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Lazenby EnglishFrom a place name which was derived from
leysingi and
byr, two Norse words meaning "freedman" and "settlement" respectively.
Lazio ItalianNamed after the region called 'Lazio' of Italy.
Lazkao Basque (Rare)Habitational name possibly derived from Basque
latsa "small stream, riverlet".
Lazos GreekEither from the short version of the name
Lazaros or meaning the Laz, an ethnic group in Pontus related to the Georgians.
Łazowski PolishHabitational 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.
Lbov RussianDerived either from Russian лоб
(lob) meaning "forehead" or from the name of the Elbe river meaning "river".
Leachman EnglishOccupational name for a physician’s servant, from Leach 1 + Middle English man ‘manservant’.
Leaf EnglishDerived from Old English
lēof "dear, beloved".
Leal Portuguese, SpanishMeans "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
Leal EnglishDerived from Old French
leial "loyal, faithful (to obligations)", this name was occasionally used as a nickname for a trustworthy person.
Leamon EnglishFrom an Old English word
leof related to
love and in this case meaning "beloved" plus the word
man.
Lear EnglishMeans (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
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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.
Learned EnglishMeans "educated" from Middle English
lerned (Old English
ġelǣred) meaning "educated".
Leather English, ScottishA metonymic occupational name for a leatherworker or seller of leather goods, and derived from Middle English and Old English
lether meaning "leather".
Leavis EnglishPossibly from the Gallo-Roman name Laevius meaning "left", related to
Levy.
Lebaron FrenchEither 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 FrenchMeans "the stammerer" in French, denoting a person with a stammer, from Old French
beguer "stuttering, stammering", from Middle Dutch
beggen “to chat”.
Lebleu FrenchFrom 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.
LeBoeuf FrenchNickname 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 FrenchApprobatory (or ironic) nickname from
le bon "the good" a variant of
Bon with fused masculine definite article
le.
Le Bras BretonAltered form of Breton
Ar Brazh meaning "the great, the imposing" or "the big, the fat", ultimately from Proto-Celtic
*brassos "great, violent".
Lebrón GalicianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of A Pobra do Brollón.
Lebrón SpanishLebrón is a surname most prevalent in the Autonomous Community of Andalucía. It is an augmentative of liebre (meaning "hare" in Spanish).
Lechner GermanThis name finds its origin in the Austrian Lechtal, where the Lech river flows.
Leckey Scottish, English, IrishOriginally 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.
Leconte Frenchfrom the Old French title of rank
conte "count", an occupational name for a servant in the household of a count or who was one.
Ledda Italian, SardinianProbably from the former Medieval town of Lella, in northern
Sardinia. The transformation of
-ll- into
-dd- is common in Sardinian.
Ledger EnglishFrom 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 CatalanVariant spelling of Lledó, a habitational name from Lledó d’Empordà in Girona province.
Leduc French, BretonFrom 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.
Leeds EnglishFrom 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... [
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Leegstra DutchProbably derived from either
leeg "empty, hollow" or
laag "low" combined with the West Frisian suffix
-stra.
Leek EstonianLeek is an Estonian surname meaning "blaze" and "flame".
Leelyn EnglishLocational surname denoting a person from Leyland, in Lancashire.
Leemet EstonianLeement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Leeming EnglishHabitational 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".
Leesi EstonianLeesi is an Estonian surname derived from "leesikas" meaning "bearberry".
Leesment EstonianLeesment is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lee", meaning "hearth".
Leet EstonianLeet is an Estonian surname meaning "sandbank".
Leetmaa EstonianLeetmaa is an Estonian surname meaning "podzolic soil land".
Leeuwenkamp DutchPossibly from an unknown place name meaning "lion's camp" in Dutch.
Lefils French, Haitian CreoleDerived 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, WalloonEither 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... [
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Lefrançois FrenchFrom 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.
Legaria BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese municipality.
Legault Norman (Gallicized)From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Legazpi BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality with the coordinates 43° 03′ 18″ N, 2° 20′ 06″ W.
Legendre Frenchrelationship name from Old French
gendre "son-in-law" (from Latin
gener) with fused masculine definite article
le.
Legg EnglishFrom a nickname for someone with a peculiarity on their legs, ultimately derived from Old Norse
leggr "leg, stem".
Leggio ItalianFrom Sicilian
leggiu "light, not heavy; superficial", a nickname for someone considered unreliable or irresponsible. Variant of
Leggièri.
Legizamon BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Etxebarri Doneztebeko Elizatea.
Legkov m RussianDerived from Russian word легко (lyegko) meaning easy.
Legorreta BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Lehane IrishLehane (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 EstonianLehemaa is an Estonian surname derived from "lehine" ("leafy" or "foliage") and "maa" ("land").
Lehigh German, IrishDerived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of
Lechau .
Lehmkuhl German, Low Germantopographic 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 EstonianLehmus is an Estonian surname relating to "lehm" meaning "cow".
Lehner GermanStatus 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 CultureFrom 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 EstonianLehola is an Estonian surname derived from the name of a village in ancient Sakala County.
Lehtla EstonianLehtla is an Estonian surname meaning "arbor" and "bower".
Lehto FinnishFinnish: 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... [
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Lehtomäki FinnishLehto means "grove" and Mäki means "hill" in Finnish. This type of surname (combination of two nature related words) is very common in Finland.
Leibniz GermanThe 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... [
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Leich GermanA coworker at my job has this surname and they told me that it’s German. I know nothing more about this surname.
Leidig GermanFrom 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’.
Leighty EnglishPerhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Leinbach GermanGerman 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 GermanHabitational name for someone in Bavaria, or a topographic name from Middle High German
lin meaning "flax" and
berg meaning "mountain".
Leinen GermanName means LINEN in German. The first known Leinen was a tailor
Leino FinnishDerived from Finnish
leina,
leini and
leino meaning "sad, weak".
Leis EstonianLeis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Leit EstonianLeit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Leitão PortugueseOccupational name for a keeper of pigs, derived from Portuguese
leitão meaning "piglet, young pig".
Leitao PortuguesePortuguese metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigs, or nickname meaning ‘piglet’, from Portuguese
leitão ‘(suckling) pig’.
Leitaru EstonianLeitaru is an Estonian surname meaning "found grassland/meadow".
Leiter GermanFrom 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 EnglishFrom 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.
Leius EstonianLeius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Leivat EstonianLeivat is an Estonian surname derived from "leivatehas" meaning "baker" ("bread maker").