Surnames Starting with L
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L'Enfant
DescriptiveA French surname meaning 'the child', likely referring to a youngest child or ju...
French 1 peopleLAMOREUX
OtherA French surname possibly derived from 'la moreux' or related to a place name or...
French 1 peopleLANGHORNE
2 peopleLARNEAL
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or personal na...
English/Scottish 1 peopleLARSEN
PatronymicA patronymic surname meaning 'son of Lars,' where Lars is a Scandinavian form of...
Scandinavian 3 peopleLASHER
OccupationalAn occupational surname derived from one who uses a lash or whip, or possibly a ...
English 1 peopleLASKEY
3 peopleLATOUR
TopographicA French topographic surname meaning 'the tower', referring to someone living ne...
French 1 peopleLAY
OtherA surname possibly derived from an occupational term for a layperson or from a t...
English 1 peopleLAYTON
3 peopleLAZARO
PatronymicA patronymic surname derived from the personal name Lazarus, meaning 'God has he...
Spanish/Italian 1 peopleLAZOA
OtherA Basque surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Basque geographical ...
Basque 1 peopleLEAF
TopographicDerived from the Old English word 'leaf' meaning permission or leave, or possibl...
English 1 peopleLEAL
2 peopleLEAVELL
PatronymicDerived from Old English elements meaning 'leave' or 'lief' combined with a dimi...
English 1 peopleLIEB
DescriptiveDerived from the German word 'lieb' meaning dear, beloved, or pleasant.
German, Yiddish 1 peopleLILE
OtherPossibly derived from Old English or Scottish Gaelic elements, with uncertain et...
English, Scottish 1 peopleLINTON
3 peopleLIPPMANN
PatronymicDerived from the personal name Lipman, with the German suffix '-mann' meaning ma...
German, Yiddish 1 peopleLITTANER
2 peopleLITTLEFIELD
2 peopleLOFT
TopographicDerived from Old Norse 'lopt' or Middle English 'loft' referring to an upper roo...
English, Scandinavian 1 peopleLONGACRE
TopographicDerived from Old English elements meaning 'long' and 'acre', referring to a long...
English 1 peopleLUCHS
DescriptiveDerived from the German word 'Luchs' meaning lynx, likely referring to someone w...
German 1 peopleLUCKS
PatronymicPossibly derived from the personal name Luke or from a word meaning luck or fort...
English, German 1 peopleLa Barba
DescriptiveDerived from the Italian and Spanish word 'barba' meaning beard, likely referrin...
Italian, Spanish 1 peopleLa Boiteaux
DescriptiveDerived from French 'boiteux' meaning lame or limping, referring to someone with...
French 1 peopleLa Folette
DescriptiveDerived from French 'folette' meaning a small leaf or possibly referring to a fo...
French 1 peopleLa Follette
5 peopleLa Follette, Jr.
1 peopleLa Gorce
TopographicDerived from French 'gorge' meaning throat or a narrow valley, likely referring ...
French 1 peopleLa Guardia
4 peopleLa Porte
TopographicDerived from French 'porte' meaning door or gate, likely referring to someone li...
French 1 peopleLaDAME
OccupationalDerived from French 'dame' meaning lady or woman, likely referring to someone as...
French 1 peopleLaFontaine
TopographicFrom the fountain or spring.
French 1 peopleLaGuardia
TopographicFrom the guard or watchtower.
Italian 1 peopleLaPorte
TopographicFrom the gate or door.
French 1 peopleLabean
OtherOrigin and meaning are obscure and require further research.
Uncertain, possibly French or English 1 peopleLaborski
OtherPossibly related to labor or work, with Slavic suffix.
Polish or Slavic 1 peopleLaboulaye
TopographicPossibly from a place name or topographic feature in France.
French 1 peopleLacey
TopographicFrom the Norman place name Lassy in France, or from a lace-maker.
English and Norman French 1 peopleLacy
TopographicFrom the Norman place name Lassy in France, or from a lace-maker.
English and Norman French 1 peopleLadd
5 peopleLadovitch
PatronymicPatronymic form derived from a personal name with Slavic roots.
Slavic, possibly Serbian or Croatian 1 peopleLady
OccupationalFrom the title or status of a lady, or from Old English 'hlæfdige' (loaf-kneade...
English 1 peopleLaemmle
OtherPossibly a diminutive or variant of a German personal name or place name.
German 1 peopleLafeore
OtherOrigin and meaning are obscure and require further research.
Uncertain, possibly French or Italian 1 peopleLafferty
PatronymicAnglicized form of the Irish name Ó Fhloinn or Ó Flaithbheartaigh.
Irish 1 peopleLaflin
OtherOrigin and meaning are obscure and require further research.
Uncertain, possibly English or French 1 peopleLafollette
6 peopleLager
OccupationalFrom the occupational term for a camp or storage place keeper, or from a type of...
German 1 peopleLahm
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a personal name or occupati...
German 1 peopleLahn
TopographicA surname possibly derived from the Lahn River in Germany or a related geographi...
German 1 peopleLahn P.
1 peopleLahovary
OtherA Romanian surname of aristocratic or noble origin.
Romanian 1 peopleLaidlow
TopographicA surname derived from a place name in the Scottish Borders region.
Scottish 1 peopleLais
OtherA surname possibly derived from a personal name or occupational term related to ...
French, Greek 1 peopleLajoie
DescriptiveA surname meaning 'the joy' or 'joy,' derived from Old French elements.
French 1 peopleLake
TopographicA surname indicating residence near or by a body of water, specifically a lake.
English 5 peopleLamar
8 peopleLamb
8 peopleLambert
PatronymicBright land, from Germanic 'land' (land) and 'berht' (bright).
Germanic 6 peopleLamberth
PatronymicA surname derived from the personal name Lambert, meaning 'bright land' or 'famo...
English, Germanic 1 peopleLamison
PatronymicA surname derived from a personal name, possibly meaning 'son of Lami' or relate...
English 1 peopleLamon
OtherA surname possibly derived from a personal name or place name element.
English, French 1 peopleLamont
5 peopleLampert
PatronymicA surname derived from the personal name Lambert, meaning 'bright land' or 'famo...
Germanic, English 1 peopleLamport
2 peopleLanaham
OtherA surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element, with unce...
English 1 peopleLancaster
3 peopleLance
OccupationalA surname derived from the word 'lance,' referring to the weapon or possibly a p...
English, French 1 peopleLancheimer
TopographicA surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element combined w...
German 1 peopleLand
2 peopleLanders
3 peopleLandes
TopographicA surname derived from a place name or the word 'land,' possibly referring to la...
German, French 1 peopleLandick
OtherA surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element with a dim...
English, Germanic 1 peopleLandis
11 peopleLandon
3 peopleLandreth
TopographicDerived from a place name in Scotland, possibly relating to land or territory.
Scottish 1 peopleLandsowne
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'land of the downs' or 'land on the downs'.
English 1 peopleLane
TopographicDerived from someone who lived on or near a lane, a narrow country road.
English 15 peopleLaney
TopographicDerived from a place name or personal name, possibly meaning 'from the lane' or ...
English, Irish 1 peopleLang
DescriptiveA tall or long person.
German 5 peopleLangford
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'long ford' or 'ford where the water is long o...
English 1 peopleLangham
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'long homestead' or 'homestead on the long lan...
English 1 peopleLangley
3 peopleLangston
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'long stone' or 'stone of the tall man'.
English 1 peopleLangtry
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'long tree' or 'settlement of the long tree'.
English 1 peopleLanham
2 peopleLanier
OccupationalDerived from an occupational term for a wool carder or someone who works with wo...
French, English 1 peopleLanigan
PatronymicDerived from the Irish name Ó Lannagáin, meaning 'descendant of Lannagán'.
Irish 1 peopleLankford
2 peopleLanning
PatronymicDerived from a personal name or place name, possibly meaning 'son of Lann' or 's...
English, Dutch 1 peopleLansburg
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'settlement of Lans' or 'fortress of Lans'.
German, Jewish 1 peopleLansburgh
3 peopleLansdowne
2 peopleLansing
3 peopleLape
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or an occupational term, with uncertain et...
English, German 1 peopleLapham
3 peopleLapp
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or relating to the Sámi people (historica...
German, Scandinavian 1 peopleLar
OtherDerived from Latin 'lar' (household god) or possibly a shortened form of a longe...
Latin, English 1 peopleLarcombe
TopographicDerived from a place name meaning 'lark valley' or 'valley of the larks'.
English 1 peopleLard
OccupationalA surname derived from the word for fat or lard, possibly denoting a person who ...
English, French 1 peopleLarge
DescriptiveA descriptive surname referring to someone who was physically large, generous, o...
Old French 1 peopleLargent
OccupationalA surname derived from 'argent,' meaning silver, possibly denoting a silversmith...
French 1 peopleLargercrantz
2 peopleLargo
DescriptiveA surname derived from the word 'largo' meaning wide or broad, possibly denoting...
Spanish, Italian 1 peopleLarrea
TopographicA surname derived from Basque 'larrea' meaning meadow or pasture.
Spanish Basque 1 peopleLarrey
TopographicA surname possibly derived from a place name or from 'lare,' an Old French word ...
French 1 peopleLarsen-Ledet
1 peopleLarson
3 peopleLarutelle
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly a diminutive or variant of a French plac...
French 1 peopleLash
2 peopleLaske
2 peopleLasker
4 peopleLaski
TopographicA surname derived from a Polish place name or from 'las,' meaning forest in Poli...
Polish, Jewish 1 peopleLasser
OtherA surname possibly derived from 'lasse,' a German word, or from a place name.
German, Jewish 1 peopleLassiter
3 peopleLasson
PatronymicA patronymic surname possibly meaning 'son of Lars' or derived from another pers...
Scandinavian, possibly Jewish 1 peopleLaster
OtherA surname possibly derived from an occupational term or personal name, with unce...
English, possibly German 1 peopleLatham
2 peopleLathern
TopographicA surname possibly derived from a place name or from an Old English word.
English 1 peopleLathrop
TopographicA surname derived from an English place name, possibly meaning 'farmstead by a b...
English 1 peopleLathrope
TopographicA surname derived from an English place name, possibly meaning 'farmstead by a b...
English 1 peopleLatimer
4 peopleLatrobe
TopographicA surname derived from a French place name, possibly meaning 'the oak' or from a...
French 1 peopleLatta
3 peopleLatts
OtherPlural form or possessive of Latt, possibly derived from a personal name or occu...
English 1 peopleLatvala
2 peopleLauchheimer
TopographicInhabitant of Lauchheim, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
German 1 peopleLaughlin
2 peopleLauher
OccupationalOne who works with lye or engages in lye-related occupations.
German 1 peopleLaurell
TopographicDweller by the laurel tree or a place characterized by laurel growth.
Swedish 1 peopleLaurence
PatronymicDescendant of Laurence, derived from the Latin name Laurentius meaning 'from Lau...
English, French 1 peopleLaurent
PatronymicFrom Laurentum, an ancient Roman city, or meaning 'laurel'.
LatinLausent
OtherMeaning uncertain; possibly related to a place name or personal name.
Unknown, possibly French or English 1 peopleLauterbach
TopographicDweller by the clear or loud stream, from the German words 'lauter' (clear/loud)...
German 1 peopleLavorends
OtherMeaning uncertain; possibly a variant or corrupted form of another surname.
Unknown, possibly English or Dutch 1 peopleLaw
4 peopleLawford
TopographicDweller by the ford where the law court was held or a ford associated with a per...
English 1 peopleLawler
2 peopleLawrence
6 peopleLawrenson
PatronymicSon of Lawren, a variant of Lawrence, meaning 'descendant of the one crowned wit...
English 1 peopleLawson
4 peopleLawton
2 peopleLawyer
OccupationalOne who practices law; a legal professional or advocate.
English 1 peopleLazier
DescriptiveOne who is lazy or sluggish, or possibly a variant of a French surname.
English, possibly French 1 peopleLazora
OtherMeaning uncertain; possibly related to the name Lazarus or a place name.
Unknown, possibly Italian or Spanish 1 peopleLe Breton
TopographicThe Breton; a person from Brittany or of Breton descent.
French 1 peopleLe Bruce
TopographicThe Bruce; referring to someone of the Bruce family or from the place of Bruce.
French, Scottish 1 peopleLe Clair
DescriptiveThe clear one or the bright one.
French 1 peopleLe Gorce
TopographicThe gorge or the throat.
French 1 peopleLe Grande
DescriptiveThe great one or the large one.
French 1 peopleLe Graud
DescriptiveThe great one (variant spelling).
French 1 peopleLe Kashman
OtherUncertain; possibly 'the cashier' or 'the money handler'.
Mixed/Uncertain 1 peopleLe May
TopographicThe May or the hawthorn.
French 1 peopleLe Merle
DescriptiveThe blackbird.
French 1 peopleLe Moyne
OccupationalThe monk.
French 1 peopleLe Tellier
OccupationalThe tile maker or the roofer.
French 1 peopleLeBreton
2 peopleLeHand
2 peopleLeMAITRE
OccupationalThe master or the teacher.
French 1 peopleLeMemea
OtherUncertain; possibly Polynesian or mixed origin.
Uncertain 1 peopleLePair
DescriptiveThe peer or the equal.
French 1 peopleLeSeure
DescriptiveThe sure one or the certain one.
French 1 peopleLeValie
TopographicUncertain; possibly 'the valley' or related to topographic features.
Uncertain 1 peopleLea
5 peopleLeach
3 peopleLeachman
OccupationalA man who works with leaches or a physician.
English 1 peopleLeader
OccupationalOne who leads or guides others, or a person of authority.
English 1 peopleLeagare
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or a variant of a personal name.
English or Irish 1 peopleLeahy
3 peopleLeale
DescriptiveLoyal or faithful, derived from the Old French word for loyalty.
English or Scottish 1 peopleLear
OccupationalA person who learns or studies, or possibly derived from a place name.
English or Old English 1 peopleLearned
DescriptiveA person of learning or education; scholarly.
English 1 peopleLeary
DescriptiveWary, cautious, or suspicious; alternatively, a variant of the Irish name Ó Lai...
Irish or English 1 peopleLeathers
OccupationalA worker in leather; one who makes or sells leather goods.
English 1 peopleLeatherwood
2 peopleLeavenworth
TopographicA settlement or enclosure associated with leavening or rising, or a place name e...
English 1 peopleLeavitt
3 peopleLeavy
OtherPossibly derived from an Irish personal name or a variant of 'Leavey.'
Irish 1 peopleLebrix
OtherUncertain; possibly derived from a Germanic personal name or place element.
French or Germanic 1 peopleLebrun
DescriptiveThe brown one; a person with brown hair or complexion.
French 1 peopleLecarione
OtherUncertain; possibly derived from an Italian place name or personal name element.
Italian 1 peopleLeche
2 peopleLedoux
DescriptiveThe sweet one; a person with a sweet or gentle disposition.
French 1 peopleLedyard
TopographicA settlement or enclosure associated with a leader or a place name element.
English 1 peopleLee
TopographicA surname derived from a meadow or clearing, particularly one that is sheltered ...
English 27 peopleLee Patten
TopographicA compound surname combining 'Lee' (a meadow or clearing) and 'Patten' (a wooden...
English 1 peopleLeech
5 peopleLeeds
TopographicDerived from the city of Leeds in Yorkshire, England, or from the River Aire val...
English 1 peopleLeese
TopographicDerived from the Old English word for 'meadow' or 'pasture,' or possibly from a ...
English 1 peopleLeesh
TopographicPossibly a variant of Leese or derived from a place name with similar elements.
English or Scottish 1 peopleLefeore
3 peopleLefevre
OccupationalA blacksmith or metalworker, from Old French 'lefèvre'.
French 3 peopleLeffingwell
2 peopleLefkowitch
PatronymicDerived from the Yiddish personal name Lefko, with the suffix -witch indicating ...
Yiddish or Eastern European Jewish 1 peopleLegarda
TopographicPossibly derived from a Basque place name or topographic feature, though the exa...
Spanish or Basque 1 peopleLegare
DescriptiveDerived from the French word 'légère' meaning 'light' or 'agile,' used as a de...
French 1 peopleLeger
DescriptiveDerived from the Old French 'leger' meaning 'light' or 'agile,' describing someo...
French 1 peopleLegge
2 peopleLegget
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or from a personal name, though the exact ori...
English or Scottish 1 peopleLeggett
2 peopleLegina
OtherPossibly derived from an Italian or Eastern European place name or personal name...
Italian or Eastern European 1 peopleLegrand
DescriptiveThe tall one, from Old French 'le' (the) and 'grand' (tall, great).
FrenchLeguia
TopographicPossibly derived from a Basque place name or topographic feature, though the exa...
Spanish or Basque 1 peopleLeguir
TopographicPossibly derived from a Basque or Spanish place name or topographic element, tho...
Spanish or Basque 1 peopleLehlbach
2 peopleLehman
3 peopleLehmann
OccupationalA person who teaches or serves as a feudal tenant farmer.
GermanLeib
PatronymicDerived from the Yiddish word 'leib' meaning 'body' or 'life,' used as a given n...
Yiddish or German Jewish 1 peopleLeicht
DescriptiveDerived from the German word 'leicht' meaning 'light' in weight or character, us...
German or Yiddish 1 peopleLeigan
OtherPossibly derived from an Irish or Scottish Gaelic personal name or place name, t...
Irish or Scottish 1 peopleLeigh
3 peopleLeighton
2 peopleLeiserson
2 peopleLeiter
5 peopleLeith
TopographicDerived from the port town of Leith near Edinburgh, Scotland, or from a Scots wo...
Scottish 1 peopleLeitner
OccupationalOne who leads or guides, derived from the German word 'leiten' meaning to lead.
German/Austrian 1 peopleLeitzel
OccupationalA diminutive form related to leading or guiding, possibly a variant of Leitner.
German 1 peopleLeizear
OtherEtymology and meaning are uncertain; possibly related to place names or occupati...
Unknown/Possibly Basque or Romance 1 peopleLejeune
9 peopleLejuene
DescriptiveThe young one, derived from French 'le jeune' meaning the young.
French 1 peopleLeland
2 peopleLemke
PatronymicA diminutive form possibly related to Lemuel or derived from Slavic roots meanin...
German/Polish 1 peopleLenihan
2 peopleLenroot
6 peopleLenski
TopographicOf or relating to Lensk, a place in Siberia, or derived from Slavic roots meanin...
Polish/Slavic 1 peopleLentex
OtherMeaning is unclear; possibly a variant or corrupted form of another surname.
Unknown 1 peopleLentx
OtherMeaning is unclear; possibly a variant spelling or abbreviation.
Unknown 1 peopleLentz
PatronymicDerived from the personal name Lentz, a shortened form of Leonard.
German 1 peopleLeon
DescriptiveLion, derived from the Greek word 'leon' meaning lion.
Spanish/Greek 1 peopleLeonard
PatronymicBrave as a lion, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave' or 's...
Germanic 8 peopleLeonard Thompson
PatronymicBrave lion (Leonard) and son of Tom (Thompson), combining Germanic and English n...
English/Germanic 1 peopleLeone
DescriptiveLion.
ItalianLepkowska
PatronymicFemale form of Lepkowski, possibly derived from a place name or personal name el...
Polish 1 peopleLepow
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or personal name element in Polish or Yiddish...
Polish/Yiddish 1 peopleLepuniska
OtherMeaning is unclear; possibly a Slavic surname of uncertain origin.
Slavic/Unknown 1 peopleLerch
OccupationalPossibly derived from the larch tree (German 'Lärche') or from a personal name.
German/Swiss 1 peopleLesche
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occupationa...
German 1 peopleLescot
TopographicA French surname possibly derived from a diminutive form or place name.
French 1 peopleLesinski
TopographicA Polish surname likely derived from a place name with the -ski suffix indicatin...
Polish 1 peopleLeslie
TopographicA surname derived from the Scottish place name Leslie in Aberdeenshire, meaning ...
Scottish 1 peopleLesseps
OtherA French surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occu...
French 1 peopleLessimoff
PatronymicA Russian surname likely derived from a personal name with the -off/-ov suffix i...
Russian 1 peopleLessinoff
PatronymicA Russian surname likely derived from a personal name with the -off suffix indic...
Russian 1 peopleLester
2 peopleLetcher
OccupationalAn English surname derived from an occupational term for someone who worked with...
English 1 peopleLetts
PatronymicAn English surname derived from a personal name or occupational term, possibly r...
English 1 peopleLeut.
1 peopleLever
3 peopleLeverhulme
TopographicAn English surname derived from a place name, likely combining 'lever' or 'leavo...
English 1 peopleLeversedge
TopographicAn English surname derived from a place name combining 'lever' with 'sedge,' ref...
English 1 peopleLevin
PatronymicA surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi or from Germanic roots, possibly mea...
Jewish, German, English 1 peopleLevinsky
PatronymicA surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi with the Slavic -sky suffix, indicat...
Jewish, Russian 1 peopleLevis
2 peopleLevitt
2 peopleLevson
PatronymicAn English or Jewish surname derived from a personal name, likely meaning 'son o...
English, Jewish 1 peopleLevy
6 peopleLewin
PatronymicA surname derived from a personal name, possibly from Old English or Germanic ro...
English, Jewish, German 1 peopleLewinski
PatronymicDescendant of Lewin, a name derived from the root meaning 'lion' or 'dear friend...
Polish/Slavic 1 peopleLewis
PatronymicSon of Lewis, derived from the Germanic name meaning 'famous warrior'.
English 44 peopleLewisohn
PatronymicSon of Lewis, combining the given name Lewis with the Germanic patronymic suffix...
Jewish/German 1 peopleLewton
2 peopleLexford
TopographicA resident of a ford associated with a place called Lex or a ford where flax gre...
English 1 peopleLey
TopographicA resident of a clearing, meadow, or arable land.
English/German 1 peopleLezama
2 peopleLi
2 peopleLiang
OtherBright, clear, or good; one of the oldest Chinese surnames with roots in ancient...
Chinese 1 peopleLibbey
2 peopleLibby
PatronymicA diminutive or nickname form of Elizabeth or Liberty.
English/American 1 peopleLidy
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or a variant of Liddy, an Irish diminutive of...
English/American 1 peopleLieber
3 peopleLiebermann
DescriptiveA man who is dear or beloved, combining the German word 'lieb' (dear) with 'mann...
Jewish/German 1 peopleLiebold
DescriptiveA bold or brave person who is dear or beloved, combining 'lieb' (dear) with 'bol...
German 1 peopleLien
OtherIn Vietnamese, it may relate to 'liên' (lotus); in French, it may derive from '...
Vietnamese/French 1 peopleLiggett
2 peopleLigon
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or a variant of Logan, meaning 'small hollow'...
English/Scottish 1 peopleLiles
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or a plural form of 'lile', an archaic term f...
English 1 peopleLilienthal
2 peopleLilley
TopographicA resident of a place where lilies grew or a place name containing the element '...
English 1 peopleLillie
TopographicA resident of a place where lilies grew or a variant spelling of Lilley.
English/Scottish 1 peopleLilly
4 peopleLima
TopographicDerived from the city of Lima, Peru, or from a place name in Portugal or Spain.
Portuguese/Spanish 1 peopleLimbecker
TopographicA person from Limbach, a place in Germany, or one who worked with lime.
German 1 peopleLimeberger
TopographicA person from Limburg or a place with 'Lime' in its name, or one associated with...
German 1 peopleLincoln
11 peopleLind
5 peopleLindberg
TopographicA person from a mountain or hill with linden trees.
Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) 1 peopleLindbergh
2 peopleLinderman
TopographicA man associated with linden trees or from a linden-tree location.
Scandinavian/German 1 peopleLindholm
2 peopleLindly
TopographicFrom a place with linden trees or a linden-tree clearing.
English/Scottish 1 peopleLindquist
TopographicA person from a linden-tree branch or twig.
Swedish 1 peopleLindsay
TopographicA person from Lindsey, a place meaning 'linden tree island' in Old English.
Scottish 9 peopleLindsey
6 peopleLineberger
TopographicA person from a place with linden trees on a mountain or hill.
German 1 peopleLines
Topographic/OccupationalA person who lives on or near a boundary line or linen worker.
English 1 peopleLingwitz
TopographicA person from a place with linden trees or a Slavic-influenced German location.
German/Slavic 1 peopleLinn
2 peopleLinsay
TopographicFrom the island of Lindsey or a place with linden trees.
Scottish/English 1 peopleLinsenmeyer
OccupationalA person who grows or sells lentils, or a farmer associated with lentil cultivat...
German 1 peopleLinskey
TopographicFrom a place with linden trees or a variant of Lindsay.
Irish/English 1 peopleLinthicum
4 peopleLinz
TopographicA person from Linz, the capital city of Upper Austria.
German/Austrian 1 peopleLinzey
TopographicFrom a place with linden trees or a variant of Lindsay.
English 1 peopleLippett
Topographic/DescriptiveA person from a place called Lippet or a descriptive surname related to lips.
English 1 peopleLippitt
3 peopleLipscomb
TopographicA surname derived from a place name in England, likely referring to a settlement...
English 1 peopleLisne
OtherThe origin and meaning of this surname are obscure and may relate to a place nam...
Uncertain, possibly French or English 1 peopleLister
OccupationalA surname derived from the occupational term for a person who dyed cloth or work...
English 1 peopleListoe
OtherThe origin is uncertain, possibly a variant of Lister or a place-derived surname...
English, possibly Scandinavian influence 1 peopleLittell
2 peopleLittle
DescriptiveA descriptive surname referring to someone who was small in stature or of diminu...
Old English 8 peopleLittlejohn
DescriptiveA descriptive surname referring to a person of small stature with the given name...
English 1 peopleLittlepage
OccupationalA surname derived from a place name or descriptive term referring to a small pag...
English 1 peopleLittleton
4 peopleLivermore
TopographicA topographic surname derived from a place name, likely referring to a settlemen...
English 1 peopleLivingston
3 peopleLivingstone
4 peopleLizaire
OtherThe origin is uncertain, possibly derived from a French or Occitan place name or...
French, possibly Occitan 1 peopleLleemann
OtherThe origin is uncertain, possibly derived from a German or Scandinavian personal...
German or Scandinavian 1 peopleLlewellyn
PatronymicA surname derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler...
Welsh 1 peopleLloyd
3 peopleLloyd Garrison
OtherA compound surname combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with Garrison (English for...
English and Welsh combined 1 peopleLloyd George
OtherA compound name combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with George (Greek for 'farme...
Welsh and English combined 1 peopleLloyd Jones
PatronymicA compound surname combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with Jones (English patron...
Welsh and English combined 1 peopleLobdell
TopographicA surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name, with uncertain et...
English 1 peopleLobeck
TopographicA surname possibly derived from a German place name or personal name, with uncer...
German 1 peopleLobingier
OtherA surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occupationa...
French/German 1 peopleLocke
5 peopleLockerby
TopographicA person from Lockerbie, a town in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
Scottish 1 peopleLockhart
OccupationalA person who guards or tends to locks, or derived from a place name in Scotland.
Scottish 1 peopleLockhead
TopographicA person from a place called Lockhead, or one who lived at the head of a lock or...
Scottish 1 peopleLockman
OccupationalA person who makes or tends to locks, or a locksmith.
English/German 1 peopleLockwood
8 peopleLodge
3 peopleLoe
TopographicA person from a place called Loe, or derived from a topographic feature.
English/Cornish 1 peopleLoeb
DescriptiveA lion, derived from the German word for the animal.
German/Jewish 1 peopleLoebler
OccupationalA person associated with lions or a maker of lion-related items.
German 1 peopleLoefler
OccupationalA spoon maker or a person who makes wooden spoons.
German 1 peopleLoehler
OccupationalA person associated with holes or a maker of holes, or variant of Loefler.
German 1 peopleLoening
TopographicA person from a place called Loening, or derived from a topographic feature.
German 1 peopleLofouist
TopographicA person from a place called Lofoten or a similar Scandinavian location.
Scandinavian 1 peopleLoftos
TopographicA person from a place called Loft or Loftos, or one who lived in a loft.
English/Scandinavian 1 peopleLogan
8 peopleLohman
TopographicA person who lives by a clearing or a person associated with loam.
German/Dutch 1 peopleLohmer
TopographicA person from a place called Lohm or a person associated with a clearing.
German 1 peopleLohr
TopographicDerived from a place name or occupational term related to learning or teaching.
German 1 peopleLombard
TopographicA person from Lombardy, Italy, or a member of the Lombard people.
Italian, French 1 peopleLombardi
TopographicFrom Lombardy or Lombard person.
ItalianLomen
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or personal name in Scandinavian regions.
Scandinavian 1 peopleLomer
OtherPossibly an occupational surname or derived from a personal name.
English, possibly Scandinavian 1 peopleLondell
TopographicPossibly derived from London or a variant of place-based surnames.
English, possibly African American 1 peopleLondon
TopographicA person from London, England, or someone associated with the city.
English 1 peopleLone
OtherPossibly derived from a Scandinavian personal name or an English descriptive ter...
Scandinavian, possibly English 1 peopleLone Teppee
OtherA name combining 'Lone' with a Native American element, possibly meaning 'tipi' ...
Native American, possibly Lakota or related tribes 1 peopleLonergan
2 peopleLong
DescriptiveA descriptive surname referring to someone who was tall, or had long hair or oth...
Old English 20 peopleLongden
TopographicA person from Longden, a place name in England, or from a long valley or dell.
English 1 peopleLongergan
PatronymicDerived from the Irish 'O'Longergan' or similar Gaelic patronymic forms.
Irish 1 peopleLongfellow
DescriptiveA tall or long-limbed person, or someone with a long gait.
English 1 peopleLongley
TopographicA person from Longley, a place name in England, or from a long clearing or meado...
English 1 peopleLongstreet
TopographicA person living on or near a long street or road.
English 1 peopleLongworth
3 peopleLoomis
4 peopleLoos
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term related to loose or ope...
Dutch, German 1 peopleLopez
PatronymicSon of Lope, derived from the Latin lupus meaning 'wolf'.
Spanish 2 peopleLopez Gutierrez
PatronymicA compound surname combining 'Lopez' (son of Lope) with 'Gutierrez' (son of Guti...
Spanish 1 peopleLopez Herrarte
PatronymicSon of López with the surname Herrarte, likely referring to an iron-working fam...
Spanish 1 peopleLopez Pumarejo
PatronymicSon of López with the surname Pumarejo, possibly relating to a place or occupat...
Spanish 1 peopleLora
3 peopleLorch
OtherPossibly derived from a Germanic personal name or an occupational term related t...
German 1 peopleLord
8 peopleLord O'Brien
PatronymicA title-based surname combining the English word 'Lord' with the Irish patronymi...
Irish 1 peopleLorillard
OtherPossibly derived from a French occupational or locational term, with uncertain e...
French 1 peopleLorimer
OccupationalA person who makes or sells lorimer work, a form of metalwork involving bits and...
Scottish/English 1 peopleLoring
3 peopleLothian
2 peopleLothrop
3 peopleLothrup
TopographicDerived from a place name or personal name, possibly relating to a settlement or...
English/Scandinavian 1 peopleLott
2 peopleLotta
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or a descriptive term, with uncertain etym...
Italian/Scandinavian 1 peopleLoucas
PatronymicDerived from the Greek personal name Lucas, meaning man from Lucania.
Greek 1 peopleLouchheim
TopographicDerived from a place name, possibly referring to a settlement or geographical lo...
German/Jewish 1 peopleLoucious
OtherPossibly a variant or anglicization of another surname, with uncertain etymology...
Unknown 1 peopleLouck
OtherPossibly derived from a personal name or occupational term, with uncertain etymo...
Dutch/German 1 peopleLoud
DescriptivePossibly derived from a personal name or a descriptive term relating to sound or...
English 1 peopleLouden
3 peopleLoudon
TopographicDerived from a place name, likely referring to a settlement or geographical loca...
Scottish 1 peopleLoughlin
PatronymicDerived from the Irish personal name Lochlainn, meaning descendant of the Norsem...
Irish 1 peopleLoughridge
TopographicRidge near a lough or lake.
Scottish/Irish 1 peopleLouria
OtherPossibly derived from Greek elements or a variant of Laurentius.
Greek/Possibly Sephardic 1 peopleLousway
TopographicPossibly a variant of 'Loughway' or a habitational name from an English place.
English/American 1 peopleLouw
PatronymicPossibly derived from the Dutch personal name Lodewijck or a variant of Louis.
Dutch/Afrikaans 1 peopleLovaton
TopographicPossibly from a place name or a variant of 'Loveton' meaning settlement of Lova ...
English/Possibly Norman 1 peopleLovatt
PatronymicPossibly derived from a personal name or a place name element.
English 1 peopleLove
4 peopleLovejoy
3 peopleLovett
5 peopleLovette
2 peopleLow
2 peopleLow Harriman
OtherCompound surname combining 'Low' (from low-lying land) with 'Harriman' (possibly...
English/American 1 peopleLowden
2 peopleLowe
7 peopleLowell
2 peopleLowenthal
TopographicValley of lions, from German 'Löwe' (lion) and 'Thal' (valley).
German/Jewish 1 peopleLowery
TopographicPossibly derived from a place name or a variant of 'Lowrie' meaning low-lying ar...
English/Scottish 1 peopleLowrie
TopographicLow-lying area or possibly derived from the personal name Laurence.
Scottish 1 peopleLowry
2 peopleLozier
2 peopleLuber
OtherPossibly derived from a place name or an occupational term.
German/Jewish 1 peopleLubin
2 peopleLubomirski
2 peopleLubore
OtherEtymology and meaning are uncertain.
Unknown 1 peopleLubouska
OtherPossibly derived from a Slavic personal name or place name element.
Slavic/Czech 1 peopleLubritscht
OtherPossibly derived from a German or Yiddish place name or personal name.
German/Yiddish 1 peopleLucas
3 peopleLuce
2 peopleLucero
DescriptiveMorning star or bright light, from Spanish 'lucero' meaning the planet Venus or ...
Spanish 1 peopleLucktenberg
TopographicA topographic surname referring to a mountain or hill associated with luck or fo...
German 1 peopleLuddington
2 peopleLudlow
2 peopleLudwig
PatronymicA patronymic surname derived from the given name Ludwig, meaning 'famous warrior...
German 1 peopleLuecke
TopographicA topographic or descriptive surname referring to a gap, opening, or clearing in...
German 1 peopleLueke
TopographicA variant spelling of Luecke, referring to a gap or opening in the landscape.
German 1 peopleLuff
OccupationalA surname possibly derived from a nautical term or a descriptive term relating t...
English 1 peopleLufkin
2 peopleLuhring
3 peopleLukrs
OtherThe meaning of this surname is unclear and requires further research.
Unknown 1 peopleLull
DescriptiveA surname possibly derived from a descriptive term or an occupational name relat...
English 1 peopleLuna
TopographicA surname derived from the word for 'moon' in Romance languages, possibly indica...
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese 1 peopleLund
2 peopleLundborg
TopographicA topographic surname referring to a fortified place or castle near a grove or f...
Swedish 1 peopleLundeen
2 peopleLundguist
TopographicA topographic surname referring to a branch or twig of a grove, or possibly a pe...
Swedish 1 peopleLundh
TopographicA topographic surname derived from 'lund' meaning grove or forest.
Swedish 1 peopleLunn
2 peopleLuoma
TopographicA topographic surname referring to a bone or skeletal feature, or possibly a pla...
Finnish 1 peopleLuquer
OtherA surname possibly derived from an occupational term or a place name in French-s...
French 1 peopleLust
DescriptiveA surname possibly derived from a descriptive term or an occupational name, or f...
German, English 1 peopleLuther
PatronymicA patronymic surname derived from the given name Luther, meaning 'famous warrior...
German 1 peopleLuthrell
TopographicDerived from a place name or personal name, possibly related to Lutherie or Luth...
English 1 peopleLutton
TopographicA person from Lutton, a place name found in several English counties.
English 1 peopleLuttrell
TopographicA person from Luttrell, a place in Somerset, England, or derived from a personal...
English 1 peopleLutz
2 peopleLyles
2 peopleLyman
2 peopleLynch
PatronymicDescendant of Loingseach, meaning mariner or seafarer.
Irish/Norman 5 peopleLynd
TopographicA person from Lynd or derived from a descriptive term relating to linden trees o...
Scottish 1 peopleLynn
2 peopleLyon
7 peopleLyons
7 peopleLytle
DescriptiveA person of small stature or from a place associated with smallness.
Scottish 1 people