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L'Enfant

Descriptive

A French surname meaning 'the child', likely referring to a youngest child or ju...

French 1 people

LAMOREUX

Other

A French surname possibly derived from 'la moreux' or related to a place name or...

French 1 people

LANGHORNE

2 people

LARNEAL

Other

A surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or personal na...

English/Scottish 1 people

LARSEN

Patronymic

A patronymic surname meaning 'son of Lars,' where Lars is a Scandinavian form of...

Scandinavian 3 people

LASHER

Occupational

An occupational surname derived from one who uses a lash or whip, or possibly a ...

English 1 people

LASKEY

3 people

LATOUR

Topographic

A French topographic surname meaning 'the tower', referring to someone living ne...

French 1 people

LAY

Other

A surname possibly derived from an occupational term for a layperson or from a t...

English 1 people

LAYTON

3 people

LAZARO

Patronymic

A patronymic surname derived from the personal name Lazarus, meaning 'God has he...

Spanish/Italian 1 people

LAZOA

Other

A Basque surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Basque geographical ...

Basque 1 people

LEAF

Topographic

Derived from the Old English word 'leaf' meaning permission or leave, or possibl...

English 1 people

LEAL

2 people

LEAVELL

Patronymic

Derived from Old English elements meaning 'leave' or 'lief' combined with a dimi...

English 1 people

LIEB

Descriptive

Derived from the German word 'lieb' meaning dear, beloved, or pleasant.

German, Yiddish 1 people

LILE

Other

Possibly derived from Old English or Scottish Gaelic elements, with uncertain et...

English, Scottish 1 people

LINTON

3 people

LIPPMANN

Patronymic

Derived from the personal name Lipman, with the German suffix '-mann' meaning ma...

German, Yiddish 1 people

LITTANER

2 people

LITTLEFIELD

2 people

LOFT

Topographic

Derived from Old Norse 'lopt' or Middle English 'loft' referring to an upper roo...

English, Scandinavian 1 people

LONGACRE

Topographic

Derived from Old English elements meaning 'long' and 'acre', referring to a long...

English 1 people

LUCHS

Descriptive

Derived from the German word 'Luchs' meaning lynx, likely referring to someone w...

German 1 people

LUCKS

Patronymic

Possibly derived from the personal name Luke or from a word meaning luck or fort...

English, German 1 people

La Barba

Descriptive

Derived from the Italian and Spanish word 'barba' meaning beard, likely referrin...

Italian, Spanish 1 people

La Boiteaux

Descriptive

Derived from French 'boiteux' meaning lame or limping, referring to someone with...

French 1 people

La Folette

Descriptive

Derived from French 'folette' meaning a small leaf or possibly referring to a fo...

French 1 people

La Follette

5 people

La Follette, Jr.

1 people

La Gorce

Topographic

Derived from French 'gorge' meaning throat or a narrow valley, likely referring ...

French 1 people

La Guardia

4 people

La Porte

Topographic

Derived from French 'porte' meaning door or gate, likely referring to someone li...

French 1 people

LaDAME

Occupational

Derived from French 'dame' meaning lady or woman, likely referring to someone as...

French 1 people

LaFontaine

Topographic

From the fountain or spring.

French 1 people

LaGuardia

Topographic

From the guard or watchtower.

Italian 1 people

LaPorte

Topographic

From the gate or door.

French 1 people

Labean

Other

Origin and meaning are obscure and require further research.

Uncertain, possibly French or English 1 people

Laborski

Other

Possibly related to labor or work, with Slavic suffix.

Polish or Slavic 1 people

Laboulaye

Topographic

Possibly from a place name or topographic feature in France.

French 1 people

Lacey

Topographic

From the Norman place name Lassy in France, or from a lace-maker.

English and Norman French 1 people

Lacy

Topographic

From the Norman place name Lassy in France, or from a lace-maker.

English and Norman French 1 people

Ladd

5 people

Ladovitch

Patronymic

Patronymic form derived from a personal name with Slavic roots.

Slavic, possibly Serbian or Croatian 1 people

Lady

Occupational

From the title or status of a lady, or from Old English 'hlæfdige' (loaf-kneade...

English 1 people

Laemmle

Other

Possibly a diminutive or variant of a German personal name or place name.

German 1 people

Lafeore

Other

Origin and meaning are obscure and require further research.

Uncertain, possibly French or Italian 1 people

Lafferty

Patronymic

Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Fhloinn or Ó Flaithbheartaigh.

Irish 1 people

Laflin

Other

Origin and meaning are obscure and require further research.

Uncertain, possibly English or French 1 people

Lafollette

6 people

Lager

Occupational

From the occupational term for a camp or storage place keeper, or from a type of...

German 1 people

Lahm

Other

A surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a personal name or occupati...

German 1 people

Lahn

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from the Lahn River in Germany or a related geographi...

German 1 people

Lahn P.

1 people

Lahovary

Other

A Romanian surname of aristocratic or noble origin.

Romanian 1 people

Laidlow

Topographic

A surname derived from a place name in the Scottish Borders region.

Scottish 1 people

Lais

Other

A surname possibly derived from a personal name or occupational term related to ...

French, Greek 1 people

Lajoie

Descriptive

A surname meaning 'the joy' or 'joy,' derived from Old French elements.

French 1 people

Lake

Topographic

A surname indicating residence near or by a body of water, specifically a lake.

English 5 people

Lamar

8 people

Lamb

8 people

Lambert

Patronymic

Bright land, from Germanic 'land' (land) and 'berht' (bright).

Germanic 6 people

Lamberth

Patronymic

A surname derived from the personal name Lambert, meaning 'bright land' or 'famo...

English, Germanic 1 people

Lamison

Patronymic

A surname derived from a personal name, possibly meaning 'son of Lami' or relate...

English 1 people

Lamon

Other

A surname possibly derived from a personal name or place name element.

English, French 1 people

Lamont

5 people

Lampert

Patronymic

A surname derived from the personal name Lambert, meaning 'bright land' or 'famo...

Germanic, English 1 people

Lamport

2 people

Lanaham

Other

A surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element, with unce...

English 1 people

Lancaster

3 people

Lance

Occupational

A surname derived from the word 'lance,' referring to the weapon or possibly a p...

English, French 1 people

Lancheimer

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element combined w...

German 1 people

Land

2 people

Landers

3 people

Landes

Topographic

A surname derived from a place name or the word 'land,' possibly referring to la...

German, French 1 people

Landick

Other

A surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name element with a dim...

English, Germanic 1 people

Landis

11 people

Landon

3 people

Landreth

Topographic

Derived from a place name in Scotland, possibly relating to land or territory.

Scottish 1 people

Landsowne

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'land of the downs' or 'land on the downs'.

English 1 people

Lane

Topographic

Derived from someone who lived on or near a lane, a narrow country road.

English 15 people

Laney

Topographic

Derived from a place name or personal name, possibly meaning 'from the lane' or ...

English, Irish 1 people

Lang

Descriptive

A tall or long person.

German 5 people

Langford

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'long ford' or 'ford where the water is long o...

English 1 people

Langham

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'long homestead' or 'homestead on the long lan...

English 1 people

Langley

3 people

Langston

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'long stone' or 'stone of the tall man'.

English 1 people

Langtry

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'long tree' or 'settlement of the long tree'.

English 1 people

Lanham

2 people

Lanier

Occupational

Derived from an occupational term for a wool carder or someone who works with wo...

French, English 1 people

Lanigan

Patronymic

Derived from the Irish name Ó Lannagáin, meaning 'descendant of Lannagán'.

Irish 1 people

Lankford

2 people

Lanning

Patronymic

Derived from a personal name or place name, possibly meaning 'son of Lann' or 's...

English, Dutch 1 people

Lansburg

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'settlement of Lans' or 'fortress of Lans'.

German, Jewish 1 people

Lansburgh

3 people

Lansdowne

2 people

Lansing

3 people

Lape

Other

Possibly derived from a personal name or an occupational term, with uncertain et...

English, German 1 people

Lapham

3 people

Lapp

Other

Possibly derived from a personal name or relating to the Sámi people (historica...

German, Scandinavian 1 people

Lar

Other

Derived from Latin 'lar' (household god) or possibly a shortened form of a longe...

Latin, English 1 people

Larcombe

Topographic

Derived from a place name meaning 'lark valley' or 'valley of the larks'.

English 1 people

Lard

Occupational

A surname derived from the word for fat or lard, possibly denoting a person who ...

English, French 1 people

Large

Descriptive

A descriptive surname referring to someone who was physically large, generous, o...

Old French 1 people

Largent

Occupational

A surname derived from 'argent,' meaning silver, possibly denoting a silversmith...

French 1 people

Largercrantz

2 people

Largo

Descriptive

A surname derived from the word 'largo' meaning wide or broad, possibly denoting...

Spanish, Italian 1 people

Larrea

Topographic

A surname derived from Basque 'larrea' meaning meadow or pasture.

Spanish Basque 1 people

Larrey

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from a place name or from 'lare,' an Old French word ...

French 1 people

Larsen-Ledet

1 people

Larson

3 people

Larutelle

Other

A surname of uncertain origin, possibly a diminutive or variant of a French plac...

French 1 people

Lash

2 people

Laske

2 people

Lasker

4 people

Laski

Topographic

A surname derived from a Polish place name or from 'las,' meaning forest in Poli...

Polish, Jewish 1 people

Lasser

Other

A surname possibly derived from 'lasse,' a German word, or from a place name.

German, Jewish 1 people

Lassiter

3 people

Lasson

Patronymic

A patronymic surname possibly meaning 'son of Lars' or derived from another pers...

Scandinavian, possibly Jewish 1 people

Laster

Other

A surname possibly derived from an occupational term or personal name, with unce...

English, possibly German 1 people

Latham

2 people

Lathern

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from a place name or from an Old English word.

English 1 people

Lathrop

Topographic

A surname derived from an English place name, possibly meaning 'farmstead by a b...

English 1 people

Lathrope

Topographic

A surname derived from an English place name, possibly meaning 'farmstead by a b...

English 1 people

Latimer

4 people

Latrobe

Topographic

A surname derived from a French place name, possibly meaning 'the oak' or from a...

French 1 people

Latta

3 people

Latts

Other

Plural form or possessive of Latt, possibly derived from a personal name or occu...

English 1 people

Latvala

2 people

Lauchheimer

Topographic

Inhabitant of Lauchheim, a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

German 1 people

Laughlin

2 people

Lauher

Occupational

One who works with lye or engages in lye-related occupations.

German 1 people

Laurell

Topographic

Dweller by the laurel tree or a place characterized by laurel growth.

Swedish 1 people

Laurence

Patronymic

Descendant of Laurence, derived from the Latin name Laurentius meaning 'from Lau...

English, French 1 people

Laurent

Patronymic

From Laurentum, an ancient Roman city, or meaning 'laurel'.

Latin

Lausent

Other

Meaning uncertain; possibly related to a place name or personal name.

Unknown, possibly French or English 1 people

Lauterbach

Topographic

Dweller by the clear or loud stream, from the German words 'lauter' (clear/loud)...

German 1 people

Lavorends

Other

Meaning uncertain; possibly a variant or corrupted form of another surname.

Unknown, possibly English or Dutch 1 people

Law

4 people

Lawford

Topographic

Dweller by the ford where the law court was held or a ford associated with a per...

English 1 people

Lawler

2 people

Lawrence

6 people

Lawrenson

Patronymic

Son of Lawren, a variant of Lawrence, meaning 'descendant of the one crowned wit...

English 1 people

Lawson

4 people

Lawton

2 people

Lawyer

Occupational

One who practices law; a legal professional or advocate.

English 1 people

Lazier

Descriptive

One who is lazy or sluggish, or possibly a variant of a French surname.

English, possibly French 1 people

Lazora

Other

Meaning uncertain; possibly related to the name Lazarus or a place name.

Unknown, possibly Italian or Spanish 1 people

Le Breton

Topographic

The Breton; a person from Brittany or of Breton descent.

French 1 people

Le Bruce

Topographic

The Bruce; referring to someone of the Bruce family or from the place of Bruce.

French, Scottish 1 people

Le Clair

Descriptive

The clear one or the bright one.

French 1 people

Le Gorce

Topographic

The gorge or the throat.

French 1 people

Le Grande

Descriptive

The great one or the large one.

French 1 people

Le Graud

Descriptive

The great one (variant spelling).

French 1 people

Le Kashman

Other

Uncertain; possibly 'the cashier' or 'the money handler'.

Mixed/Uncertain 1 people

Le May

Topographic

The May or the hawthorn.

French 1 people

Le Merle

Descriptive

The blackbird.

French 1 people

Le Moyne

Occupational

The monk.

French 1 people

Le Tellier

Occupational

The tile maker or the roofer.

French 1 people

LeBreton

2 people

LeHand

2 people

LeMAITRE

Occupational

The master or the teacher.

French 1 people

LeMemea

Other

Uncertain; possibly Polynesian or mixed origin.

Uncertain 1 people

LePair

Descriptive

The peer or the equal.

French 1 people

LeSeure

Descriptive

The sure one or the certain one.

French 1 people

LeValie

Topographic

Uncertain; possibly 'the valley' or related to topographic features.

Uncertain 1 people

Lea

5 people

Leach

3 people

Leachman

Occupational

A man who works with leaches or a physician.

English 1 people

Leader

Occupational

One who leads or guides others, or a person of authority.

English 1 people

Leagare

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or a variant of a personal name.

English or Irish 1 people

Leahy

3 people

Leale

Descriptive

Loyal or faithful, derived from the Old French word for loyalty.

English or Scottish 1 people

Lear

Occupational

A person who learns or studies, or possibly derived from a place name.

English or Old English 1 people

Learned

Descriptive

A person of learning or education; scholarly.

English 1 people

Leary

Descriptive

Wary, cautious, or suspicious; alternatively, a variant of the Irish name Ó Lai...

Irish or English 1 people

Leathers

Occupational

A worker in leather; one who makes or sells leather goods.

English 1 people

Leatherwood

2 people

Leavenworth

Topographic

A settlement or enclosure associated with leavening or rising, or a place name e...

English 1 people

Leavitt

3 people

Leavy

Other

Possibly derived from an Irish personal name or a variant of 'Leavey.'

Irish 1 people

Lebrix

Other

Uncertain; possibly derived from a Germanic personal name or place element.

French or Germanic 1 people

Lebrun

Descriptive

The brown one; a person with brown hair or complexion.

French 1 people

Lecarione

Other

Uncertain; possibly derived from an Italian place name or personal name element.

Italian 1 people

Leche

2 people

Ledoux

Descriptive

The sweet one; a person with a sweet or gentle disposition.

French 1 people

Ledyard

Topographic

A settlement or enclosure associated with a leader or a place name element.

English 1 people

Lee

Topographic

A surname derived from a meadow or clearing, particularly one that is sheltered ...

English 27 people

Lee Patten

Topographic

A compound surname combining 'Lee' (a meadow or clearing) and 'Patten' (a wooden...

English 1 people

Leech

5 people

Leeds

Topographic

Derived from the city of Leeds in Yorkshire, England, or from the River Aire val...

English 1 people

Leese

Topographic

Derived from the Old English word for 'meadow' or 'pasture,' or possibly from a ...

English 1 people

Leesh

Topographic

Possibly a variant of Leese or derived from a place name with similar elements.

English or Scottish 1 people

Lefeore

3 people

Lefevre

Occupational

A blacksmith or metalworker, from Old French 'lefèvre'.

French 3 people

Leffingwell

2 people

Lefkowitch

Patronymic

Derived from the Yiddish personal name Lefko, with the suffix -witch indicating ...

Yiddish or Eastern European Jewish 1 people

Legarda

Topographic

Possibly derived from a Basque place name or topographic feature, though the exa...

Spanish or Basque 1 people

Legare

Descriptive

Derived from the French word 'légère' meaning 'light' or 'agile,' used as a de...

French 1 people

Leger

Descriptive

Derived from the Old French 'leger' meaning 'light' or 'agile,' describing someo...

French 1 people

Legge

2 people

Legget

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or from a personal name, though the exact ori...

English or Scottish 1 people

Leggett

2 people

Legina

Other

Possibly derived from an Italian or Eastern European place name or personal name...

Italian or Eastern European 1 people

Legrand

Descriptive

The tall one, from Old French 'le' (the) and 'grand' (tall, great).

French

Leguia

Topographic

Possibly derived from a Basque place name or topographic feature, though the exa...

Spanish or Basque 1 people

Leguir

Topographic

Possibly derived from a Basque or Spanish place name or topographic element, tho...

Spanish or Basque 1 people

Lehlbach

2 people

Lehman

3 people

Lehmann

Occupational

A person who teaches or serves as a feudal tenant farmer.

German

Leib

Patronymic

Derived from the Yiddish word 'leib' meaning 'body' or 'life,' used as a given n...

Yiddish or German Jewish 1 people

Leicht

Descriptive

Derived from the German word 'leicht' meaning 'light' in weight or character, us...

German or Yiddish 1 people

Leigan

Other

Possibly derived from an Irish or Scottish Gaelic personal name or place name, t...

Irish or Scottish 1 people

Leigh

3 people

Leighton

2 people

Leiserson

2 people

Leiter

5 people

Leith

Topographic

Derived from the port town of Leith near Edinburgh, Scotland, or from a Scots wo...

Scottish 1 people

Leitner

Occupational

One who leads or guides, derived from the German word 'leiten' meaning to lead.

German/Austrian 1 people

Leitzel

Occupational

A diminutive form related to leading or guiding, possibly a variant of Leitner.

German 1 people

Leizear

Other

Etymology and meaning are uncertain; possibly related to place names or occupati...

Unknown/Possibly Basque or Romance 1 people

Lejeune

9 people

Lejuene

Descriptive

The young one, derived from French 'le jeune' meaning the young.

French 1 people

Leland

2 people

Lemke

Patronymic

A diminutive form possibly related to Lemuel or derived from Slavic roots meanin...

German/Polish 1 people

Lenihan

2 people

Lenroot

6 people

Lenski

Topographic

Of or relating to Lensk, a place in Siberia, or derived from Slavic roots meanin...

Polish/Slavic 1 people

Lentex

Other

Meaning is unclear; possibly a variant or corrupted form of another surname.

Unknown 1 people

Lentx

Other

Meaning is unclear; possibly a variant spelling or abbreviation.

Unknown 1 people

Lentz

Patronymic

Derived from the personal name Lentz, a shortened form of Leonard.

German 1 people

Leon

Descriptive

Lion, derived from the Greek word 'leon' meaning lion.

Spanish/Greek 1 people

Leonard

Patronymic

Brave as a lion, derived from Germanic elements meaning 'lion' and 'brave' or 's...

Germanic 8 people

Leonard Thompson

Patronymic

Brave lion (Leonard) and son of Tom (Thompson), combining Germanic and English n...

English/Germanic 1 people

Leone

Descriptive

Lion.

Italian

Lepkowska

Patronymic

Female form of Lepkowski, possibly derived from a place name or personal name el...

Polish 1 people

Lepow

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or personal name element in Polish or Yiddish...

Polish/Yiddish 1 people

Lepuniska

Other

Meaning is unclear; possibly a Slavic surname of uncertain origin.

Slavic/Unknown 1 people

Lerch

Occupational

Possibly derived from the larch tree (German 'Lärche') or from a personal name.

German/Swiss 1 people

Lesche

Other

A surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occupationa...

German 1 people

Lescot

Topographic

A French surname possibly derived from a diminutive form or place name.

French 1 people

Lesinski

Topographic

A Polish surname likely derived from a place name with the -ski suffix indicatin...

Polish 1 people

Leslie

Topographic

A surname derived from the Scottish place name Leslie in Aberdeenshire, meaning ...

Scottish 1 people

Lesseps

Other

A French surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occu...

French 1 people

Lessimoff

Patronymic

A Russian surname likely derived from a personal name with the -off/-ov suffix i...

Russian 1 people

Lessinoff

Patronymic

A Russian surname likely derived from a personal name with the -off suffix indic...

Russian 1 people

Lester

2 people

Letcher

Occupational

An English surname derived from an occupational term for someone who worked with...

English 1 people

Letts

Patronymic

An English surname derived from a personal name or occupational term, possibly r...

English 1 people

Leut.

1 people

Lever

3 people

Leverhulme

Topographic

An English surname derived from a place name, likely combining 'lever' or 'leavo...

English 1 people

Leversedge

Topographic

An English surname derived from a place name combining 'lever' with 'sedge,' ref...

English 1 people

Levin

Patronymic

A surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi or from Germanic roots, possibly mea...

Jewish, German, English 1 people

Levinsky

Patronymic

A surname derived from the Hebrew name Levi with the Slavic -sky suffix, indicat...

Jewish, Russian 1 people

Levis

2 people

Levitt

2 people

Levson

Patronymic

An English or Jewish surname derived from a personal name, likely meaning 'son o...

English, Jewish 1 people

Levy

6 people

Lewin

Patronymic

A surname derived from a personal name, possibly from Old English or Germanic ro...

English, Jewish, German 1 people

Lewinski

Patronymic

Descendant of Lewin, a name derived from the root meaning 'lion' or 'dear friend...

Polish/Slavic 1 people

Lewis

Patronymic

Son of Lewis, derived from the Germanic name meaning 'famous warrior'.

English 44 people

Lewisohn

Patronymic

Son of Lewis, combining the given name Lewis with the Germanic patronymic suffix...

Jewish/German 1 people

Lewton

2 people

Lexford

Topographic

A resident of a ford associated with a place called Lex or a ford where flax gre...

English 1 people

Ley

Topographic

A resident of a clearing, meadow, or arable land.

English/German 1 people

Lezama

2 people

Li

2 people

Liang

Other

Bright, clear, or good; one of the oldest Chinese surnames with roots in ancient...

Chinese 1 people

Libbey

2 people

Libby

Patronymic

A diminutive or nickname form of Elizabeth or Liberty.

English/American 1 people

Lidy

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or a variant of Liddy, an Irish diminutive of...

English/American 1 people

Lieber

3 people

Liebermann

Descriptive

A man who is dear or beloved, combining the German word 'lieb' (dear) with 'mann...

Jewish/German 1 people

Liebold

Descriptive

A bold or brave person who is dear or beloved, combining 'lieb' (dear) with 'bol...

German 1 people

Lien

Other

In Vietnamese, it may relate to 'liên' (lotus); in French, it may derive from '...

Vietnamese/French 1 people

Liggett

2 people

Ligon

Topographic

Possibly derived from a place name or a variant of Logan, meaning 'small hollow'...

English/Scottish 1 people

Liles

Topographic

Possibly derived from a place name or a plural form of 'lile', an archaic term f...

English 1 people

Lilienthal

2 people

Lilley

Topographic

A resident of a place where lilies grew or a place name containing the element '...

English 1 people

Lillie

Topographic

A resident of a place where lilies grew or a variant spelling of Lilley.

English/Scottish 1 people

Lilly

4 people

Lima

Topographic

Derived from the city of Lima, Peru, or from a place name in Portugal or Spain.

Portuguese/Spanish 1 people

Limbecker

Topographic

A person from Limbach, a place in Germany, or one who worked with lime.

German 1 people

Limeberger

Topographic

A person from Limburg or a place with 'Lime' in its name, or one associated with...

German 1 people

Lincoln

11 people

Lind

5 people

Lindberg

Topographic

A person from a mountain or hill with linden trees.

Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) 1 people

Lindbergh

2 people

Linderman

Topographic

A man associated with linden trees or from a linden-tree location.

Scandinavian/German 1 people

Lindholm

2 people

Lindly

Topographic

From a place with linden trees or a linden-tree clearing.

English/Scottish 1 people

Lindquist

Topographic

A person from a linden-tree branch or twig.

Swedish 1 people

Lindsay

Topographic

A person from Lindsey, a place meaning 'linden tree island' in Old English.

Scottish 9 people

Lindsey

6 people

Lineberger

Topographic

A person from a place with linden trees on a mountain or hill.

German 1 people

Lines

Topographic/Occupational

A person who lives on or near a boundary line or linen worker.

English 1 people

Lingwitz

Topographic

A person from a place with linden trees or a Slavic-influenced German location.

German/Slavic 1 people

Linn

2 people

Linsay

Topographic

From the island of Lindsey or a place with linden trees.

Scottish/English 1 people

Linsenmeyer

Occupational

A person who grows or sells lentils, or a farmer associated with lentil cultivat...

German 1 people

Linskey

Topographic

From a place with linden trees or a variant of Lindsay.

Irish/English 1 people

Linthicum

4 people

Linz

Topographic

A person from Linz, the capital city of Upper Austria.

German/Austrian 1 people

Linzey

Topographic

From a place with linden trees or a variant of Lindsay.

English 1 people

Lippett

Topographic/Descriptive

A person from a place called Lippet or a descriptive surname related to lips.

English 1 people

Lippitt

3 people

Lipscomb

Topographic

A surname derived from a place name in England, likely referring to a settlement...

English 1 people

Lisne

Other

The origin and meaning of this surname are obscure and may relate to a place nam...

Uncertain, possibly French or English 1 people

Lister

Occupational

A surname derived from the occupational term for a person who dyed cloth or work...

English 1 people

Listoe

Other

The origin is uncertain, possibly a variant of Lister or a place-derived surname...

English, possibly Scandinavian influence 1 people

Littell

2 people

Little

Descriptive

A descriptive surname referring to someone who was small in stature or of diminu...

Old English 8 people

Littlejohn

Descriptive

A descriptive surname referring to a person of small stature with the given name...

English 1 people

Littlepage

Occupational

A surname derived from a place name or descriptive term referring to a small pag...

English 1 people

Littleton

4 people

Livermore

Topographic

A topographic surname derived from a place name, likely referring to a settlemen...

English 1 people

Livingston

3 people

Livingstone

4 people

Lizaire

Other

The origin is uncertain, possibly derived from a French or Occitan place name or...

French, possibly Occitan 1 people

Lleemann

Other

The origin is uncertain, possibly derived from a German or Scandinavian personal...

German or Scandinavian 1 people

Llewellyn

Patronymic

A surname derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn, meaning 'leader' or 'ruler...

Welsh 1 people

Lloyd

3 people

Lloyd Garrison

Other

A compound surname combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with Garrison (English for...

English and Welsh combined 1 people

Lloyd George

Other

A compound name combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with George (Greek for 'farme...

Welsh and English combined 1 people

Lloyd Jones

Patronymic

A compound surname combining Lloyd (Welsh for 'gray') with Jones (English patron...

Welsh and English combined 1 people

Lobdell

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from a place name or personal name, with uncertain et...

English 1 people

Lobeck

Topographic

A surname possibly derived from a German place name or personal name, with uncer...

German 1 people

Lobingier

Other

A surname of uncertain origin, possibly derived from a place name or occupationa...

French/German 1 people

Locke

5 people

Lockerby

Topographic

A person from Lockerbie, a town in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

Scottish 1 people

Lockhart

Occupational

A person who guards or tends to locks, or derived from a place name in Scotland.

Scottish 1 people

Lockhead

Topographic

A person from a place called Lockhead, or one who lived at the head of a lock or...

Scottish 1 people

Lockman

Occupational

A person who makes or tends to locks, or a locksmith.

English/German 1 people

Lockwood

8 people

Lodge

3 people

Loe

Topographic

A person from a place called Loe, or derived from a topographic feature.

English/Cornish 1 people

Loeb

Descriptive

A lion, derived from the German word for the animal.

German/Jewish 1 people

Loebler

Occupational

A person associated with lions or a maker of lion-related items.

German 1 people

Loefler

Occupational

A spoon maker or a person who makes wooden spoons.

German 1 people

Loehler

Occupational

A person associated with holes or a maker of holes, or variant of Loefler.

German 1 people

Loening

Topographic

A person from a place called Loening, or derived from a topographic feature.

German 1 people

Lofouist

Topographic

A person from a place called Lofoten or a similar Scandinavian location.

Scandinavian 1 people

Loftos

Topographic

A person from a place called Loft or Loftos, or one who lived in a loft.

English/Scandinavian 1 people

Logan

8 people

Lohman

Topographic

A person who lives by a clearing or a person associated with loam.

German/Dutch 1 people

Lohmer

Topographic

A person from a place called Lohm or a person associated with a clearing.

German 1 people

Lohr

Topographic

Derived from a place name or occupational term related to learning or teaching.

German 1 people

Lombard

Topographic

A person from Lombardy, Italy, or a member of the Lombard people.

Italian, French 1 people

Lombardi

Topographic

From Lombardy or Lombard person.

Italian

Lomen

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or personal name in Scandinavian regions.

Scandinavian 1 people

Lomer

Other

Possibly an occupational surname or derived from a personal name.

English, possibly Scandinavian 1 people

Londell

Topographic

Possibly derived from London or a variant of place-based surnames.

English, possibly African American 1 people

London

Topographic

A person from London, England, or someone associated with the city.

English 1 people

Lone

Other

Possibly derived from a Scandinavian personal name or an English descriptive ter...

Scandinavian, possibly English 1 people

Lone Teppee

Other

A name combining 'Lone' with a Native American element, possibly meaning 'tipi' ...

Native American, possibly Lakota or related tribes 1 people

Lonergan

2 people

Long

Descriptive

A descriptive surname referring to someone who was tall, or had long hair or oth...

Old English 20 people

Longden

Topographic

A person from Longden, a place name in England, or from a long valley or dell.

English 1 people

Longergan

Patronymic

Derived from the Irish 'O'Longergan' or similar Gaelic patronymic forms.

Irish 1 people

Longfellow

Descriptive

A tall or long-limbed person, or someone with a long gait.

English 1 people

Longley

Topographic

A person from Longley, a place name in England, or from a long clearing or meado...

English 1 people

Longstreet

Topographic

A person living on or near a long street or road.

English 1 people

Longworth

3 people

Loomis

4 people

Loos

Topographic

Possibly derived from a place name or a descriptive term related to loose or ope...

Dutch, German 1 people

Lopez

Patronymic

Son of Lope, derived from the Latin lupus meaning 'wolf'.

Spanish 2 people

Lopez Gutierrez

Patronymic

A compound surname combining 'Lopez' (son of Lope) with 'Gutierrez' (son of Guti...

Spanish 1 people

Lopez Herrarte

Patronymic

Son of López with the surname Herrarte, likely referring to an iron-working fam...

Spanish 1 people

Lopez Pumarejo

Patronymic

Son of López with the surname Pumarejo, possibly relating to a place or occupat...

Spanish 1 people

Lora

3 people

Lorch

Other

Possibly derived from a Germanic personal name or an occupational term related t...

German 1 people

Lord

8 people

Lord O'Brien

Patronymic

A title-based surname combining the English word 'Lord' with the Irish patronymi...

Irish 1 people

Lorillard

Other

Possibly derived from a French occupational or locational term, with uncertain e...

French 1 people

Lorimer

Occupational

A person who makes or sells lorimer work, a form of metalwork involving bits and...

Scottish/English 1 people

Loring

3 people

Lothian

2 people

Lothrop

3 people

Lothrup

Topographic

Derived from a place name or personal name, possibly relating to a settlement or...

English/Scandinavian 1 people

Lott

2 people

Lotta

Other

Possibly derived from a personal name or a descriptive term, with uncertain etym...

Italian/Scandinavian 1 people

Loucas

Patronymic

Derived from the Greek personal name Lucas, meaning man from Lucania.

Greek 1 people

Louchheim

Topographic

Derived from a place name, possibly referring to a settlement or geographical lo...

German/Jewish 1 people

Loucious

Other

Possibly a variant or anglicization of another surname, with uncertain etymology...

Unknown 1 people

Louck

Other

Possibly derived from a personal name or occupational term, with uncertain etymo...

Dutch/German 1 people

Loud

Descriptive

Possibly derived from a personal name or a descriptive term relating to sound or...

English 1 people

Louden

3 people

Loudon

Topographic

Derived from a place name, likely referring to a settlement or geographical loca...

Scottish 1 people

Loughlin

Patronymic

Derived from the Irish personal name Lochlainn, meaning descendant of the Norsem...

Irish 1 people

Loughridge

Topographic

Ridge near a lough or lake.

Scottish/Irish 1 people

Louria

Other

Possibly derived from Greek elements or a variant of Laurentius.

Greek/Possibly Sephardic 1 people

Lousway

Topographic

Possibly a variant of 'Loughway' or a habitational name from an English place.

English/American 1 people

Louw

Patronymic

Possibly derived from the Dutch personal name Lodewijck or a variant of Louis.

Dutch/Afrikaans 1 people

Lovaton

Topographic

Possibly from a place name or a variant of 'Loveton' meaning settlement of Lova ...

English/Possibly Norman 1 people

Lovatt

Patronymic

Possibly derived from a personal name or a place name element.

English 1 people

Love

4 people

Lovejoy

3 people

Lovett

5 people

Lovette

2 people

Low

2 people

Low Harriman

Other

Compound surname combining 'Low' (from low-lying land) with 'Harriman' (possibly...

English/American 1 people

Lowden

2 people

Lowe

7 people

Lowell

2 people

Lowenthal

Topographic

Valley of lions, from German 'Löwe' (lion) and 'Thal' (valley).

German/Jewish 1 people

Lowery

Topographic

Possibly derived from a place name or a variant of 'Lowrie' meaning low-lying ar...

English/Scottish 1 people

Lowrie

Topographic

Low-lying area or possibly derived from the personal name Laurence.

Scottish 1 people

Lowry

2 people

Lozier

2 people

Luber

Other

Possibly derived from a place name or an occupational term.

German/Jewish 1 people

Lubin

2 people

Lubomirski

2 people

Lubore

Other

Etymology and meaning are uncertain.

Unknown 1 people

Lubouska

Other

Possibly derived from a Slavic personal name or place name element.

Slavic/Czech 1 people

Lubritscht

Other

Possibly derived from a German or Yiddish place name or personal name.

German/Yiddish 1 people

Lucas

3 people

Luce

2 people

Lucero

Descriptive

Morning star or bright light, from Spanish 'lucero' meaning the planet Venus or ...

Spanish 1 people

Lucktenberg

Topographic

A topographic surname referring to a mountain or hill associated with luck or fo...

German 1 people

Luddington

2 people

Ludlow

2 people

Ludwig

Patronymic

A patronymic surname derived from the given name Ludwig, meaning 'famous warrior...

German 1 people

Luecke

Topographic

A topographic or descriptive surname referring to a gap, opening, or clearing in...

German 1 people

Lueke

Topographic

A variant spelling of Luecke, referring to a gap or opening in the landscape.

German 1 people

Luff

Occupational

A surname possibly derived from a nautical term or a descriptive term relating t...

English 1 people

Lufkin

2 people

Luhring

3 people

Lukrs

Other

The meaning of this surname is unclear and requires further research.

Unknown 1 people

Lull

Descriptive

A surname possibly derived from a descriptive term or an occupational name relat...

English 1 people

Luna

Topographic

A surname derived from the word for 'moon' in Romance languages, possibly indica...

Spanish, Italian, Portuguese 1 people

Lund

2 people

Lundborg

Topographic

A topographic surname referring to a fortified place or castle near a grove or f...

Swedish 1 people

Lundeen

2 people

Lundguist

Topographic

A topographic surname referring to a branch or twig of a grove, or possibly a pe...

Swedish 1 people

Lundh

Topographic

A topographic surname derived from 'lund' meaning grove or forest.

Swedish 1 people

Lunn

2 people

Luoma

Topographic

A topographic surname referring to a bone or skeletal feature, or possibly a pla...

Finnish 1 people

Luquer

Other

A surname possibly derived from an occupational term or a place name in French-s...

French 1 people

Lust

Descriptive

A surname possibly derived from a descriptive term or an occupational name, or f...

German, English 1 people

Luther

Patronymic

A patronymic surname derived from the given name Luther, meaning 'famous warrior...

German 1 people

Luthrell

Topographic

Derived from a place name or personal name, possibly related to Lutherie or Luth...

English 1 people

Lutton

Topographic

A person from Lutton, a place name found in several English counties.

English 1 people

Luttrell

Topographic

A person from Luttrell, a place in Somerset, England, or derived from a personal...

English 1 people

Lutz

2 people

Lyles

2 people

Lyman

2 people

Lynch

Patronymic

Descendant of Loingseach, meaning mariner or seafarer.

Irish/Norman 5 people

Lynd

Topographic

A person from Lynd or derived from a descriptive term relating to linden trees o...

Scottish 1 people

Lynn

2 people

Lyon

7 people

Lyons

7 people

Lytle

Descriptive

A person of small stature or from a place associated with smallness.

Scottish 1 people