Lancaster Family History
Lancaster Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Lancaster in northwestern England which is recorded as Loncastre in 1086. The place takes its name from the river Lune + Old English ceaster ‘city Roman fortification’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’). The river name is probably British perhaps related to Gaelic slán ‘healthy’ ‘salubrious’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022