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Ludlam EnglishDerived from the old English word
hlud "loud, roaring" (compare germanic
hlud), which gave the name to the river
Hlude and
ham "water meadow"
Ludlow EnglishHabitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name Hlude (from hlud 'loud', 'roaring') referring to the Teme river + hlaw 'hill'.
Ludwell EnglishFrom the Old English elements
hlud meaning "famous, loud" and
well meaning "well, spring, water hole"
Lueangsuwan ThaiFrom Thai เหลือง
(lueang) meaning "yellow" and สุวรรณ
(suwan) meaning "gold".
Luewisetphaibun Thai (Rare)From Thai ลือ (
lue) meaning "to speak widely of", วิเศษ (
wiset) meaning "excellent; splendid; amazing; superb; magnificent", and ไพบูลย์ (
phaibun) meaning "prosperity; abundance".
Luferov RussianDerived from the Russian monastic name
Yelevfery, derived from Greek ἐλεύθερος
(eleutheros) meaning "free".
Lugardo SpanishSpanish (Mainly Huelva): From The Personal Name Lugardo A Variant Of Lutgardo Of Ancient Germanic Origin (See Luckhardt ). This Surname Is Most Common In Mexico.
Lugg EnglishEnglish (Devon) probably from a local vernacular derivative of
Lucas. However, Reaney posits an Old English personal name,
Lugga, from which this name could be derived.
Lugo SpanishGalician and Spanish habitational name from Lugo, a city in Galicia. This was a Roman settlement under the name of Lucus Augusti ‘grove or wood of Augustus’, but that may have been no more than an adaptation of an earlier name derived from that of the Celtic god Lugos.
Luhaäär EstonianLuhaäär is an Estonian surname, derived from "water meadow (marsh) edge".
Luhamaa EstonianLuhamaa is an Estonian surname meaning "water meadow land".
Luht EstonianLuht is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "watery meadow".
Luhtanen FinnishLuhtanen is an Finnish surname derived from "luhta" meaning "swamp flood meadow".
Luhtla EstonianLuhtla is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh/glade area".
Luiaondo BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Aiara.
Luide EstonianLuide is an Estonian surname meaning "dune/sand dune".
Luiga EstonianLuiga is an Estonian surname derived from "luik" meaning "swan". "Eluiga" is also an Estonian word meaning "life".
Luisk EstonianLuisk is an Estonian surname meaning "grinding stone" or "whet stone".
Luján SpanishThis is the second last name of Spanish footballer/soccer player Andrés Iniesta.
Lukas VariousFrom the given name
Lukas, mainly used in Scandinavian or Slavic languages.
Luke EnglishFrom a derivative of
Lucas. This was (and is) the common vernacular form of the name, being the one by which the author of the fourth Gospel is known in English.
Luker GermanLuker see also Lucher or Luchre, meaning money more specifically money obtained by nefarious means.
Łukowski PolishHabitational name for someone from places called Łuków, Łukowa, or Łukowe, named with the personal name
Łukasz.
Lüll GermanFrom a short form of any of the Germanic personal names formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.
Lumbanbatu BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
batu meaning "stone".
Lumbangaol BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
gaol meaning "banana".
Lumbantobing BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
tobing meaning "riverbank, edge".
Lumbantoruan BatakFrom Batak
lumban meaning "village, hamlet" and
toruan meaning "lower (area or place), below".
Lumbreras SpanishHabitational Name From A Place Called Lumbreras In La Rioja From The Plural Of Lumbrera ‘Lamp’ Possibly Referring To An Old Signal Tower.
Lunatici ItalianA nickname for a quirky or temperamental person, ultimately from Latin
lunaticus "of the moon, moonstruck".
Lunavelasco Spanish (Latin American, Rare)Un-hyphenated combination of the last names, Luna, and Velasco forming its’ own name. Luna meaning “the moon” in Latin as well as multiple languages. Velasco meaning “crow” or “raven”.
Lund IndianLund is also a Punjabi last name (i.e. from Punjab state of India/Pakistan)
Lundell SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and the common surname suffix
-ell.
Lundmark SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and
mark "ground, field, land".
Lundstedt SwedishCombination of Swedish
lund "grove" and
stad "town, city" (spelling possibly influenced by German
Stadt, also meaning "town, city").
Lundy EnglishEither (i) "person from Lundie", the name of various places in Scotland (meaning "place by a marsh"); or (ii) a different form of
Mcalinden.
Lunski PolishHabitational name for someone from Łońsko in Piła voivodeship or Łono in Rzeszów voivodeship.
Lunz GermanNickname for a careless or slovenly person, from Middle High German
lunzen 'to doze'. Can also be a habitational name for someone from Lunz in Tyrol.
Luoma FinnishA name derived from the Finnish topographic word luomi, meaning "creek" or "small river". Common in central and western Finland.
Lupescu RomanianPossibly means "son of the wolf", from Romanian
lup ("wolf").
Lupin FrenchLupin is a variant on the Latin word "lupus", meaning "wolf". Two important literary characters, Arsène Lupin, the famous French gentleman-burglar, and Professor Remus Lupin, from the world of Harry Potter, have this name... [
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Luquette French (Quebec)Canadian spelling of French
Luquet, derived from a pet form of the given name
Luc. It is also a variant of French
Loquet, a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith.
Lurie JewishIt is one of the oldest family trees in the world, tracing back at least to King
David born c. 1037 BCE, as documented by
Neil Rosenstein in his book The Lurie Legacy... [
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Lusa ItalianUsed by people from Lusa, Italy, a town named after the Roman 'gens lusia'.
Lussier FrenchOccupational name from old French
ussier "usher, doorkeeper".
Lust EstonianLust is an Estonian surname meaning "fun", "joy" and "merriment".
Lustgarten JewishAn invented Jewish name based on German
Lustgarten "pleasure garden" (perhaps alluding to the Garden of Eden). It was borne by British barrister, writer and broadcaster Edgar Lustgarten (1907-1978), presenter of television crime reconstructions.
Lutomski PolishHabitational name for someone from a place called Lutom in Poznań voivodeship.
Luts EstonianLuts is an Estonian surname, meaning "burbot" (a species of European freshwater fish). "Lutsi" is also an extinct dialect of Estonian.
Lutsoja EstonianLutsoja is an Estonian surname meaning "burbot stream/creek".
Luttrell EnglishFrom a diminutive of Old French
loutre, meaning "otter" (from Latin
lutra), applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an otter or a metonymic occupational name for someone who hunted otters (for their pelts).
Luud EstonianLuud is an Estonian surname meaning "brush" and "broom".
Luukas EstonianLuukas is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the Latin masculine given name "Lucas". A cognate of the English masculine given name "Luke".
Luup EstonianLuup is an Estonian surname meaning "sloop" as well as "hand lens".
Luur EstonianLuur is an Estonian surname meaning "reconnaissance".
Luuri EstonianLuuri is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from
luuraja meaning "scout". Possibly a variation of the masculine given name
Lauri.
Luurmees EstonianLuurmees is an Estonian surname meaning "scout" (literally, "reconnaissance man").
Lüüs EstonianLüüs is an Estonian surname meaning "lock" and "sluice".
Luxton EnglishEnglish habitational name from a minor place, probably one of two in Devon, so called from the possessive form of the Middle English personal name or surname
Lugg (from Old English
Lugga) + Middle English
tune,
tone ‘settlement’ (Old English
tun).
Luza BasqueSurname originally used by people from Lusa, Castro Urdiales, Spain. It comes from the Basque word "luze" (long, tall), possibly of Celtic origin.
Luzuriaga BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Donemiliaga.
Lyé FrenchA habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.
Lykoudis GreekLykoudis (Greek: Λυκούδης) is a Greek surname, derived from the Greek word for wolf (Greek: λύκος, lykos). It may also have been used for individuals from the village of Lykoudi in Greece.
Lykov RussianDerived from Russian лыко
(lyko) meaning "bast". The founder of the surname may have been a shoemaker or a ropemaker.
Lyle EnglishDerived from Norman French
l'isle "island".
Lynde Scottish GaelicOriginated from the Strathclyde region of Scotland, meaning "waterfall," and located near the Castle of Lin.... [
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Lyngstad NorwegianAnni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.
Lyskin Belarusian, Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Belarusian лысы
(lysy) or Russian лысый
(lysy) or Ukrainian лисий
(lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".
Lystad NorwegianFrom the name of several farms in Norway. One family got their name from a farm in Ullensaker municipality in Akershus county. Another family got it name from a farm called
Ljøstad in Hedmark county.
Lytvynenko UkrainianIt indicates being a descendant of someone who lived in the medieval Grand Duchy of Lithuania but wasn't necessarily of the Lithuanian ethnicity.