Surnames Starting with L

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Lam
Romanized form used for Lin or other surnames depending on dialect.
Chinese
Lamb
Nickname surname for a gentle person or one who tended lambs.
English
Lambert
Derived from a personal name meaning land-bright.
French
Landry
Derived from a Germanic personal name and later hereditary surname.
French
Lane
Topographic surname for someone living by a lane or narrow road.
English
Lang
Nickname surname meaning tall or long.
Germanic
Larkin
Irish surname from O Lorcain, meaning descendant of Lorcan (fierce or cruel)....
Irish
Larsen
Patronymic surname meaning son of Lars.
Scandinavian
Laurent
Derived from the personal name Laurent, from Laurentius.
French
Lawrence
Derived from the personal name Lawrence or Laurence.
English
Le
Historic Vietnamese surname associated with dynastic and noble traditions.
Vietnamese
Leblanc
Nickname surname meaning the white-haired or fair one.
French
Leclerc
Occupational surname meaning clerk or scholar.
French
Lee
Topographic surname referring to a clearing or meadow.
English
Leeuwen
Locational surname tied to lion imagery or places with Leeuw roots.
Dutch
Lefevre
Occupational surname meaning smith.
French
Lehman
Status or locational surname related to leaseholding or a fief holder in old ...
German
Leigh
Topographic surname meaning meadow or clearing.
English
Leitner
Topographic surname associated with a slope or hillside path.
German
Lennon
Anglicized form of Ó Leannáin, descendant of Leannán.
Irish
Leon
Locational surname from León or nickname linked to lion imagery.
Spanish
Leone
Derived from the personal name Leone, meaning lion.
Italian
Leroy
Status surname meaning the king.
French
Leung
Romanized Cantonese surname often corresponding to Liang.
Chinese
Levine
Jewish surname indicating Levitical heritage in many family lines.
Jewish
Levy
Jewish surname associated with the Levites.
Jewish
Lewis
Derived from the given name Lewis, from Germanic or Frankish roots.
English
Li
Historic Chinese surname often written with several characters, one common fo...
Chinese
Liang
Ancient Chinese surname associated with old states and dynasties.
Chinese
Lieberman
Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the German "lieber" (dear, beloved) and...
Jewish
Lim
Romanized surname used for Lin in Hokkien and related dialects.
Chinese
Lin
Common Chinese surname often meaning forest in one standard character.
Chinese
Lindberg
Topographic surname meaning lime tree hill or mountain.
Scandinavian
Lindsey
Locational surname from Lincolnshire and related place roots.
English
Liu
Historic Chinese surname associated with ancient states and dynastic lines.
Chinese
Lloyd
Nickname surname meaning gray or sacred in old Welsh usage.
Welsh
Lobo
Nickname surname meaning wolf.
Portuguese
Lombardi
Ethnic surname meaning Lombard.
Italian
Long
Descriptive surname for a tall person.
English
Lopez
Patronymic surname meaning son of Lope.
Spanish
Loughlin
Irish surname from O Lochlainn, meaning descendant of Lochlann (land of the l...
Irish
Lowenstein
Ashkenazi Jewish surname derived from the German "Lowen" (lion) and "stein" (...
Jewish
Lozano
Nickname surname meaning elegant, lively, or healthy-looking.
Spanish
Lu
Ancient Chinese surname tied to old states and noble lines.
Chinese
Lucas
Derived from the personal name Lucas or Luke.
Spanish
Luna
Locational or poetic surname meaning moon.
Spanish
Lund
Topographic surname meaning grove.
Scandinavian
Lundgren
Topographic surname combining grove and branch or green element.
Scandinavian
Luo
Historic Chinese surname associated with ancient states.
Chinese
Luther
Derived from an old personal name; also known through Reformation history.
German
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