Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword lake.
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lake meaning
Abspoel Dutch
From Abtspoel, the name of an estate near Oegstgeest in South Holland, meaning "abbot's pool".
Harmaajärvi Finnish
Means "grey lake" in Finnish.
Ikeda Japanese
From Japanese (ike) meaning "pool, pond" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Järvi Finnish
Means "lake" in Finnish.
Järvinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish järvi meaning "lake". It is one of the most common surnames in Finland.
Lum English
From the name of towns in England called Lumb, probably from Old English lum "pool".
Lynn English
From the name of a town in Norfolk (King's Lynn), derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".
Mlakar Slovene, Croatian
Referred to someone who lived near a pool, derived from South Slavic mlaka meaning "pool, puddle".
Pohl 1 Low German
Low German cognate of Poole.
Pollock Scottish
From the name of a place in Renfrewshire, Scotland, derived from a diminutive of Gaelic poll meaning "pool, pond, bog". A famous bearer was the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956).
Pond English
Originally referred to one who lived near a pond.
Poole English
From Old English pol meaning "pool", referring to a person who lived by a small body of water.
Stawski m Polish
Derived from Polish staw meaning "pond".
Van der Meer Dutch
Means "from the lake" in Dutch.