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There are 227 names matching your criteria.

LAAKKONEN     Finnish
Variant of LAAKSONEN

LAAKSONEN     Finnish
Derived from Finnish laakso "valley".

LABELLE     French
Means "fair, good-looking" in French.

LABERENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LABRIOLA     Italian
Means "a person from Abriola". Abriola is a town in Southern Italy.

LACEY     English
Variant of LACY

LACHANCE     French
Means "chance, luck" in French.

LACHAPELLE     French
Means "the chapel" in French... [more]

LÀCONI     Italian
Sardinian surname from a name of the town Làconi near the city of Nuoro.

LACY     English
Derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy... [more]

LAFRENTZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAFRENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAGANÀ     Italian
Derives from Greek dialects that are spoken in southern Italy, namely in Calabria... [more]

LAGER     Swedish
Means "laurel" in Swedish.

LAGOMARSÌNO     Italian
Locative surname of Genoa and surroundings derived from the place name Lagomarsino (near Genoa).

LAGORIO     Italian
From a nickname meaning "green-lizard"... [more]

LAGOUNOV     Russian
Variant transcription of LAGUNOV.

LAGUARDIA     Italian
Originally an occupational surname meaning "sentry" or "sentinel"... [more]

LAGUNOV     Russian
Patronymic name derived from Russian lagun "water barrel"... [more]

LAHTI     Finnish
Means "bay, cove" in Finnish.

LAKATOS     Hungarian
Means "locksmith" in Hungarian.

LAM     Chinese
Cantonese form of LIN

LAMA     Italian
Derived from the name place Lama, quite common around Italy.

LAMAR     French, English
Originally from a place name in Normandy, which was derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

LAMBERT     French
Derived from the given name LAMBERT.

LAMBERTI     Italian
Derived from the given name Lamberto, Lamberto being the Italian form of LAMBERT.

LAMON     Italian
Locative surname from the name of a village near the city of Belluno... [more]

LANDAU     German, Jewish
Derived from the German town of Landau, which meant "land valley".

LANDI     Italian
Derived from the given name Lando (seeLANCE).

LANDO     Italian
Variant of LANDI

LANDOLFI     Italian
From the old Germanic given name Lanawulfa.

LANDON     English
Variant of LANGDON

LANDVIK     Norwegian
Means "land and bay" in Norwegian.

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.

LANE (3)     Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Luain "descendent of Luan", a given name meaning "warrior".

LANG     Danish, Norwegian, German
From Scandinavian lang, Middle High German lanc and Middle Low German lank all meaning "long"... [more]

LANGBROEK     Dutch
From the name of a small town in the province of Utrecht, Holland... [more]

LANGDON     English
Derived from an Old English place name meaning "long hill" (effectively meaning "ridge").

LANGE     Danish, Norwegian, German
Variant of LANG

LANGENBERG     German, Swedish
Means "long mountain" in German.

LANGER     German, Jewish
German form of LONG.

LANGLAIS     French
Means "the Englishman" in French.

LANGLEY (1)     English
Habitational surname derived from old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing".

LANGLEY (2)     American
Americanized spelling of LANGLOIS.

LANGLOIS     French
Variant of LANGLAIS

LANIK     Czech
Derived from Czech lan, a measure of land equal to approximately 18 hectares... [more]

LANINGA     Frisian
Frisian for "of the land", or "from the land"... [more]

LANNON     Irish
Variant of LENNON

LANTOS     Hungarian
Means "minstrel, bard" from the Hungarian word lant "lyre".

LAPOINTE     French
Means "point of a lance" in French... [more]

LARENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LARSEN     Danish
Means "son of LARS".

LARSON     English
Means "son of Lar", where Lar is a medieval diminutive of LAURENCE (1).

LARSSON     Swedish
Means "son of LARS".

LARUE     French
Literally means "the street" in French.

LÁSKA     Czech, Slovak
Means "love" in Czech and Slovak.

LÁSZLÓ     Hungarian
Derives from the given name LÁSZLÓ.

LATERZA     Italian
Typical of southern Italy: it comes from the place name Laterza, a town near Taranto in the Puglia region.

LAUKKANEN     Finnish
Finnish surname which means "he who gallops, takes big steps".

LAURENT     French
From the given name LAURENT.

LAURENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAURITO     Italian
From the name of the town Laurito, near Salerno in the area of Naples.

LAURITSEN     Danish
Means "son of LAURITS".

LAURITZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAUWENS     Dutch
Means "son of LAWRENCE"... [more]

LAUWERS     Dutch
Variant of LAUWENS

LAVIGNE     French
Means "the vineyard" in French... [more]

LAVOIE     French
Derived from French voie "road"... [more]

LAW     English
Derived from old English hlaw "hill".

LAWERENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAWNICZAK     Polish
Means "juror" from Polish lawnik.

LAWRENCE     English
Derived from the given name LAURENCE (1)... [more]

LAWRENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LAWSON     English
Means "son of LAURENCE (1)".

LAYTON     English
Derived from a place name meaning "settlement with a leek garden" in Old English.

LÁZÁR     Hungarian
Patronymic surname originating from the given name LÁZÁR.

LAZAROV     Bulgarian
Means "son of LAZAR".

LAZZARI     Italian
Means "son of LAZZARO".

LEACH     English
English origins meaning "physician"... [more]

LEANDRES     French
Derived from LÉANDRE.

LEAVITT     English
From Livet, a region in Normandy, France... [more]

LEBEAU     French
Means "the handsome one" from French le "the", beau "beautiful", "handsome".

LEBLANC     French
Means "the white one", from French blanc "white"... [more]

LECCE     Italian
Means "a person from Lecce, Italy".

LECCESE     Italian
Means "a person from Lecce, Italy".

LECLAIR     French
Derived from either the French word clair "bright" or the given name CLAIR.

LECLERC     French
Means "clerk" in French.

LÉCUYER     French
Literally means "the shield-bearer" in French... [more]

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".

LEE (2)     Chinese, Korean
Variant of LI.

LEEUWENHOEK     Dutch
Variant of VAN LEEUWENHOEK.

LEFEBVRE     French
Variant of LEFÉVRE, whose spelling is most likely influenced by the Latin word faber "craftsman".

LEFÉVRE     French
Occupational surname meaning "smith" (pronounced le fur).

LEFURGEY     French
From the French forger which is "to forge"... [more]

LEGGIÈRI     Italian
Sicilian surname indicating a "light" person, not serious, superficial.

LEGRAND     French
In French it means "the tall or large person".

LEHMANN     German
From Middle High German lehenman "vassal, liege man".

LEHRER     German, Jewish
German surname meaning "teacher".

LEHTONEN     Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove".

LEIFSSON     Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish
Means "son of LEIF".

LEIGH     English
Variant of LEE (1)

LEIGHTON     English
Variant of LAYTON

LEITNER     German
Referred to one who dwells on the hillside; one who came from the Leite "slope"... [more]

LEITZ     German
Derived from the archaic given name Leutz, a form of LUTZ.

LEITZKE     German
Derived from either Leitzkau, a town close to Magdeburg, Germany, or from LEITZ.

LEMAIRE     French
Means "the mayor" in French... [more]

LÉMIEUX     French
Derived from the place name Leymieux, a town in the Rhône-Alpes region of France.

LÈMMI     Italian
From the given name GUGLIELMO... [more]

LENGYEL     Hungarian
Means "Polish" in Hungarian.

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".

LENOX     Scottish
Variant of LENNOX

LENZ     German
Means "springtime" in German, from a nickname.

LEON     French, English
Variant of LYON

LEONARDSEN     Norwegian
Norwegian form of LEONARDSON

LEONARDSON     English
Means "son of LEONARD".

LEONARDSSON     Swedish
Swedish form of LEONARDSON

LEONE     Italian
Derived from the given name LEONE (1).

LEONI     Italian
Variant of LEONE

LEROY     French
Means "the king" in French... [more]

LESAUVAGE     French
French variant of SAVAGE

LESLEY     Scottish
Variant of LESLIE

LESLIE     Scottish
From a Scottish place name, probably derived from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly".

LESTER     Scottish
Variant of LISTER

LESTRANGE     French
Derived from old French estrange "foreign".

LEVERENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LÉVESQUE     French
Derived from French éveque meaning "bishop", ultimately derived from Greek episkopos "overseer".

LEVI     Jewish
From the given name LEVI.

LEVINE     Jewish
Derived from the given name LEVI.

LEVITT     English
Variant of LEAVITT

LEWERENTZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LEWERENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LEWIN     English
Derived from the given name LEOFWINE.

LEWIS     English
Derived from the given name LEWIS... [more]

LEYTON     English
Variant of LAYTON

LI     Chinese
Means "plum tree" in Chinese.

LIAO     Chinese
From the name of an ancient Chinese dynasty lasting from 947 CE - 1125 CE.

LICHTENBERG     German
From Low German licht "light" and berg "hill".

LIEBERENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LIM     Chinese
Hokkien form of LIN

LIN     Chinese
Means "forest" in Mandarin.

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]

LINDBERG     Swedish
From Swedish lind "lime tree" and berg "mountain".

LINDEN     German
Derived from German linde meaning "lime tree".

LINDGREN     Swedish
Means "branch of a lime tree" from Swedish lind "lime tree" and gren "branch"... [more]

LINDHOLM     Swedish
From Swedish lind "lime tree, linden" and holme "islet".

LINDON     English
Variant of LYNDON

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".

LINNA     Finnish
Means "castle"... [more]

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.

LINWOOD     English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "stream forest" in Old English.

LIPPI     Italian
From the given name FILIPPO... [more]

LIS     Polish
Means "fox" in Polish. It is a nickname for a sly person.

LISTER     Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fhleisdeir, meaning "son of the arrow maker".

LITHGOW     Scottish
Habitation name meaning "pool, damp, or hollow"... [more]

LITTLE     English
Derived from a nickname given to a short person.

LIU     Chinese
Means "willow". A famous bearer of this name is actress Lucy Liu.

LJUNG     Swedish
Swedish name of the plant "heather"... [more]

LJUNGBORG     Swedish
Means "heather castle" in Swedish.

LJUNGGREN     Swedish
Means "heather bough" in Swedish.

LJUNGMAN     Swedish
Means "heather man" in Swedish.

LJUNGSTRAND     Swedish
Means "heather beach" in Swedish.

LLEWELLYN     Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name LLYWELYN.

LLOYD     Welsh
This is an ancient surname that originates from Wales... [more]

LOBO     Spanish, Portuguese
Originally a nickname, means "wolf" in Spanish and Portuguese.

LOCATELLI     Italian
From Locatello, a place in Lombardy near the city of Bergamo in Northern Italy.

LOCKWOOD     English
From an English place name meaning "enclosure forest".

LOEWE     German
Variant of LÖWE.

LÖFGREN     Swedish
From Swedish löv "leaf" and gren "branch".

LOGAN     Scottish
From a Scottish place name meaning "little hollow".

LOHRENZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LOMAN     English
From the name of the River Loman in Devon.

LOMBARDI     Italian
Name for someone who came from the Lombardy region in Italy... [more]

LONCAR     Serbian, Slovene
Means "potter" from Slovene lonec "pot".

LONDON     English
From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain.

LONG     English
Originally a nickname for a person who had long legs or arms, or that was tall.

LONGO     Italian
Italian cognate of LONG

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.

LOPEZ     Spanish
Means "son of LOPE" in Spanish.

LORENTZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LORENZ     German
Derived from the German given name LORENZ.

LORENZEN     Low German
From northern Germany meaning "son of LORENZ".

LORIS     German
Variant of LORENZ

LORITZ     German
Variant of LORENZ

LOSA     Spanish
From the Spanish losa that is "tile, slab".

LOSNEDAHL     Norwegian
From a place name: dahl means "valley" in Norwegian, and Losne is a place in Norway.

LOVÁSZ     Hungarian
Means "horseman, stableman, ostler" in Hungarian.

LOVEL     English
Variant of LOWELL

LOVELL     English
Variant of LOWELL

LOW     English, Scottish
Variant of LAW

LÖWE     German
Means "lion" in German.

LOWE (1)     Jewish
Germanized variant of LEVI

LOWE (2)     English, Scottish
Variant of LOW

LOWELL     English
Derived from a Norman French nickname, from lou "wolf" and a diminutive suffix.

LOWRY     Scottish, English
From a diminutive of LAURENCE (1).

LOYOLA     Spanish, Basque
From Basque loya that means "mud"... [more]

LU     Chinese
From the name of an ancient region in China (in the province of Henan).

LUCAS     Dutch, English
Derived from the given name LUCAS... [more]

LUCASSEN     Dutch
Means "son of LUCAS".

LUDVIGSEN     Danish
Means "son of LUDVIG".

LUDWIG     German
From the German given name LUDWIG... [more]

LUKÁCS     Hungarian
Derives from the given name LUKÁCS.

LUKESON     English
Means "son of LUKE".

LUKIC     Serbian
Means "son of LUKA".

LUKSKA     Czech
Derived from the given name LUKAS.

LUM     English
Lum comes from places in Lancashire and West Yorkshire called Lumb, both apparently originally named with Old English lum(m) "pool"... [more]

LUND     Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, English
Means "grove of trees", from Old Norse lundr... [more]

LUNDGREN     Swedish
Derived from Swedish lund "forest", gren "branch".

LUNDQUIST     Swedish
From a place name derived from lund "grove" and quist, an old spelling of kvist "twig".

LUNGU     Romanian
Romanian cognate of LONG.

LUPEI     Romanian
From the Romanian lup, which means "wolf".

LUPO     Italian
From an Italian nickname meaning "wolf".

LUSK     Scottish
Possibly means "cave" in Gaelic.

LUTHER     German
From the given name LEUTHAR.

LUZZATTO     Italian
From Lusatia, a region of northern Germany.

LYKKE     Danish
Means simply "happy".

LYNDON     English
Originally from a place name meaning "lime tree hill" in Old English.

LYNE     Scottish
Habitational name for someone who lived in places in Ayrshire, Peeblesshire, and Wigtownshire.

LYNN     English
From the Welsh word llyn meaning "lake".

LYNTON     English
Variant of LINTON

LYNWOOD     English
Variant of LINWOOD

LYON     Scottish, English, French, Dutch
Habitational name from either the Lyon in southern central France, or Lyons-la-Forêt in Eure, Normandy.