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Lewerentz German
Variant of Lewerenz.

Lewerenz German
From a northern German form of the given name Lorenz.

Lewin English
Derived from the given name Leofwine.

Lewis 1 English
Derived from the given name Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.

Lewis 2 Welsh
Anglicized form of Llywelyn.

Lippi Italian
From the given name Filippo. It is common in the area of Florence.

Llewellyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.

Llywelyn Welsh
Derived from the Welsh given name Llywelyn.

Lohrenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

López Spanish
Means "son of Lope" in Spanish.

Lopez Spanish
Variant of López.

Lorentz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lorenz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Lorenzen Danish, Low German
Means "son of Lorens".

Lorenzo Spanish
From the given name Lorenzo.

Loris German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Loritz German
Derived from the given name Lorenz.

Louis French
From the given name Louis.

Love English
From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".

Lovrić Croatian
Means "son of Lovro".

Lowry English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.

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.

Lucassen Dutch
Means "son of Lucas".

Lučić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Ludvigsen Danish
Means "son of Ludvig".

Ludwig German
From the given name Ludwig.

Lukács Hungarian
From the given name Lukács.

Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".

Lukić Serbian
Means "son of Luka".

Luther German
From the old given name Leuthar.

Lyall Scottish
From the Old Norse given name Liulfr, which was derived in part from úlfr "wolf".

Lynch Irish
From Irish Ó Loingsigh meaning "descendant of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner".

Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.

Maas Dutch, Low German
From the given name Maas.

Mac Alastair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McAlister.

MacAlastair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McAlister.

Mac Amhalghaidh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCauley.

MacAmhalghaidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCauley.

MacAngus Scottish
Variant of MacInnes.

Mac Aodha Irish
Means "son of Aodh" in Irish.

Mac Aodhagáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Keegan.

MacAoidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Aodha.

MacAonghais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacInnes.

Macaulay Scottish, Irish
Variant of McCauley.

Macauley Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCauley.

MacBay Scottish
Variant of MacBeth.

MacBeth Scottish
Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning "son of life", which denoted a man of religious devotion. This was the name of an 11th-century Scottish king, and the name of a play based on his life by William Shakespeare.

Mac Branáin Irish
Means "son of Branán" in Irish. The given name Branán is a diminutive of Bran 1.

Mac Cába Irish
Irish form of McCabe.

MacCàba Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCabe.

Mac Cadáin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Caden.

MacCailein Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Cailean" in Gaelic.

MacCallion Scottish
Anglicized form of MacCailein.

MacCallum Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacColuim meaning "son of Columba".

MacCarrick Irish
Means "son of Cúcharraige" in Irish. The given name Cúcharraige is composed of cú "hound" and carraig "rock".

Mac Cárthaigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCarthy.

MacCarthy Irish
Variant of McCarthy.

MacChruim Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Crum", where Crum is a Gaelic byname meaning "bent".

Mac Cionaodha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McKenna.

MacCionaodha Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKenna.

Mac Cnáimhín Irish
Means "son of Cnámh". The Irish given name Cnámh means "bone".

MacCoinnich Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacKenzie.

MacColuim Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacCallum.

Mac Conmara Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McNamara.

MacConnell Scottish, Irish
Variant of McConnell.

Mac Cormaic Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCormick.

MacCormaic Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCormick.

MacCoughlan Irish
Means "son of Cochlán". The given name Cochlán is derived from Irish cochal meaning "cape" or "hood".

MacCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

MacCrumb Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

Mac Cú Uladh Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McCullough.

Mac Daibhéid Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McDevitt.

MacDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

MacDermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.

MacDhòmhnaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDonald.

MacDhubhghaill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacDougall.

MacDhubhshìth Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Dhuibhshíthe.

Mac Dhuibh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Dubh", where the byname Dubh means "dark".

Mac Dhuibhinse Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Vincent 2.

Mac Dhuibhshíthe Irish
Means "son of Duibhshíth" in Irish. The given name Duibhshíth means "black peace".

Mac Diarmada Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McDermott.

Mac Domhnaill Irish
Irish form of MacDonald.

MacDonald Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.

MacDougall Scottish
Means "son of Dougal" in Gaelic.

MacDuff Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Dhuibh.

Mac Eachairn Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Eacharn", where the given name Eacharn is from the Old Irish name Echthigern.

MacEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

MacEalair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKellar.

MacEanruig Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McKendrick.

Macek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matěj.

Mac Eoghain Irish
Means "son of Eoghan" in Irish.

MacEòghainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Eoghain.

MacFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacFarlane Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

MacFhionnlaigh Scottish Gaelic
Means "son of Fionnlagh" in Scottish Gaelic.

Mac Fhlannchaidh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of Clancy.

MacGilleChrìosd Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Gilchrist.

MacGinnis Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

MacGregor Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGriogair meaning "son of Gregor". It originates from the Highland clan Gregor. A famous bearer was the Scottish folk hero Rob Roy MacGregor (1671-1734).

MacGriogair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of MacGregor.

MacGrory Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

MacGuinness Irish
Variant of McGuinness.

MacGuire Irish
Variant of McGuire.

Macháň Czech
Derived from the given name Mach, a Czech diminutive of Matěj and other given names beginning with Ma.

Macías Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

MacInnes Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghais meaning "son of Aonghas".

Mac Íomhair Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McIver.

MacIomhair Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McIver.

MacIver Scottish
Variant of McIver.

MacKay Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

MacKenna Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenny Scottish
Variant of McKenna.

MacKenzie Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacCoinnich meaning "son of Coinneach". It originates from the Kintail area of Scotland on the northwest coast.

MacLeod Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

MacLeòid Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McLeod.

Mac Maghnuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McManus.

MacMathan Irish
Variant of McMahon.

Mac Mathghamhna Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McMahon.

MacMhaoilein Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McMillan.

MacMillan Scottish
Variant of McLeod.

Mac Naoimhín Irish
Means "son of Naomhán" in Irish.

MacNeachdainn Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Mac Neachtain.

Mac Neachtain Irish
Means "son of Nechtan" in Irish.

MacNeil Scottish
Variant of McNeil.

Mac Néill Irish
Irish form of McNeil.

MacNèill Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McNeil.

MacNevin Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Mac Niadh Irish
Means "son of Niadh" in Irish. The given name Niadh means "champion".

MacNiven Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Naoimhín.

Mac Óda Irish
Means "son of Odo" in Irish.

Mac Pharlain Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McFarlane.

MacPhàrlain Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McFarlane.

MacQueen Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Shuibhne.

MacRae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

Mac Reachtain Irish
Ulster variant of Mac Neachtain.

Mac Ruaidhrí Irish
Irish form of McCrory.

MacRuaraidh Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCrory.

Mac Shuibhne Scottish Gaelic
Variant of Mac Suibhne.

Mac Síthigh Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McSheehy.

Mac Suibhne Irish
Means "son of Suibhne" in Irish.

MacTàmhais Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McTavish.

Mac Thaidhg Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McCaig.

MacThaoig Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of McCaig.

Mac Uileagóid Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McElligott.

MacWilliam Scottish
Means "son of William" in Gaelic.

Madden Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín.

Maddison English
Variant of Madison.

Maddox Welsh
Derived from the given name Madoc.

Madigan Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Madaidhín.

Madison English
Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).

Madsen Danish
Means "son of Mads".

Maes Flemish
Flemish form of Maas.

Maessen Dutch
Means "son of Maas".

Mag Aonghuis Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGuinness.

Magee Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Aodha.

Mag Eochadha Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGough.

Magnusson Swedish
Means "son of Magnus".

Magorian Irish
Possibly a variant of McGowan or McGovern.

Mag Raith Irish, Scottish Gaelic
Gaelic form of McRae.

Mag Shamhradháin Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGovern.

Mag Uidhir Irish
Irish Gaelic form of McGuire.

Maguire Irish
Variant of McGuire.

Mahmoud Arabic, Persian
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahmud Arabic, Bengali
From the given name Mahmud.

Mahoney Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Mathghamhna meaning "descendant of Mathgamain".

Maina Eastern African, Kikuyu
Derived from the given name Maina.

Major English
From the Norman French given name Mauger, derived from the Germanic name Malger.

Makarov Russian
Means "son of Makar".

Maksimov Russian
Means "son of Maksim".

Mallon Irish
Variant of Malone.

Malloye Irish
Variant of Molloy.

Malone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Məmmədov Azerbaijani
Means "son of Məmməd".

Mandić Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Manda".

Manfredi Italian
Derived from the given name Manfredo.

Mangold German
From the given name Managold.

Månsson Swedish
Means "son of Måns".

Manz German
From a diminutive of the given name Managold.

Marchenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Marko.

Marchetti Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Marco.

Marchi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Marchioni Italian
Possibly from the given name Melchiorre or the compound name Marco Giovanni.

Marco Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marco.

Marconi Italian
Derived from the given name Marco.

Marcos Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Marcos. A famous bearer was Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos (1917-1989).

Marek Polish, Czech, Slovak
Derived from the given name Marek.

Mari Italian
Aphetic form of Altimari.

María Spanish
From the given the name María.

Maria Italian, Portuguese
From the given the name Maria.

Mariani Italian
From the given name Mariano.

Marić Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marija".

Marie French
From the given name Marie.

Marín Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marin Romanian, French
From the given name Marin.

Marini Italian
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marino Italian, Spanish
Derived from the given name Marino.

Marinos Greek
Derived from the given name Marinos.

Marinov Bulgarian
Means "son of Marin".

Marinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marin".

Marion French
Derived from the given name Marion 1.

Marjanović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Marjan 2".

Mark English
Derived from the given name Mark.

Markey Irish
From the Irish Ó Marcaigh meaning "descendant of Marcach", a given name meaning "horse rider".

Markó Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márk.

Markov Bulgarian, Russian
Means "son of Marko or Mark".

Marković Serbian, Croatian
Means "son of Marko".

Markusson Swedish
Means "son of Markus".

Marques Portuguese
Means "son of Marcos".

Márquez Spanish
Means "son of Marcos".

Martel 1 English, French
Derived from the given name Martel, a medieval diminutive of Martin.

Martell English
Variant of Martel 1 or Martel 2.

Martens Dutch, Flemish
Means "son of Marten".

Mårtensson Swedish
Means "son of Mårten".

Martí Catalan
Derived from the given name Martí.

Martikainen Finnish
From a diminutive of the given name Martti.

Martín Spanish
Derived from the given name Martín.

Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.

Martínek Czech
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinek Czech
Variant of Martínek.

Martinelli Italian
From a diminutive of the given name Martino.

Martínez Spanish
Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.

Martinez Spanish
Variant of Martínez.

Martini Italian
Derived from the given name Martino.

Martino Italian
From the given name Martino.

Martinov Bulgarian
Means "son of Martin".

Martinović Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Martin".

Martins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Martin.

Martinsen Norwegian, Danish
Means "son of Martin".

Martinson English
Means "son of Martin".

Martinsson Swedish
Means "son of Martin".

Márton Hungarian
Derived from the given name Márton.

Martz German
Derived from an old diminutive of Martin.

Marušić Croatian
Matronymic name meaning "son of Marija".

Maruška Czech
Derived from the given name Marie.

Maruska Czech
Variant of Maruška.

Marvin English
Derived from the Welsh given name Merfyn or the Old English name Mærwine.

Mas 2 Dutch, Low German
Variant of Maas.

Mašek Czech
Derived from the given name Mašek, which can be a diminutive of either Matěj or Tomáš.

Masi Italian
From the given name Maso a short form of Tommaso.

Masin Italian
Venetian variant of Masi.

Masson 2 French
From a short form of the given name Thomasson, itself a diminutive of Thomas.

Mateev Bulgarian
Means "son of Matey".

Matei Romanian
Derived from the given name Matei.

Matějka Czech
Derived from the given name Matěj.

Mateo Spanish
Derived from the given name Mateo.

Mateu Catalan
Derived from the given name Mateu.

Mateus Portuguese
From the given name Mateus.

Matevosian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մաթեւոսյան (see Matevosyan).

Matevosyan Armenian
Means "son of Matevos".

Matheson Scottish
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Mathewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Mathiasen Danish
Means "son of Mathias".

Mathieson Scottish
Variant of Matheson.

Mathieu French
Derived from the given name Mathieu.

Mathisen Norwegian
Means "son of Mathias".

Matić Croatian
Means "son of Matija".

Matijević Croatian, Serbian
Means "son of Matija".

Matoušek Czech
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Matouš.

Matsson Swedish
Means "son of Mats".

Matthews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Matthewson English
Means "son of Matthew".

Matthiasen Danish
Means "son of Matthias".

Mattsson Swedish
Means "son of Matts".

Matveev Russian
Means "son of Matvey".

May English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Mayes English
Patronymic form of May.

Maynard English
Derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.

McAdams Scottish, Irish
Means "son of Adam" in Gaelic.

McAfee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

McAlister Scottish, Irish
From Scottish Gaelic MacAlastair or Irish Gaelic Mac Alastair meaning "son of Alistair".

McArthur Scottish
Means "son of Arthur" in Gaelic.

McCabe Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Cába", where Cába is a byname meaning "cape, cloak" (from Latin cappa).

McCaig Scottish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacThaoig meaning "son of Tadhg".

McCallum Scottish
Variant form of MacAngus.

McCarthy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cárthaigh meaning "son of Carthach".

McCauley Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Amhalghaidh or Mac Amhalghadha meaning "son of Amhalghaidh". The given name Amhalghaidh, from Old Irish Amalgaid, is of uncertain meaning.

McConnell Scottish, Irish
Derived from Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill (see MacDonald).

McCormick Irish, Scottish
From Gaelic Mac Cormaic meaning "son of Cormac".

McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

McCracken Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Reachtain, Ulster Irish variant of Mac Neachtain.

McCrae Scottish
Variant of McRae.

McCreery Irish, Scottish
Variant of McCrory.

McCrory Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí meaning "son of Ruaidhrí".

McCrum Scottish
Anglicized form of MacChruim.

McCulloch Scottish
Scottish form of McCullough.

McCullough Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cú Uladh meaning "son of Cú Uladh". The byname Cú Uladh means "hound of Ulster". This surname has also been associated with Old Irish cullach "boar".

McCune Irish
Anglicized form of Mac Eoghain.

McDaniel Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDermott Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmada meaning "son of Diarmaid". The McDermotts were nobility in the Kingdom of Connaught, a province in Ireland.

McDevitt Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid meaning "son of Dáibhí".

McDonald Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McDougall Scottish
Variant of MacDougall.

McEachern Scottish
Anglicized form of Mac Eachairn.

McElligott Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name Mac Uileagóid meaning "son of Uileagóid", a diminutive of Uilleag.

McEwan Scottish
Anglicized form of MacEòghainn.

McFarland Irish, Scottish
Variant of McFarlane.

McFarlane Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain meaning "son of Parthalán".

McFee Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of MacDhubhshìth.

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