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Locke English, GermanFrom Old English or Old High German
loc meaning "lock of hair, curl".
Lockhart Scottish, GermanScottish: of uncertain origin, probably from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements loc ‘lock’, ‘bolt’ + hard ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’. English: occupational name for a herdsman in charge of a sheep or cattlefold, from Old English loc ‘enclosure’, ‘fold’ + hierde ‘herd(er)’.
Locklear EnglishVariant of
Lockyer. Locklear is an occupational name of anglo-saxon origin meaning "locksmith".
Locklear LumbeeThis is a popular surname in the Lumbee Native American tribe. It was pronounced by elders as Locklaha in the early part of the 20th century. "Falling water" is the definition of Locklaha. In 2004 the Lumbee Tribal Council had members named Lawrence (University of North Carolina employee), James H., Al, Danita as well as Jerl Locklear.
Lockley EnglishRefers to the region of Loxley in Staffordshire, England.
Lockyer EnglishVariant of
Locklear. Lockyer is an occupational name of anglo-saxon origin meaning "locksmith".
Lodge EnglishLocal name for someone who lived in a small cottage or temporary dwelling, Middle English
logge (Old French
loge, of Germanic origin). The term was used in particular of a cabin erected by masons working on the site of a particular construction project, such as a church or cathedral, and so it was probably in many cases equivalent to an occupational name for a mason... [
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Lodu EstonianLodu is an Estonian surname meaning "marsh" or "fen".
Loen NorwegianLoen is a Norwegian place name derived from Old Norse
Ló, meaning “flat land” or “meadow,” referencing fertile, flat areas near water, often used for farming in ancient times.
Loesch GermanGerman metonymic occupational name from Middle High German
lösch ‘fine leather’.
Löf SwedishFrom an archaic Swedish spelling of
löv "leaf".
Lofficial Haitian CreoleDerived from the French word, "l'officiel", which means "The official.". The surname appeared in Haiti post French colonization following the Haitian Revolution and the abolition of slavery. Newly freed individuals often adopted surnames for legal and administrative purposes.
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.
Loft EnglishPossibly an occupational name for a servant who worked in the upper chamber of a household, from Middle English
lofte "upper chamber, attic".
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 ItalianPossibly derived from Italian
loglio "ryegrass, darnel", a plant often found as a weed in wheat fields, sometimes hosting an intoxicating fungus.
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.
Lomakin m RussianMeans "son of the breaker", from Russian
ломать (lomat') "to break".
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 EnglishFrom a nickname for a tall person, derived from Middle English
lang "long, tall" and
felawe "fellow, companion, colleague". A famous bearer of the name was American poet and educator Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882)
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".
Longoni ItalianProbably a variant of
Longo "long, tall" using the augmentative suffix
-one. In some cases, it could instead derive from the toponym
Longone.
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 ItalianPossibly means "the rich one", from Italian
ricco "rich, wealthy" combined with the definitive article
lo.
Lorimer English, ScottishOccupational name for a maker or seller of bits and other metal parts of a horse's bridle, and other metal pieces, derived from Old French
lorain "tackle, 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.
Lorton Englishhabitational name from any of the places so named in Cumbria probably so named from an Old English river name
Hlóra meaning "the roaring one" and Old English
tun "settlement".
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 EnglishNickname for someone who owned an allotted share of land, derived from Middle English
lot "portion, plot of land".
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.