also be found throughout England and owes a branch of itself to Ireland. Its etymological roots in both personal naming and place‑based naming illustrate the common ways in which early English surnames evolved and spread across social and geographical boundaries.
Typical given names associated with the Lycett surname
Male
- Andrew
- Christopher
- David
- John
- Kevin
- Mark
- Michael
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
- William
Female
- Angela
- Christine
- Emma
- Joanne
- Kathleen
- Margaret
- Mary
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Lasada
- Lasite
- Lasota
- Last
- Lasta
- Laste
- Lauciute
- Lauste
- Lazda
- Lazzati
- Least
- Leest
- Leist
- Leost
- Lesadd
- Lest
- Lesta
- Leste
- Lesti
- Lestie
- Licett
- Liest
- Liset
- Lisett
- Lissett
- Lissit
- List
- Lista
- Liste
- Listo
- Liszt
- Lizotte
- Lizut
- Loest
- Losada
- Losetti
- Losito
- Lossett
- Lost
- Loste
- Lostia
- Lousada
- Loustau
- Lousteau
- Louzada
- Louzado
- Lozada
- Lozda
- Lozouet
- Lozuet
- Lucett
- Lucette
- Lucetti
- Lucid
- Lucidi
- Lucido
- Lucitt
- Luisada
- Luisetti
- Lusidi
- Lussato
- Lust
- Lustie
- Luzet
- Luzzatto
- Lycet
- Lycetts
- Lycitt
- Lysett
- Lyst
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There are approximately 1,614 people named Lycett in the UK. That makes it roughly the 5,027th most common surname in Britain. Around 25 in a million people in Britain are named Lycett.
Famous people named Lycett
- Joe Lycett - Comedian
- Eustace Lycett - Visual Effects Artist (1914 to 2006)
- Randolph Lycett - Tennis player (1886 to 1935)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.