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Law Family History
Law Genealogy & Family TreeLaw is a Scottish name from Northumberland, Scotland, where the family were lords of the manor. It comes from the Old English hlaw which means "hill." The earliest known ancestor--John de la Law--was recorded in 1208. The family motto is Compositum jus fasque animi which means "A mind which respects alike the laws of mutual justice and of God."
Other spellings include "Lawe" and "Lawes." Notable people with the surname include Northern English actor Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes, Enemy at the Gates, Cold Mountain), American basketball player Acie Law (Chicago Bulls, Memphis Grizzlies, Golden State Warriors), and Welsh footballer Brian Law (Queens Park Rangers, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Millwall). The first Law to come to America was Mary Law in Virginia in 1643.
Law Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mary Ann Law -- --, 1867 March 1, 1957 Utah
- Mary Charlotte Law -- --, 1878 December 0, 1952 Tennessee
- Alfred B. Law -- --, 1903 December 0, 1910 West Virginia
- Robert Joseph Law -- --, 1875 December 11, 1944 Utah
- Hepzibah Law -- --, 1673 July 27, 1719 South Carolina
Law Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Vera June Law -- --, 1929 February 20, 1983 Iowa
- Audna (Bill) Pershing Law -- --, 1918 December 0, 1962
- Rebecca Amanda Law -- --, 1847 March 26, 1922 Florida
- Joseph Edward Law -- --, 1910 March 0, 1980 Pennsylvania
- Anne Law -- --, 1774 June 15, 1776
