The Loutit's or Louttit's hail from the Orkney Islands, an archipelago of approximately 70 islands north of

Scotland. The first record of Loutit's on Orkney coincide with the colonization of the islands by the Norse in

the eighth century. The islands remained part of Norway and Denmark until 1468, when King James III

married Princess Margaret, daughter of Christian I of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The islands of Orkney

and Shetland were promised collateral for the dowry, and eventually became part of Scotland.  In the late

19th century there were estimated to be over 60 Loutit families on the islands. With the advent of the

Hudson Bay Company and greater international trading, Loutit's (with "itchy feet") dispersed throughout the

world. Outside of Scotland, Loutit's can be found in Africa, Australia, Canada, England, South America, New

Zealand, and the United States. For a more detailed history about Loutit's click here. For more information

about the Orkney Islands, click here.