Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword left.
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Canhoto Portuguese
Means "left-handed" in Portuguese.
Clah Navajo
From Navajo nitłʼa meaning "he is left-handed".
Cly Navajo
From Navajo tłʼaaí meaning ‎"lefty, left-handed one", from the verb nishtłʼa ‎"to be left-handed".
Esguerra Spanish, Filipino
Castilianized form of Basque Ezkerra from ezker meaning "left, left-handed".
Esquerra Catalan
Means "left-handed" in Catalan.
Gaucher French
Means "left-handed" in French.
Izquierdo Spanish
Nickname for a left-handed person from the word "izquierdo", meaning "left", of pre-Roman origin related to Basque "ezker"
Leavis English
Possibly from the Gallo-Roman name Laevius meaning "left", related to Levy.
Lević Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Derived from levo, meaning "left".
Levsha Russian
Means "left-handed" in Russian.
Lewy Polish, Jewish
Polish nickname (meaning "left") given to left-handed people; or a variant of Levy.
Samon Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 左 (sa, sha, hidari) meaning "left" or 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
Sasame Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 左 (sa) meaning "left", -s-, used to represent epenthesis between 2 vowels or a possession marker, and 雨 (ame) meaning "rain; rainfall".
Solxayev Azerbaijani
Means "son of a left-hander" in Azerbaijani.
Zervos Greek
Nickname for a left-handed person from Greek ζερβός (zervos) meaning "left, left-handed".
Zuo Chinese
From Chinese 左 (zuǒ) meaning "left, left-hand side".
Zurdo Spanish
Means "left-handed" in Spanish.