Surnames Starting with L
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LAGANÀ Italian Derived from Greek dialects that are spoken in southern Italy, namely in Calabria... [more] LAGOMARSÌNO Italian Locative surname of Genoa and surroundings derived from the place name Lagomarsino (near Genoa). LAMAR French, English Originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool". LANE (1) English Originally designated one who lived by a lane, a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used of any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town. LANE (2) French Derived from a French word meaning "wool", designating one who worked in the wool trade. LANG Danish, Norwegian, German From Scandinavian lang, Middle High German lanc and Middle Low German lank all meaning "long"... [more] LANGDON English Derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (effectively meaning "ridge"). LANGLEY (1) English Habitational surname derived from old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing". LATERZA Italian Typical of southern Italy: it comes from the place name Laterza, a town near Taranto in the Puglia region. LEDFORD English Means "path leading across a ford" from the Old English lædan, Middle English leden "to lead" and ford, a shallow area in a stream that may be crossed by wading. LEE (1) English Originally given to a person who lived on or near a leah, Old English meaning "woodland, clearing". LEFEBVRE French Variant of LEFÉVRE, whose spelling is most likely influenced by the Latin word faber "craftsman". LEITNER German Referred to one who dwells on the hillside; one who came from the Leite "slope"... [more] LENNON Irish Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Leannáin, which means "descendent of Leannán"... [more] LENNOX Scottish From the name of a district in Scotland, called Leamhnachd in Gaelic, possibly meaning "place of elms". LESLIE Scottish From a Scottish place name, probably derived from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly". LÉVESQUE French Derived from French éveque meaning "bishop", ultimately derived from Greek episkopos "overseer". LINCOLN English Originally indicated that the bearer was from the English city of Lincoln, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony"... [more] LINDGREN Swedish Means "branch of a lime tree" from Swedish lind "lime tree" and gren "branch"... [more] LINDQUIST Swedish Derived from the Swedish words lind meaning "linden tree" and kvist, quist meaning "twig". LINDSAY English, Scottish From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "LINCOLN island" in Old English. LINDSTRÖM Swedish Means "linden stream", and is derived from the swedish words lind meaning "linden (lime) tree", and ström which means "stream". LINTON English Originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "lime tree town" in Old English. LINVILLE French Refers to one who came from Linivilla, meaning "Lennius's estate", now Ninville, in France. LONDON English From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain. LONGSTAFF English Name for a tipstaff or beadle who carried a long staff as a badge of office, or else referred to someone who was very tall. LOSNEDAHL Norwegian From a place name: dahl means "valley" in Norwegian, and Losne is a place in Norway. LUM English From places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named for Old English lum(m) "pool"... [more] LUNDQUIST Swedish From a place name derived from lund "grove" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig". LYNCH Irish From Irish Ó Loingsigh, meaning "descendent of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner". |
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