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Lautenschläger German, Alsatian
Derived from Middle High German lutenslaher meaning "lute player".
Lauterbach German
From the name of various places in Germany, for example the village of Lauterbach in the district of Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg.
Lautermilch German (Modern)
Comes from German words Lauter, meaning 'pure', or 'nothing but', and Milch, meaning 'milk'. This could mean that the people who first used this name were farmers.
Lauth German
Variant of Laut
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Lautzenheiser German
A German surname meaning "From Lautzenhausen, Germany"
Lauw Chinese (Hokkien)
Hokkien romanization of Liu based on Dutch orthography.
Lauwer Flemish
Occupational name for a tanner, from Dutch looien "to tan (leather)".
Lavagnino Italian
Common surname in the Liguria area of Italy.
Lavalle French
means "of the valley" in english.
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Laveau French (Cajun)
A Cajun surname meaning "the calf".
Lavecchia Italian
Means "Old Lady"
Lavelle Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Lavelle French
From Old French val "valley".... [more]
Lavely French (Anglicized, ?)
Possibly an English variant of Lavallée.
Lavender English, Dutch
Occupational name for a washerman or launderer, Old French, Middle Dutch lavendier (Late Latin lavandarius, an agent derivative of lavanda "washing", "things to be washed"). The term was applied especially to a worker in the wool industry who washed the raw wool or rinsed the cloth after fulling... [more]
Laver English
Occupational name for a washer, from French laveur (see Lavers). Also the name of a parish in Essex, England.
Laveran French
The surname Laveran probably became popular as a first name thanks to the French Nobel Prize in Medicine Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran. Laveran discovered that protozoan parasites were the causative agent of malaria.
Laverdière French
Habitational name from various places named La Verdière in France, or a variant of the name Leverdier (see Verdier).
Laverdiere French (Quebec)
Said to be a locational or occupational name related to land and greenery. Related to the Cauchons, descended from Quebec. A noble Paris woman was sent to Quebec for marriage in the 17th century.
Laverdure French
From the French place name La Verdure meaning "greenness, greenery".
Laverick English
Derived from Old English lāferce meaning "lark", making it a cognate of Lark.
Lavers English
English (chiefly Devon and Cornwall): Medieval English and occupational, from pre-10th century Old French "lavandier". Introduced by the Normans after 1066, originally described a worker in the wool industry, and was a metonymic or nickname for a person employed to wash raw wool or rinse the cloth after fulling... [more]
Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]
Lavey American
Form of Levey used most famously by Anton Szandor LaVey and his children.
Lavi Hebrew
From the given name Lavi, meaning "lion"
Laviada Asturian
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of Xixón.
Lavie French
Dialectal variant of French voie "way, road", ultimately from Latin via "road, street, path", combined with the French feminine article la.
Lavine English
1 English: variant of Lavin 2.... [more]
Laviolette French, French (Quebec), French (Acadian)
A secondary surname, associated with some forty family names in Canada and also used independently since 1698, a nickname from the flower violette ‘violet’, with the definite article la. In feudal France it was a name given to soldiers and domestic servants.
Lavrentiev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentieva Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лаврентьева (see Lavrentyeva).
Lavrentis Greek
Derived from the Greek given name Lavrentis.
Lavrentiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Лаврентьев (see Lavrentyev).
Lavrov Russian
Lavrova is feminine for Lavrov.
Law Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Luo.
Lawas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "body" in Cebuano.
Lawford English
From any of several places in England called Lawford, derived from the personal name Lealla (cognate with Old High German Lallo), and ford "ford, river crossing".
Lawler Irish, Scottish
This Irish surname is of Gaelic language origin. The surname derives from the original Gaelic 'O'Leathlobhair' meaning 'descendant of leathlobhair'. Leathlobhair derives from 'Leath' meaning 'Half' and 'Lobhar' meaning 'leper'.... [more]
Lawless English
Without reign of law.... [more]
Lawman English
Derived from Middle English lagman or lagheman "lawyer".
Lawton English
Habitational name, common in Lancashire and Yorkshire, from Buglawton or Church Lawton in Cheshire, or Lawton in Herefordshire, named in Old English as ‘settlement on or near a hill’, or ‘settlement by a burial mound’, from hlaw ‘hill’, ‘burial mound’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
Laxague French, Basque
French form of Lasaga.
Laxamana Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Derived from Malay laksamana meaning "admiral, officer", ultimately from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakshmana).
Laxness Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the name of a farm in Mosfellsbær parish in southwest Iceland. A notable bearer was author and Nobel Prize winner Halldór Laxness (1902-1998).
Laxton English
The lake town.
Lay Khmer
Means "marbled, patterned, striped" in Khmer.
Laybourn English
Habitational name from Leyburn in North Yorkshire, High Leybourne in Godalming in Surrey, or Leybourne in Kent. The North Yorkshire name may derive from Old English hlēg “shelter” and burna “spring, stream”... [more]
Laycock English
The name comes from a small village in England called "Laycock" and has something to do with "the place of the birds."... [more]
Layden English
Variant of Laden.
Layla Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Layla.
Layman English
Habitational name for someone living near a meadow. Derived from Middle English leye. ... [more]
Lazalde Basque
Latz = River/Stream Alde = Near or by.
Lazalier French
Comes directly from the last name "Larzelere"
Lazami Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazareski.
Lazareski m Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazarev Russian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareva f Russian
Feminine form of Lazarev.
Lazarevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarevski.
Lazarevski Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazaros Greek
From the given name Lazaros.
Lazarou Greek
Means "son of Lazaros".
Lazcano Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lazkao.
Lazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".
Lazenby English
From a place name which was derived from leysingi and byr, two Norse words meaning "freedman" and "settlement" respectively.
Lazio Italian
Named after the region called 'Lazio' of Italy.
Lazkao Basque (Rare)
Habitational name possibly derived from Basque latsa "small stream, riverlet".
Lazos Greek
Either from the short version of the name Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.
Łazowski Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Łazy, Łazow, or Łazowa, named with łazy meaning "clearing in a forest".
Lazrak Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic الأزرق (al ʾazraq) meaning "the blue (one)", from أَزْرَق (ʾazraq) "blue". It is chiefly used for Moroccan Arabic.
Lazzaro Italian
From the given name Lazzaro
Lazzeri Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan variant of Lazzari.
Lbov Russian
Derived either from Russian лоб (lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
L'Costa Indian (Christian)
Form of La Costa more common among Christians from India.
Le Vietnamese
Simplified variant of Lê.
Leachman English
Occupational name for a physician’s servant, from Leach 1 + Middle English man ‘manservant’.
Leadbeater English
Variant spelling of Ledbetter.
Leaf English
Derived from Old English lēof "dear, beloved".
Leah English
It means "clearing".
Leahy Irish
A surname from southern Ireland.
Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Leal English
Derived from Old French leial "loyal, faithful (to obligations)", this name was occasionally used as a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Leamon English
From an Old English word leof related to love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word man.
Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.
Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.
Leanne English, Irish
means "gracious plum" in english
Lear English
Means (i) "person from Leire", Leicestershire ("place on the river Leire", a river-name that may also be the ancestor of Leicestershire); or (ii) "person from Lear", any of several variously spelled places in northern France with a name based on Germanic lār "clearing"... [more]
Learn English (American)
The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.
Leask Scottish
Named after the village of Leask in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.... [more]
Leather English, Scottish
A metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English lether meaning "leather".
Leavis English
Possibly from the Gallo-Roman name Laevius meaning "left", related to Levy.
Leavy Irish
Shortened form of Dunleavy.
Lebaron French
Either a variant of Baron "baron" with the French masculine definite article le. Or a habitational name from Le Baron the name of several places in various parts of France.
Lebesgue French
Means "the stammerer" in French, denoting a person with a stammer, from Old French beguer "stuttering, stammering", from Middle Dutch beggen “to chat”.
Lebid Ukrainian
Means 'Swan'
Lebkuchen German
A German surname meaning "gingerbread".
Lebleu French
From French bleu "blue" with the masculine element le from a nickname for someone who wore blue clothes with blue eyes or a person with a bluish complexion.
Lebna Ethiopian
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.
LeBoeuf French
Nickname for a powerfully built man, derived from French boeuf meaning "bull", with the definite article le. In some cases it may have been originally a metonymic occupational name for a herdsman.
Lebon French
Approbatory (or ironic) nickname from le bon "the good" a variant of Bon with fused masculine definite article le.
Le Borgne French
Means "the one-eyed" in French.
Leborgne French
Variant spelling of Le Borgne.
Lebowski Polish
Means "head"
Le Bras Breton
Altered form of Breton Ar Brazh meaning "the great, the imposing" or "the big, the fat", ultimately from Proto-Celtic *brassos "great, violent".
Le Breton French
Describes someone from the French region Breton.
Lebrón Galician
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of A Pobra do Brollón.
Lebrón Spanish
Lebrón is a surname most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre (meaning "hare" in Spanish).
Lechat French
Means "The Cat" in French.
Lechner German
This name finds its origin in the Austrian Lechtal, where the Lech river flows.
Leckey Scottish, English, Irish
Originally Scottish, but also found in England, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Possibly derives from the barony of Leckie (meaning "place of flagstones", from Gaelic leac, "flagstone") in Stirlingshire.
Lecocq French
Means ‘the rooster’.
Leconte French
from the Old French title of rank conte "count", an occupational name for a servant in the household of a count or who was one.
Lecoq French
Coq means rooster or fowl
Le Costa Sinhalese
Variant of La Costa used in Sri Lanka.
Lecourt French
Means "the short" in French.
Lecubarri Basque (Hispanicized)
Habitational name derived from Basque Lekubarri, composed of leku "place" and barri "new".
Lecuona Basque (Hispanicized)
Castilianized form of Lekuona.
Ledama Maasai
Of uncertain meaning.
Ledda Italian, Sardinian
Probably from the former Medieval town of Lella, in northern Sardinia. The transformation of -ll- into -dd- is common in Sardinian.
Leddy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Lideadha.
Ledecký Czech
It means "coming from somewhere".
Lederer German
Leatherworker
Ledermann German
Variant form of Leatherman.
Ledesma Spanish
Habitational name from any of the numerous places in Spain called Ledesma, possibly derived from a Celtic root meaning "broad, wide".
Ledger English
From the given name Leodegar or Legier. Alternatively, could be an occupational name for a stonemason, ultimately derived from Old English lecgan "to put, place, lay (down)".
Ledo Spanish, Galician, Portuguese
Nickname from ledo meaning ‘happy’, ‘joyful’
Ledo Catalan
Variant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
Ledoux French
Means "the amiable" from French doux meaning "sweet, soft, gentle".
Le Du Breton
From "du" who mean black in breton.
Leduc French, Breton
From the Old French title of rank duc "duke" (from Latin dux "leader" genitive ducis) with the French masculine definite article le used as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or else as a metonymic occupational name for a servant employed in a ducal household.
Le Duin Breton, French (Rare)
From Le Du, "du" mean black
Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".
Ledwick English
A variation of the given name Ludwig.
Leech English, Scottish
A physician.
Leech Irish
An Anglicized surname derived from the Irish Gaelic Ò Maol Mhaodhòg, and was often anglicized as Mulvogue... [more]
Leeds English
From the city of Leeds in Yorkshire. The name was first attested in the form Loidis in AD 731. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as 'Ledes'. This name is thought to have ultimately been derived from an earlier Celtic name... [more]
Leegstra Dutch
Probably derived from either leeg "empty, hollow" or laag "low" combined with the West Frisian suffix -stra.
Leek Estonian
Leek is an Estonian surname meaning "blaze" and "flame".
Leelyn English
Locational surname denoting a person from Leyland, in Lancashire.
Leemet Estonian
Leement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Leeming English
Habitational name from either of two places, in West Yorkshire near Keighley and in North Yorkshire near Northallerton. Both are named with a river name, derived from the Old English word lēoma "gleam, sparkle".
Leenders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leendert.
Lees English
Possibly a variation of the surname Lee 1.
Leesi Estonian
Leesi is an Estonian surname derived from "leesikas" meaning "bearberry".
Leesik Estonian
Leesik is an Estonian surname meaning "bearberry".
Leesment Estonian
Leesment is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lee", meaning "hearth".
Leeson English
Means "son of Lee".
Leet Estonian
Leet is an Estonian surname meaning "sandbank".
Leetmaa Estonian
Leetmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "podzolic soil land".
Leeuwenkamp Dutch
Possibly from an unknown place name meaning "lion's camp" in Dutch.
Le Fay Irish Mythology
Meaning 'the fairy'
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Leffler German, Swedish
Occupational name for a spoonmaker. Derived from German Löffel "spoon".
Lefils French, Haitian Creole
Derived from French le "the" and fils "son". This was originally a nickname to distinguish a son from his father with the same given name.
Lefort French, Walloon
Either a nickname from French le fort "the strong" (see Fort ). It is also found in Germany where it is probably of Alsatian origin (compare Lefor ) and in Haiti where it most likely originates from the nickname Lefort... [more]
Lefrançois French
From the given name François. It may also mean "the Frenchman", probably used to denote someone who came from the region of Île de France in France.
Le Gall French
From a nickname which means “the Gaul”.
Legaria Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Legaspi Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Legazpi primarily used in the Philippines.
Legault Norman (Gallicized)
From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Legazpi Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.
Legendre French
relationship name from Old French gendre "son-in-law" (from Latin gener) with fused masculine definite article le.
Léger French, French (Cajun)
From the Old German name Leodegar, meaning "people spear."
Leggio Italian
From Sicilian leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of Leggièri.
Legizamon Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarri Doneztebeko Elizatea.
Legkov m Russian
Derived from Russian word легко (lyegko) meaning easy.
Legore Italian
Possibly Italian, a nickname for a fleet-footed or timid person, from a northern variant of lepre "hare". However, only the plural form Legori is attested in Italian records.
Legorreta Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
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