Surnames Categorized "light"

This is a list of surnames in which the categories include light.
usage
Bartram English
From the given name Bertram.
Bertrand French
Derived from the given name Bertrand.
Callahan Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallacháin meaning "descendant of Cellachán".
Chandler English
Occupational name meaning "candle seller" or "candle maker" in Middle English, ultimately derived from Latin candela via Old French.
Geelen Dutch
Derived from the given name Geel, itself from Gillis or Gilbert.
Geels Dutch
Variant of Geelen.
Gladwin English
Derived from the Old English given name Glædwine.
Göbel German
Derived from the given name Göbel, a diminutive of the Old German name Godabert.
Hildebrand German
From the given name Hildebrand.
Hummel 1 German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Humbert.
Joubert French
From the given name Gaubert.
Leclair French
Either a variant of Leclerc or from French clair meaning "bright".
Lichtenberg Jewish
Means "light hill" in German.
Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.
Meyer 2 Jewish
From Hebrew מֵאִיר (meir) meaning "enlightened".
Outterridge English
Derived from the Old English given name Uhtric.
Ray English
Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.
Sherburn English
Denoted a person hailing from any of the various places called Sherborne or Sherburn in England, derived from Old English scir "bright" and burna "spring, fountain, stream".
Shine 1 English
Means "beautiful, attractive" from Old English sciene.
Shirley English
From an English place name, derived from Old English scir "bright" and leah "woodland, clearing".
Solberg Norwegian, Swedish
From a place name, derived from Old Norse sól meaning "sun" and berg meaning "mountain". As a Swedish name it may be ornamental.
Sparks English
From an Old Norse nickname or byname derived from sparkr meaning "sprightly".
Tähtinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tähti meaning "star".