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Lodu EstonianLodu is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "fen".
Loesch GermanGerman metonymic occupational name from Middle High German
lösch ‘fine leather’.
Löf SwedishFrom an archaic Swedish spelling of
löv "leaf".
Löffler GermanDerived from German
löffel, it denotes a person who produces or trades spoons.
Loflin IrishPossibly a variant spelling of Irish Laughlin. This is a common name in NC.
Löfvén Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
löv "leaf" and the common surname suffix
-én, a derivative of Latin
-enius "descendant of". Stefan Löfven (b. 1957) is a Swedish politician and the prime minister of Sweden since 2014.
Loglisci ItalianMy grandfather's family name who were from Gravina di Puglia
Logowin JewishThe last name "Logowin" was found in Russia. Emigrants from Russia moved to the USA and changed the last name in "Levin".
Lo Guasta ItalianVariant of
Guasti, literally "the broken". Probably used as a nickname for someone with a twisted or deformed limb, used in at least one case for a foundling.
Lohu EstonianLohu is an Estonian surname derived from "lohutus", meaning "comfort" and "console".
Loi PunjabiThe surname Loi is predominantly associated with the Sikh Punjabi Jatt community, specifically within the Jatt caste. Originating from North East Punjab, the Lois constitute a relatively small Jatt clan known for their prowess in agriculture... [
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Loia ItalianMost likely a variant of
Aloia. May alternately be related to Italian
loggia "atrium, open-roofed gallery", Greek
λεώς (
leos) "the people", or Tuscan
loia "dirt, filth on clothes or skin", perhaps a nickname for someone with a profession that often made them dirty, such as mining.
Loid EstonianLoid is an Estonian surname meaning "languid" and "inert".
Loigo EstonianLoigo is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "loiguline" meaning "puddly".
Loisel FrenchDerived from Old French
oisel "bird" with fused definite article
l' used as a nickname for a flighty individual or perhaps for a small birdlike person but possibly also as a metonymic occupational name for a bird-catcher.
Loit EstonianLoit is an Esotnian surname meaning "flare". Also, probably from "loits", meaning "incantation" or "spell".
Lokerse DutchPossibly a patronymic form of a given name such as
Lokke, or a habitational name from a place using the Middle Dutch element
loken "to close, shut, fence" (compare
Lock).
Lokhande Indian, MarathiDerived from Marathi लोखंड
(lokhanda) meaning "iron", either a nickname for a person who was strong and well-built or an occupational name for a blacksmith.
Lokk EstonianLokk is an Estonian surname meaning "crimp" or "curl".
Løkken NorwegianHabitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse
lykkja "enclosure".
Lolokhoev Ingush (Russified)Russified form of an Ingush surname derived from the name of an Ingush teip (clan), itself derived from
Lyalakh, the name of a mountain village. The village's name itself is of unknown meaning.
Lo Màglio ItalianLiterally means "the hammer." However, "the" would normally be represented as "il" in Italian, in this case.
Lomas English, Scottish, Scottish GaelicVariant spelling of "Lomax", meaning a steam pool devoted from Lumhalghs, Lancs. Also variant spelling of "Lennox", meaning Elmwood in Gaelic.
Lomasney IrishFrom Gaelic
Ó Lomasna meaning "descendant of Lomasna", a byname from
lom "bare" and
asna "rib".
Lomax EnglishLomax is a territorial surname, derived from the hamlet of Lumhalghs, near Bury, Greater Manchester, and meaning "pool nook" or "recess". Notable persons with the surname Lomax include: Alan Lomax (1915–2002) American musicologist, son of John Avery Lomax... [
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Lomholt DanishFrom the name of a farm/estate in Vejlby Parish, Denmark.
Lomishvili GeorgianBasically means "child of a lion” in Georgian, from Georgian ლომი (lomi) meaning "lion" combined with an Eastern Georgian surname suffix -შვილი (-shvili) meaning "child".
Lomp EstonianLomp is an Estonian surname meaning "pond" or "puddle".
Lon KhmerMeans "superb, magnificent" in Khmer.
Longbottom English, Literature, Popular CultureEnglish (West Yorkshire) topographic name for someone who lived in a long valley, from Middle English
long +
botme,
bothem ‘valley bottom’. Given the surname’s present-day distribution, Longbottom in Luddenden Foot, West Yorkshire, may be the origin, but there are also two places called Long Bottom in Hampshire, two in Wiltshire, and Longbottom Farm in Somerset and in Wiltshire.
Longfellow EnglishHenry Wadsworth Longfellow was an American poet and educator whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and Evangeline.
Longley EnglishGeographic name referring to multiple places by the same name in Yorkshire, England. The name comes from the word "long" plus Old English
leáh "meadow".
Lonsdale EnglishHabitational name from the district of Lonsdale (straddling Lancashire Yorkshire and Westmorland) and also from Lonsdale in Great Ayton (North Yorkshire). The district takes its name from the river
Lune (of uncertain origin) annd Old English
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Loo EstonianLoo is an Estonian surname; from a few geographic names in Estonia. Most notably, the small borough of Loo in Harju County.
Loodus EstonianLoodus is an Estonian surname meaning "nature/natural".
Loog EstonianLoog is an Estonian surname meaning "windrow" (a line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind).
Look EnglishHabitational name from Look in Puncknowle, Dorset, named in Old English with luce ‘enclosure’.
Loomets EstonianLoomets is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "loom" (animal)" and "mets (forest)".
Loomis EnglishDerived from Lomax (
Lumhalghs), near Bury, Lancashire, which means "pool nook/recess."
Looney IrishFrom the Irish name O'Luanaigh, "descendant of Luanach," a personal name meaning warrior.
Loop DutchHabitational name from
de Loop, meaning "the watercourse", in the province of Antwerp.
Loor EstonianLoor is an Estonian surname meaning "veil" and "fog".
Loorand EstonianLoorand is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "loor" meaning "veil" and "fog" and "rand" meaning "beach": "fog(gy) beach".
Loorits EstonianLoorits is an Estonian surname derived from "loor" meaning "veil", "fog" and "shroud".
Loosaar EstonianLoosaar is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lood" ("level") and "saar" ("island"); or "loog" ("windrow") and "saar" ("ash tree").
Lõõts EstonianLõõts is an Estonian surname meaning "bellows" and "accordian".
Łopaciński PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Łopacin.
Lopata Russian, UkrainianDerived either from Russian лопата
(lopata) or Ukrainian лопата
(lopata) both meaning "spade, shovel". This may have been a nickname for a digger or a truck farmer.
Lopatin m RussianOccupational name derived from Russian лопата
(lopata) meaning "shovel, spade".
Lopida BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Gasteiz.
Lopoy Filipino (Rare)In the modern day around 300 people have this surname, and it is most commonly used in the Philippines.
Lor HmongFrom the clan name
Lauj associated with either the Chinese character 劉
(liú) (see
Liu) or 羅
(luó) (see
Luo).
Lorain FrenchOccupational name for a saddler, derived from the Old French word
lorain, meaning "a leather strap used on a horse's breastplate".
Lord EnglishA surname derived from someone of a lordly manner, or perhaps one who had earned the title in some contest of skill or had played the part of the ‘Lord of Misrule’ in the Yuletide festivities.... [
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Lord FrenchNickname from Old French
l'ord "the dirty one".
Lorén SpanishA variant of the Spanish personal name
Llorente.
Lorenzi Italian“Laurel tree” or “decorated with laurel.” The English equivalent is Lawrence.
Lo Ricco ItalianOriginally Spanish but of Italian origin for at least 7 generations. My branch of the family are residing in Australia but many remain in Italy and quite a few in the USA
Lorimer EnglishMeans "maker or seller of metal items of a horse's harness and associated equipment (e.g. bits and spurs)" (from Anglo-Norman
loremier, a derivative of Old French
lorain "harness").
Lormnaimuang ThaiThe surname "ล้อมในเมือง" is used after the place they was born Nai Muang District in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
Loroño GalicianIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Zas.
Losada Spanish, Portuguesetopographic name for someone who lived by an area paved with flagstones Spanish
losada (from
losar "to pave" a derivative of
losa a word of pre-Roman origin meaning a "flat stone slab").
Losha AlbanianAn Albanian surname, most common on the south in the variant
Loshaj. The most famous person bearing it was Peter Losha, head of the Losha clan and the despot of Arta.The surname originates from the word
lios means "pockmark" in Albanian.
Loshaw EnglishEnglish name this is the last name of singer Avril Lavigne’s Mother Judith Rosanne Loshaw
Lotey IrishThe surname Lotey has Irish and Scottish origins from
Ó Labhradha, and German origins from the ancient Germanic name
Chloderich, which is made up of
hlut meaning "famous" and
rik meaning "powerful, rich".
Lotfi ItalianItalian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Lotto .
Lotsij DutchApparently a Dutchified form of the Polish surname
Illotzki.
Lotspeich Englishpossibly from Bavarian lott ‘mud’ + speich ‘spittle’, ‘moist dirt’, either a topographic name for someone who lived on land in a muddy area or a nickname for someone who had a dirty appearance... [
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Lott Englishfrom a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.
Lott FrenchFrom the Department (Region/State)in France, "Lot" and "Lot-et-Garrone"; also a river in France (Lot). Brought to the British Isles, Holland (Netherlands) and later the United States, Canada and South Africa, by French Huguenots.
Lou ChineseFrom Chinese 娄
(lóu) referring to the 16th constellation of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in traditional Chinese astronomy. It may also refer to the ancient state of Zhu Lou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Shandong province, or the ancient fief of Lou, which existed in the ancient state of Chu in present-day Shandong province.
Lou ChineseFrom Chinese 楼
(lóu) meaning "storey, level, building".
Loud Englishfrom the English word "loud", given to a loud or, in jest, quiet person
Loudermilk GermanIn German the word “lauter” translates into English as “pure” and the German word “milch” translates into English as “milk”. This surname belonged to those who worked in the dairy industry.
Loudon Scottish, English (Canadian)This surname is Scottish, although also recorded in England. It is believed to be locational from the village of Loudoun, in the district of Cunningham, in the county of Ayrshire. The placename is composed of the Northern English word "low", meaning a flame or beacon, itself from the pre 7th century Norse word "loge", plus the Gaelic "doun", meaning a hill... [
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Louganis GreekVariant of
Loukanis. A famous bearer is American former olympic diver Greg Louganis (1960-).
Lõugas EstonianLõugas is an Estonian surname derived from "lõugama" meaning to "shout" and "caterwaul".
Loughrey IrishReduced Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Luachra "descendant of
Luachra", a personal name derived from
luachair "light". The name is often translated,
Rush from a Gaelic homonym,
luachair meaning "rush".
Loughty ScottishUncommon Scottish surname meaning 'by a lake'. It is derived from the Scottish word 'loch', meaning lake, combined with the suffix 'ty', in this case signifying 'by'.
Louisville EnglishFrom the name of the largest city of
Louisville in the U.S. state of Kentucky. The city was named for the 18th-century King Louis XVI of France, whose soldiers were then aiding Americans in the Revolutionary War.
Loukanis GreekMeans "sausage" in Greek, nickname for a butcher or sausage maker.
Loup FrenchFrom the French word
loup meaning "wolf."
Lourenzá GalicianThis indicates familial origin within any of various eponymous places in Galicia.
Lourinho PortuguesePossibly from Lourinhã, a portuguese city to the northwest of Lisbon who possibly originated in the Roman period, when a villa named "Laurinana" existed in the area. Lourinho is a diminutive form of "louro", deriving from Latin laurus, "laurel".