All Submitted Surnames

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Le Guen Breton (Gallicized)
Comes from originally of "Gwenn" who means white.
Le Guet French
Variant of Guet with the article le "the".
Lehane Irish
Lehane (Irish: Ó Liatháin) is an uncommon Irish surname, typically from County Cork. Ó Liatháin is more frequently anglicized as Lane or Lyons. The surname is also found in County Donegal where it was also anglicized from the Ulster branch of O'Liathain into Lehane, Lane, Lyons,and Lawn.
Lehemaa Estonian
Lehemaa is an Estonian surname derived from "lehine" ("leafy" or "foliage") and "maa" ("land").
Leheroo Estonian
Leheroo is an Estonian surname meaning "leafy cane".
Lehigh German, Irish
Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .
Lehis Estonian
Lehis is an Estonian surname meaning "larch".
Lehismets Estonian
Lehismets is an Estonian surname meaning "larch forest".
Lehispuu Estonian
Lehispuu is an Estonian surname meaning "larch tree".
Lehiste Estonian
Lehiste is an Estonian name meaning "larch".
Lehmkuhl German, Low German
topographic or occupational name for someone working or living by a clay pit from Middle Low German lēm "clay" and kule "pit" a habitational name from any of several places called with this term for example Lehmkuhlen near Kiel.
Lehmus Estonian
Lehmus is an Estonian surname relating to "lehm" meaning "cow".
Lehner German
Status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, from an agent derivative of Middle High German lehen 'to hold land as a feudal tenant'. variant of Leonhardt.
Lehnhart German
"Lean deer." From the German words lehn and Hart, "lean" and "deer" respectively.
Lehnsherr Popular Culture
From German Lehnsherr/Lehnsgeber "feudal lord". A notable fictional character is Erik Magnus Lehnsherr (born as Max Eisenhardt), also known as Magneto, in the 'X-Men' franchise.
Lehola Estonian
Lehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Le Houérou Breton
Derived from Breton c'hwerv "bitter".
Leht Estonian
Leht is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf".
Lehtiranta Finnish
From the word "Lehtirant" meaning "Leaflet".
Lehtla Estonian
Lehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Lehtmets Estonian
Lehtmets is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf(y) forest".
Lehto Finnish
Finnish: from lehto ‘grove’; either a habitational name, recorded since the 17th century, from any of the farms in eastern Finland named for their location by a grove, or in other cases a more recent ornamental adoption... [more]
Lehtomäki Finnish
Lehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Lehtpere Estonian
Lehtpere is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf/foliage family".
Lehtpuu Estonian
Lehtpuu is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf tree".
Lehtsaar Estonian
Lehtsaar is an Estonian surname meaning "leaf(y) island".
Lei Chinese
From Chinese 雷 (léi) meaning "thunder".
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Leibniz German
The German surname Leibnitz emerged in the lands that form the modern state of Lower Saxony, which is presently bordered by the North Sea, the Hartz mountains and the Elbe and Ems rivers. Lower Saxony was previously a medieval dukedom... [more]
Leibowitz Yiddish
From Leib and '-itz', a patronymic suffix.
Leich German
A coworker at my job has this surname and they told me that it’s German. I know nothing more about this surname.
Leidig German
From a short form of any of several Germanic personal names composed with the first element liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’. Also a nickname for a disagreeable, cantankerous person, from Middle High German leidic ‘disagreeable’, ‘tiresome’.
Leidma Estonian
Leidma is an Estonian surname meaning "find".
Leifer Jewish
Variant of Läufer.
Leifsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leif" in Icelandic.
Leighty English
Perhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Leija Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning uncertain, but it might be a variant of Leixà.
Leijon Swedish
Variant of Lejon.
Leinatamm Estonian
Leinatamm is an Estonain surname meaning "weeping/mournful oak".
Leinbach German
German topographic name from any of several streams called leinbach, from Middle High German lin ‘flax’ or Middle Low German leie (genitive leien) ‘rock’, ‘stone’ + bach ‘stream’.
Leinberg German
Habitational name for someone in Bavaria, or a topographic name from Middle High German lin meaning "flax" and berg meaning "mountain".
Leinen German
Name means LINEN in German. The first known Leinen was a tailor
Leininger German
Smeone from any of several places called Leiningen.
Leino Finnish
Derived from Finnish leina, leini and leino meaning "sad, weak".
Leis Estonian
Leis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Leisalu Estonian
Leisalu is an Estonian surname meaning "leeward grove".
Leisman Scottish
Scottish form of Leachman, meaning "leech man, physician".
Leit Estonian
Leit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Leitão Portuguese
Occupational name for a keeper of pigs, derived from Portuguese leitão meaning "piglet, young pig".
Leitao Portuguese
Portuguese metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigs, or nickname meaning ‘piglet’, from Portuguese leitão ‘(suckling) pig’.
Leitaru Estonian
Leitaru is an Estonian surname meaning "found grassland/meadow".
Leitch Scottish, Scottish Gaelic
A physician in Old Scots.
Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]
Leiter German
From Leiter ‘leader’, status name for a foreman or for the leader of a military expedition, from Middle High German leiten ‘lead’.German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Leitner.
Leith English
From the name of a Scottish town (now a district of Edinburgh), which is derived from Gaelic lìte "wet, damp". It is also the name of the river that flows though Edinburgh.
Leithead Scottish
From Scotland "Leith"
Leius Estonian
Leius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Leivars English
Variant of Lever.
Leivat Estonian
Leivat is an Estonian surname derived from "leivatehas" meaning "baker" ("bread maker").
Leivategija Estonian
Leivategija is an Estonian surname meaning "(bread) baker".
Lejbowicz Yiddish
Polish form of Leibowitz.
Lejon Swedish
Means "lion" in Swedish.
Lekk Estonian
Lekk is an Estonian surname meaning "leak".
Lekkas Greek
Feminine form is Lekka
Leland English
derived from the Old English elements leah "wood, clearing, meadow" or læge "fallow" and land "land, area"... [more]
Leleu French
From old French le leu a Picard form of old french le loup "the wolf".
Leleux French
Variant of Leleu.
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Lell Estonian
Lell is an Estonian surname meaning "uncle".
Lellouche Judeo-Spanish
From Tamazight alûsh meaning "lamb".
Leloup French
Means “the wolf” in French.
Lelumees Estonian
Lelumees is an Estonian surname meaning "bauble/toy man".
Le Maistre French
From French meaning 'master'
Lemaître French
Means "the master" in French, either used as a nickname for someone who behaved in a masterful manner or an occupational name for someone who was a master of their craft.
Le Marchand French
Variant of Marchand with fused French definite article le.
Lemass French, Irish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin magister (see Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [more]
Lemba Estonian
Lemba is an Estonian name derived from "lembe", meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lember Estonian
Lember is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe", meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemberg Jewish
Habitational name from the city of Lviv in Ukraine, from its German name Lemberg.
Lemberg German
Habitational name from a place called Lemberg in Silesia, originally Löwenberg, from Middle High German lewe, löwe "lion" and berg "mountain".
Lemercier French
French surname designating a vendor of sewing materials, from the word mercier.
Leminen Finnish
Derived from the the name of the municipality of "Lemi" in Finland
Lemire French
From Old French "Mire" (From Latin medicus, meaning physician), with French definite article "Le".
Lemke German
Prussian Pommerania
Lemkheitir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khatir, chiefly used in Mauritania.
Lemm Romansh
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.
Lemm Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Lemmik Estonian
Lemmik is an Estonian surname meaning "favorite".
Lemmiksoo Estonian
Lemmiksoo is an Estonian surname meaning "favoured/favourite swamp/bog". Possibly an Estoniazation of the Germanic "-son"; "favourite son".
Lemming Danish
Derived from any of the places in Denmark called Lemming where the first element lem "lamb" is combined with the suffix -ing denoting a place.
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Lemon English, Northern Irish, Scottish
English: from the Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’... [more]
Lemon African American
This surname is a Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’, and mann ‘man’, person. This surname came to be used as a nickname for a lover or sweetheart, from Middle English Lemman.
Le Monnier French
Occupational surname for a miller, literally meaning "the miller" in French.
Lemonnier French
Variant spelling of Le Monnier.
Lemõns Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lemons.
Lemons English
Variant of Lemon
Lempiäinen Finnish
Alternative form of Lempinen.
Lempinen Finnish
Derived from the given name Lempi, meaning "love" or from a nickname.
Lempu Estonian
Lempu is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe" meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Merini.
Lems Dutch
Short form of a given name such as Lambrecht, Adelem, or Willem.
Lemsalu Estonian
Lemsalu is an Estonian surname, possibly derived from the masculine given name "Lembit" and "salu", meaning "grove"; "Lembit's grove".
Lemus Spanish
Spanish form of Lémieux.
Lenaerts Belgian, Flemish
Patronymic from the given name Lenaert, an archaic Flemish form of Leonard.
Lencastre Portuguese
From the English surname Lancaster. Brought to Portugal by Phillipa Lancaster, who later married King John I.
Lencioni Italian
Italian. My family is from the Tuscany region of Lucca.
Lenders German
Variant of Lender.
Leng Chinese
From Chinese 冷 (lěng), which was probably derived from 泠伦 (línglún), an ancient title used by court officials in charge of music.
Leng Khmer
Khmer form of Liang.
Lenglet French
Means "The Englishman".
Lengsavath Lao
From Lao ແລງ (leng) meaning "evening" and ສະຫວາດ (sawat) meaning "fond, affectionate" or "sincere, open".
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lenkeit German (East Prussian)
East Prussian German (and thus heavily Lithuanian influenced) surname.... [more]
Lennin German
Variant of Lennon.
Lennis Scottish
May be a variant of the Scottish surnames Lennie or Lennox.
Lennuk Estonian
Lennuk is an Estonian surname derived from "lennukas", meaning "high-spirited" and "energetic". "Lennuk" is also the current Estonian word for "airplane", but the original surname predates this meaning... [more]
Lenoir French
French surname which was originally a nickname for a person with dark hair or skin, derived from noir "black" combined with the definite article le. A famous bearer is Étienne Lenoir (1822 - 1900), the inventor of the internal combustion engine.
Lentini Italian, Sicilian
Habitational name from Lentini in Siracusa province Sicily.
Lenton English
Habitational name from Lenton in Nottinghamshire, which is named from the river on which it stands, the Leen (see Leen) + Old English tun 'settlement', 'enclosure'.
Lentz German
Variant of Lenz.
Leo Italian
Nickname for a fierce or brave warrior, from Latin leo meaning "lion".
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Leo Jewish
From the personal name Leo.
Leo English
From the Old French personal name Leon.
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Leonado Spanish
The color tawny which is an orange, brown color. This descriptive surname was given to the Filipino people by the Spanish when the Philippines was colonized.
Léonard French (Belgian)
From the given name Léonard.
Leonardo Italian, Spanish, German
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese from the Germanic personal name Leonhard, formed from the elements leo ‘lion’ + hard, ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; this was an early medieval saint’s name (see Leonard).
Léonce French
From the given name Léonce.
Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.
Leonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Leon.
Leones Spanish
Habitational name for someone from the city of León in Spain. Coincides with the plural form of Spanish león "lion; cougar, puma".
Leonhardt German, Dutch
From the Germanic personal name Leonhard, composed of the elements lewo "lion" and hart "hardy, brave, strong".
Leonidov Russian
Means "son of Leonid."
Leonor Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Leonor.
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Leonova Russian
Feminine form of Leonov
Leopardi Italian
From the medieval given name Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Leopold English, German, Dutch
From the given name Leopold.
Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.
Léotard French
From the given name Leopold. Jules Léotard was an acrobat who popularized the leotard, a gymnastics garment. The garment is named after him.
Leotta Italian
Derived from the given name Leotta, an Italian pet form of Leo.
Lepa Estonian
Lepa is an Estonian surname meaning "alder".
Lepajõe Estonian
Lepajõe is an Estonian surname meaning "alder water".
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Lepère French
Means "the father" in French.
Lepine French
From Old French espine "thorn bush".
Lepistu Estonian
Lepistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lepitus" meaning "conciliation" and "arrangement".
Lepley English
From a byname for a cobbler.
Lepmets Estonian
Lepmets is an Estonian word meaning "alder (lepp) forest (mets)".
Lepp Estonian
Means "alder (tree)" in Estonian.
Lepp German
Unflattering nickname from Middle High German lappe "coxcomb", "puppy" (modern German Laffe).... [more]
Leppnurm Estonian
Leppnurm is an Estonian surname meaning "alder meadow".
Leppoja Estonian
Leppoja is an Estonian surname meaning "alder creek".
Leprince French
Means "the prince" from Old French prince (Latin princeps).
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Leran Armesian (Dutchified, Rare)
The surname Leran originates in the small dutch island called Armesa. It was the name of the Armesian ruling house from 1504-1884.
Lerner German, Jewish
Its literal meaning can be either "student" or "scholar".
Le Roux French
Nickname for a person with red hair, from Old French rous "red." Variant spelling of Leroux.
Lesage French
LeSage is french for the wise.
Lesassier Medieval French
FALAISE FRANCE, LOUISIANA, HAITI
Lesatz English
Unknown origin (I mean by I don't know its origins). Popular in Michigan during the early 20th century.
Lesch German
German variant of Loesch.
Lescher German
German metonymic occupational name for a mediator or arbitrator, or possibly for a fireman, from Middle High German leschære ‘extinguisher’.
Lesieur French
From old French sieur "lord, overlord" (from Latin senior "elder") fused with le either an occupational name for someone in service of a great lord or an ironic nickname for someone who gives himself airs or graces.
Le Silva Sinhalese
Variant of La Silva used in Sri Lanka.
Lesiński Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the places called Lesin Lesina or Leśna named with les dialect form of standard Polish las ‘forest’.
Lesinski Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Polish Lesiński.
Lesk Estonian
Lesk is an Estonian surname meaning "widow" and "widower".
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