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LUZA Basque
Surname originally used by people from Lusa, Castro Urdiales, Spain. It comes from the Basque word "luze" (long, tall), possibly of Celtic origin.

LUZANO Filipino
Filipino form of LOZANO.

LUZURIAGA Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous council of the municipality of Donemiliaga.

LWANDO Southern African

LY Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of LI (1).

LÝ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of LI (1), from Sino-Vietnamese 李 (lý).

LYAKHOV Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".

LYAMBO Eastern African

LYASHENKO Ukrainian
From Ukrainian word lyakh - contemptuous word for "pole".

LYASHKEVICH Russian
Derived from Russian лях (lyakh) meaning "Pole".

LYATA ? (Rare)

LYBOULT German
Famous Warrior... [more]

LYCETT Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYCETTE Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYDAY German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of German LEIDIG.

LYÉ French
A habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.

LYELL English
English

LYKAIOS Greek (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word "Lykos" meaning wolf.

LYKHODIY Ukrainian
Means "villain" in Ukrainian.

LYKKEN Norwegian
Varient of LØKKEN.

LYKOV Russian
Derived from Russian лыко (lyko) meaning "bast". The founder of the surname may have been a shoemaker or a ropemaker.

LYLE English
Derived from Norman French l'isle "island".

LYMAN English, German (Anglicized), Dutch
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land (see LAYMAN). ... [more]

LYME English

LYMES English (British)
Unkown

LYN Khmer, Lao
Khmer and Lao form of LIN.

LYN English, Scottish
Variant of LYNN.

LYND English
Variant of LUND.

LYNDE Scottish Gaelic
Originated from the Strathclyde region of Scotland, meaning "waterfall," and located near the Castle of Lin.... [more]

LYNDE English

LYNDEN Dutch, English, Irish
Variant of LINDEN.

LYNDERMAN English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linderman

LYNESS Northern Irish, Irish, English
Variant of LINES or anglicized form of Mac Aleenan.

LYNG Danish
"heather"

LYNGSTAD Norwegian
Anni-Frid Lyngstad (b. 1945) is a Norwegian-born Swedish singer and former member of ABBA.

LYNLEY English
Variant spelling of LINDLEY.

LYNX Southern African, English
Meaning "lynx" in English.

LYNXELL Swedish

LYNXÉN Swedish

LYNXLEG English (Canadian)

LYNXTINA Azerbaijani

LYNXTRANS Western African

LYNXWILER English

LYNXWILLER English
Variant of Lynxwiler.

LYRA Portuguese (Brazilian)

LYSAGHT Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYSAIGHT Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYSAK Jewish
Nickname for a bald man, Ukrainian lysak.

LYSAUGHT Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYSELIA Swedish (Archaic)

LYSENKO Ukrainian

LYSETT Irish
Anglicized from MAC GIOLLA IASACHTA.

LYSKIN Belarusian, Russian, Ukrainian
Derived either from Belarusian лысы (lysy) or Russian лысый (lysy) or Ukrainian лисий (lysyi) all meaning "bald, bald-headed, hairless".

LYSTAD Norwegian
From the name of several farms in Norway. One family got their name from a farm in Ullensaker municipality in Akershus county. Another family got it name from a farm called Ljøstad in Hedmark county.

LYTVYN Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of LITVIN.

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