All Submitted Surnames

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Lagarde French
Habitational name from Lagarde or La Garde names of several places in various parts of France named in Old French with garde "watch protection" (see Garde).
Lagasse French
French: nickname from Old French agace, agasse ‘magpie’ + the definite article l’.
Lagbas Filipino, Cebuano
Means "pierce" in Cebuano.
Lage Estonian
Lage is an Estonian surname meaning "plain" or "flat".
Lagemaa Estonian
Lagemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "plain/flat land".
Lagerlöf Swedish
A notable bearer was Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940), the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in literature (1909).
Lagerqvist Swedish
Combination of Swedish lager "laurel" and qvist, an archaic spelling of kvist, "twig".
Lagerstedt Swedish
Feom Swedish, lager meaning "lair, den, shelter" and stedt meaning "town, farmstead".
Laghari Pakistani, Sindhi, Balochi
From the name of a Balochi tribe in Pakistan.
Laghi Italian
Possibly originated to denote someone from the Italian town of Laghi.
Lagle Estonian
Lagle is an Estonian surname (and feminine given name) meaning "goose".
Lagman Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Lago Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Topographic name for someone living by a lake from lago "lake" (from Latin lacus) or a habitational name from any of the many places called with this word.
Lagójskì Belarusian
This indicates familial origin within the city of Lagójsk.
Lagoudakis Greek
Derived from the Greek word λαγουδάκι (lagoudáki), diminutive of λαγός (lagós) meaning "bunny".
Lagrange French
French: topographic name for someone who lived by a granary, a variant of Grange, with the definite article la.
Lagrimas Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish lágrimas meaning "tears".
Laguaña Chamorro
Chamorro for "their net"
Laguerre French
Nickname for a belligerent person or a valiant soldier from old French guerre "war" (from Latin werra) with fused article la.
Laguindab Filipino, Maranao
From Maranao lagindab meaning "blaze".
Laguna Spanish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations in Spain named Laguna meaning "lake, pond" in Spanish.
Lagundzin Serbian (Rare)
Believe also spelling as Lagundzija
Lah Slovene
It means "italian"
Lahaie French
Locational name for someone who lived near a hedge or large bush, from old French "La" the and "Haie" hedge.
Lahaye French, Walloon
topographic name with the definite article la from Old French haye "hedge" (see Haye ) or a habitational name from La Haye the name of several places in various parts of France and in Belgium (Wallonia) named with this word... [more]
Lahaylahay Filipino, Cebuano
Means "to pass time" in Cebuano.
Lahe Estonian
Lahe is an Estonian surname meaning both "spacious" and "easy-going".
Lahela Hawaiian
Hawaiian version of Rachel (name meaning ewe in Hebrew). Named after fictional character from video game 'Choices: Stories You Play', Dr. Bryce Lahela.
Lahemaa Estonian
Lahemaa is an Estonian surname meaning "spacious land".
Lahesalu Estonian
Lahesalu is an Estonian surname meaning "spacious grove".
Lahey Irish
Lahey and Leahy originate from two different Gaelic surnames. Lahey, Lahy, Lahiff, Lahiffe, Laffey, and Lahive all originate from the Gaelic surname O Laithimh, which itself is a variant of O Flaithimh... [more]
Lahiffe Irish (Rare)
From Irish Ó Laochdha meaning "descendant of the hero" or "descendant of the heroic", ultimately from laoch "warrior, hero".
Lahiri Bengali
Habitational name from either the village of Lohori in present-day Bangladesh or the village of Laheria in India.
Lahlou Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic حُلْو (ḥulw) meaning "sweet" or "nice, charming", chiefly used in Moroccan Arabic.
Lahm German, Jewish
From middle-high German lam "slow, lame".
Lahmar Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "the red (one)", derived from Arabic الأحمر (al-ʾaḥmar).
Lahner German, Hungarian
Habitational name for someone from any of various places called Lahn in Hungary and Germany. In southern Germany and Austria, Lahn denotes a place where there had been an avalanche or landslide, from Middle High German laen, lēne meaning "avalanche".
Lahoud Arabic (Mashriqi)
Means either "one who stands alone" or "one and only" in Aramaic, given in reference to Jesus Christ. This is the surname of a Lebanese Christian family prominent in Maronite politics. One of the family members, Émile Lahoud (1936-), became the eleventh President of Lebanon.
Lahovary Romanian
Meaning unknown.
Laht Estonian
Means "bay, gulf" in Estonian.
Lại Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lai, from Sino-Vietnamese 賴 (lại).
Lai Estonian
Lai is an Estonian surname meaning "wide", "vast" and "spacious".
Lai Chinese
From Chinese 赖 (lài) meaning "rely", also referring to the ancient state of Lai that existed during the Zhou dynasty in what is now Henan province.
Lai Italian
Possibly denoting someone from Alà dei Sardi, or derived from the given name Nicola 1. Alternately, it may derive from lai, a type of lyrical poem.
Laichtchetsev Slovak
Surname used in the Investigation I am doing. Person's name is alledgly:... [more]
Laico Italian
Means that is not part of the Catholic Church.
Laid Estonian
Laid is an Estonian surname meaning "islet".
Laidla Estonian
Laidla is an Estonian surname meaning "near an islet".
Laidvee Estonian
Laidvee is an Estonian surname meaning "islet water".
Laigu Estonian
Laigu is an Estonian surname derived from "laigustama" meaning "blotchy", "dappled" and "mottled".
Laik Estonian
Laik is an Estonian surname meaning "blotch", "stain" and "spot".
Laikmaa Estonian
Laikmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "blotch land".
Lail English (American)
Americanized form of German Lehl or Loehl. In either case, the name is a spelling variant of Lehle or Löhle, pet forms of the personal name Leonhardt.
Laîné French
distinguishing epithet from French l'aîné "the eldest (son)", used to identify the older of two bearers of the same name in a family.
Lainevee Estonian
Lainevee is an Estonian surname meaning "wave water".
Lainevool Estonian
Lainevool is an Estonian surname meaning "flowing wave" (literally, "wave flow").
Laínez Spanish
Means "son of Laín".
Laing Scottish
Scottish form of Lang. A famous bearer was the explorer Alexander Gordon Laing.
Laisaar Estonian
Laisaar is an Estonian surname meaning "wide/expansive island".
Laithen English
English habitational name from any of various places so called, for example in Lancashire (near Blackpool) and in North Yorkshire. The former was named in Old English as ‘settlement by the watercourse’, from Old English lad ‘watercourse’ + tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’; the latter as ‘leek enclosure’ or ‘herb garden’, from leac ‘leek’ + tun... [more]
Laithwaite English
Habitational name for a person from the places named Laithwaite in Pemberton or Cockerham, derived from Old Norse hlaða "storehouse, barn" and þveit "clearing".
Laity English
Nickname for a trustworthy person, from Old French léauté ‘loyalty’ (Latin legalitas, a derivative of legalis ‘legal’, ‘by law’).
Laiz English
Possibly a variant of German Lehr
Laizāns Latvian
Derived from the place name Laizāni.
Lajoie French
From a nickname for a happy cheerful person from joie "joy" with fused feminine definite article la.
Lake English
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Old English lacu, or a habitational name from a place named with this word, for example in Wiltshire and Devon. Modern English lake (Middle English lake) is only distantly related, if at all; it comes via Old French from Latin lacus... [more]
Lakeland English (Rare)
Taken from the Place name Lakeland.... [more]
Lakeman Dutch
Either a topographic name for someone who lived by a lake or pond, from Middle Dutch lake "lake, pool; stream, marshland" and man "person, man", or an occupational name from laken "broadcloth".
Lakerbaia Abkhaz
Mingrelian form of the Abkhaz aristocratic family name Lakrba possibly from Abkhaz а-лакра (a-lakra) meaning "in thickets, to catch in thickets" or "to rank, to include". It was most likely used to refer to a hunter or a member of a large group of peasants.
Lakhani Indian, Gujarati, Sindhi
Means "descendant of Lakh", Lakh being a short form of the given name Lakshmana.
Lakinska f Polish
Feminine form of Lakinski.
Lakk Estonian
Lakk is an Estonian surname meaning "hay loft".
Lakmal Sinhalese
From the given name Lakmal.
Lakoba Abkhaz
From the nickname Lako, possibly meaning "swamp" in Abkhaz (denoting someone who lived in a marshy area).
Lakshman Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi
From the given name Lakshman.
Lakshmi Indian, Telugu, Odia, Tamil, Malayalam
From the given name Lakshmi.
Lakuntza Basque
From the name of a town in Navarre, Spain, derived from Basque lako "wine press" and -une "place, location" combined with -tza "large quantity, abundance".
Lal Indian, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi
From Sanskrit लाला (lālā) meaning "caressing, cajoling". It can also be interpreted to mean "garnet" or "red, ruby" from Persian لال (lâl) or لعل (la'l).
Lalamunan Tagalog
Means "throat" in Tagalog.
Lalatovic Serbian
Possibly derived from the slavic word for "tulips", lale or from son of Lala (a nickname for Lazar)
Lalaurie French (Cajun)
A French surname meaning "the laurel".
Laliev Ossetian (Russified)
Russified form of an Ossetian surname derived from Georgian ლალი (lali) meaning "ruby", ultimately from Sanskrit लाल (lāl).
La Liveres French
Means 'the books' in French
Lall Estonian
Lall is an Estonian surname derived from "lell" meaning "uncle".
Lalli Finnish
Of uncertain etymology. This surname has been attested in Finland since 1550 CE.
Lally Irish
A shortened form of Mullally, an anglicised form of Ó Maolalaidh. A famous bearer includes James Lally, an Irish landowner and politician from Tuam, County Galway.
Lalonde French
Habitational name from any of various places in Normandy called La Londe, from the French feminine definite article la combined with Old Norse lundr meaning "grove".
Lalor Irish
Lalor is an Irish surname derived from the Irish Ó Leathlobhair, from leath- “leper; weak, ailing person”
Lâm Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Lin, from Sino-Vietnamese 林 (lâm).
Lam Dutch, North Frisian
Means "lamb" in Dutch, a habitational name for someone who lived by a sign depicting a lamb or a place named for them. In some cases, it may derive from the name of a ship.
Lam German, Dutch
From a short form of the given name Lambert.
Lama Tibetan, Nepali
A Buddhist name found among people of Tibet and Nepal, from the Tibetan blama, meaning "priest" or "monk".
Lamalfa Sicilian
Variant of Malfa, most probably a habitational name for someone from Malfa on the island of Salina (Messina), although the name has also been linked with Amalfi in Salerno and Melfi in Potenza.
Lamantia Italian
Variant of Mantia using the definite article la.
La Marca Italian, Aragonese, Catalan
Means "the borderland, the frontier", derived from Old Germanic markō via Latin marca "border, boundary, march".
Lamarche French
French: topographic name or habitational name, a variant of LaMarque.
Lamari Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Amari.
Lamarr French, English
Variant form of Lamar.
Lambe English
Variant of Lamb.
Lamberg German
Derived from any of several places so named in Germany.
Lamberg Finnish, Swedish
Perhaps combination of an unexplained first element (maybe taken from a place name) and Swedish berg "mountain". It could also be of German origin (see other submission).
Lambers French
Means "illustrious land", variant of Lambert
Lamberto Italian
From the given name Lamberto.
Lambillotte French (Modern)
Currently, a common name in Wallonia, Belgium with some descendants in USA. Believed to be derived from three terms..."lamb" "ill" "otte". The first term has remained unchanged from early Germanic term; the second is latin for "of the" and the third a dimiuative or feminine form suffix... [more]
Lambiotte Biblical French
A derivative of Lambillotte often occurring among Belgian/Wallowing immigrants entering the USA.
Lamborghini Italian
Probably from Germanic landa "land" and burg "fortress, castle".
Lambros Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Λαμπρος (see Lampros), derived from Greek λαμπρός (lampros) meaning "bright, shining, brilliant"... [more]
Lambson English
Patronymic of Lambert.
Lamendola Italian, Sicilian
nickname or more often a habitational name from places named with the dialect term amendola, mendola, mendula "almond" (also "almond tree").
Lamers Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Lamert, a variant of Lammert.
Lamichhane Nepali
Means "long roof" from Nepali लामो (lāmo) meaning "long" and छाना (chānā) meaning "roof". It was traditionally used to refer to families that lived in houses with longer roofs.
Lamkin English
Diminutive of Lamb.
Lamm German, Jewish
German cognate of Lamb. As a Jewish name, it is ornamental.
Lammas Estonian
Lammas is an Estonian surname meaning "sheep".
Lammas English
Lammas is a surname from the village Lamarsh in Essex, England.
Lammers English
Habitational name from either Lamas in Norfolk or Lamarsh in Essex, derived from Old English lām "loam, clay" combined with ersc "plowed field" or mersc "marsh".
Lammers Dutch, German
Patronymic form of the given name Lammert, a variant of Lambert.
Lämmle German, Jewish
Derived from German lamm meaning "lamb", a nickname for a meek and inoffensive person or a shepherd.
Lamond Scottish
Scottish classical pianist and composer; Henry George Lamond has this surname. It means lawyer.
L'amoreaux French
French surname meaning "The Lovers"
Lamoree French
From the nickname "the loved one" derived from the French word amour meaning "love" from (Latin amor).
Lamounier Portuguese (Brazilian)
Most common in Brazil.
Lamour French
From Old French l'amour "(the) friendship bond" used as a nickname for a kindly individual derived from the French word amour "love" (from Latin amor).
Lamoureaux French
Means "the lover" in French. It would be the nickname of an amorous person.
Lampard English
Derived from the given name Lambert. A famous bearer of this surname is the retired English soccer player Frank Lampard (1978-).
Lampe German
From German meaning "lamp".
Lampela Finnish
From Finnish word lampi which means "pond" or "pool". There is almost 2000 Finns and 127 people from other countries with this name.
Lampert German, English
German & English variant of Lambert.... [more]
Lamrani Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Amrani. A famous bearer is former Moroccan prime minister Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919-2018).
Lamrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown; Possibly a variant of Lemrini.
Lamshed English
Surname common in Australia & the UK. A variation of Lambshead which was originally a mis-spelling of Lambside which was the area from which the family originated in Pommyland. Other variations include Lambshed, Lamshead, Lammyside and Lamesta... [more]
Lan Chinese
From Chinese 蓝 (lán) referring to a place called Lantian that existed in what is now Shaanxi province.
Lana Italian, Spanish
Means "wool" in Spanish and Italian. Occupational name for a wool merchant.
Lanbarri Basque
Habitational name meaning "newly ploughed land", derived from Basque lan "work, labour" (or possibly landa "field") and barri "new".
Lancashire English
Shire of Lancaster; One who came from Lancashire, a county in the North of England.
Lancaster English
From the name of a city in northwestern England derived from Middle English Loncastre, itself from Lon referring to an ancient Roman fort on the River Lune combined with Old English ceaster meaning "city, town".
Lance English
From the given name Lance.
Lance French
From Old French lance "lance, long spear", an occupational name for a soldier or a nickname for a fighter who used the weapon.
Lancelot French, English
From the given name Lancelot.
Lancelotti Italian
Derived from the given name Lancelotto.
Lancer Jewish, Polish
Ornamental name from German Lanze "lance, spear" combined with the agent suffix -er.
Lanchester English
Indicated the bearer of the surname lived in the settlement of Lanchester.
Lancia Italian
From Latin lancea, meaning "spear", given to those who made, sold or used spears. A famous bearer of this surname is Vincenzo Lancia (1881-1937), who established the Lancia car brand in 1906.
Lanckoroński Polish
This denotes familial origin within the Lesser Polish village of Lanckorona.
Lançon French
Can be a habitational name from any of several locations in France, a diminutive form of Lance, or possibly derived from Old French lançon "branch", a topographic name for someone living in a forested area or an occupational name for a woodcutter... [more]
Land English, German
Topographic name from Old English land, Middle High German lant, "land, territory". This had more specialized senses in the Middle Ages, being used to denote the countryside as opposed to a town or an estate.
Lānda Punjabi
Lānda (ਲਾਨਦਾ) is a Punjabi surname that is used amongst families belonging to the Bhat tribe. The bearers of this surname belong to the gotra Lākhanpal, which is of Kshatriya origin.
Landa Polish
Nickname for a persistent and irritating person, from a derivative of the dialect verb landzić "to ask insistently, badger someone".
Landa Jewish
Variant of Landau.
Landauer German
Possibly a variant of Landau. American professional stock car racing driver and motivational speaker Julia Landauer bears this surname.
Landaverde Spanish
From Spanish landa meaning 'meadow' + verde meaning 'green'.
Landazuri Basque
Habitational name derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and zuri "white".
Lande French, Norwegian, Jewish
French: topographic name for someone living on a heath, lande (from Gaulish landa ‘space’, ‘land’), or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places named La Lande from this word.... [more]
Landen Belgian
Belgian habitational name from Landen in Brabant.
Lander German, Jewish
Topographic or status name from Middle High German lant "land, territory".
Landers English, Irish
From Norman French de Londres meaning "of London".
Landers German, Dutch
Patronymic form of Lander.
Landetxo Basque (Rare, Archaic)
From the name of a neighborhood in the municipality of Mungia, Spain, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and etxe "house, home, building".
Landibar Basque
From the name of a neighborhood in the village of Urdazubi, Navarre, derived from Basque landa "field, prairie, plain" and ibar "valley, riverbank".
Landicho Filipino
Either from a nickname derived from Spanish le han dicho meaning "he has been told" or a variant of the name Landecho.
Landin Swedish
A combination of Swedish land "land" and the common surname suffix -in, derived from Latin -inus, -inius "descendant of"
Landis German, German (Swiss)
German and Swiss German nickname for a highwayman or for someone who lays waste to the land, from Middle High German landoese.
Landon French
Either from the given name Landon the French cognate of Lando. Or a habitational name from a place so named (from a diminutive of lande "heath") in Creuse.
Landry French, English
From the Germanic personal name Landric, a compound of land "land" and ric "powerful, ruler".
Landschulz Medieval German (Germanized, Rare)
"Land" country side, rural area... [more]
Lanese Italian
Habitational name meaning "from Lana" in Italian.
Laney English, Irish
Possibly from the given name Laney or the Irish surname McElhinney.
Lanezo Spanish
Means "Lanezo's street" from Basque abas "Lanezo" and kale "street".
Lanfranchi Romansh, Italian
Italian variant of Lanfranco.
Lang Estonian
Lang is an Estonian surname meaning "relative" and "in-law".
Lang Popular Culture
From 狼 (láng) meaning "wolf". Shi-Long Lang is a character in the game Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, a wolf-themed Interpol agent who speaks mainly in quotes and metaphors about wolves... [more]
Langarika Basque (Rare)
From the name of a hamlet in Álava, Spain, of uncertain etymology. Possibly derived from Basque langarri "arable, cultivatable", or from an uncertain given name.
Långbacka Finland Swedish
From Swedish lång "long" and backe "slope, hillside".
Langeland Norwegian
Derived from the elements lang meaning "long" and land meaning "land" or "farmstead".
Langendonck Dutch, Belgian
A habitational name derived from lang "long, elongated" and donk "sandy hill".
Langerak Dutch
A habitational name from any of several places called Langerak, derived from lang "long" and rak "straight section of a waterway".
Langevin French
From French l'Angevin meaning "the Angevin", denoting a person from the French province of Anjou.
Langfield English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Langfield, from Old English lang meaning "long" and feld meaning "field".
Langhans German
German and Dutch: distinguishing nickname for a tall man (see Lang) called Hans.
Langhofer German
Habitational name for someone from any of several places called Langhof.
Langhoor Dutch, Belgian
Means "long ear", from lang "long, tall" and oor "ear", a nickname for someone with large ears, or perhaps good hearing.
Langhorn Danish
Habitational name from Langenhorn (Danish Langhorn), a settlement in the north of Germany that was at one point under Danish rule.
Langhorne English
From Middle English lang "long" and horn "horn". Can be a habitational name from a place named with the elements, with horn used in the sense of a promontory or extending piece of land... [more]
Langit Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano
Means "heaven, sky" in several languages.
Langiu Italian
From Sardinian langiu "slim, thin", cognate to Long.
Langkous Literature
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Långstrump
Langstrømpe Literature
Danish and Norwegian form of Långstrump.
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