Submitted Surnames from Given Names

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Laur Estonian
Laur is an Estonian surname, a shortened for of "Lauri"; a masculine given name.
Laura Italian
Either from the given name Laura or a topographic name from Latin laurea meaning "laurel".
Laureano Spanish
From the given name Laureano
Laurencio Spanish
Derived from the given name Lorenzo. (Mostly common in Cuba)
Laurenti Italian
Derived from the given name Laurentius.
Lauri Estonian
Lauri is an Estonian surname (and given name); from the masculine given name "Lauri", a shortened form of "Laurits".
Lauriano Asturian
From the given name Lauriano
Lauricella Italian
From the pet form of Laura.
Laurie English, Scottish
From a diminutive of the given name Laurence 1.
Laurin French, Slovene (Americanized)
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Emile, Marcel, Michel, Pierrette, Alphonse, Armand, Germain, Herve, Jacques, Jean-Marc, Luc.... [more]
Laurisoo Estonian
Laurisoo is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's (a masculine given name) swamp". However, the name is probably an Estoniazation of the masculine given name "Lauri" and the Germanic suffix "son"; "Lauri's son".
Lauro Italian
From the given name Lauro
Lautermilch German (Modern)
Comes from German words Lauter, meaning 'pure', or 'nothing but', and Milch, meaning 'milk'. This could mean that the people who first used this name were farmers.
Lautz German
abgeleitet vom deutschen Vornamen Lutz (Kurzform von Ludwig)
Lavelle Irish
Anglicized form Gaelic Ó Maol Fábhail meaning "descendent of Maolfábhail".
Lavi Hebrew
From the given name Lavi, meaning "lion"
Lavrentiev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentieva Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Лаврентьева (see Lavrentyeva).
Lavrentis Greek
Derived from the Greek given name Lavrentis.
Lavrentiyev Russian
Variant transcription of Lavrentyev.
Lavrentyeva Russian
Feminine transcription of Russian Лаврентьев (see Lavrentyev).
Lavriv Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Lavrov.
Lavrov Russian
Lavrova is feminine for Lavrov.
Layla Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Layla.
Lazalde Basque
Latz = River/Stream Alde = Near or by.
Lazare French, Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Lazare. Cognate of Lázaro.
Lăzărescu Romanian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazareski.
Lazareski m Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazarev Russian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazareva f Russian
Feminine form of Lazarev.
Lazarevska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Lazarevski.
Lazarevski Macedonian
Means "son of Lazar".
Lazaros Greek
From the given name Lazaros.
Lazarou Greek
Means "son of Lazaros".
Lazzaro Italian
From the given name Lazzaro
Lazzeri Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan variant of Lazzari.
Leahy Irish
A surname from southern Ireland.
Leandres Portuguese
Means "son of Leandro" in Portuguese.
Leandrez Spanish
Spanish cognate of Leandres.
Leanne English, Irish
means "gracious plum" in english
Lebna Ethiopian
Means "spirit, essence" in Amharic.
Lecoq French
Coq means rooster or fowl
Ledger English
From 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)".
Ledwick English
A variation of the given name Ludwig.
Leech Irish
An Anglicized surname derived from the Irish Gaelic Ò Maol Mhaodhòg, and was often anglicized as Mulvogue... [more]
Leemet Estonian
Leement is an Estonian surname (and masculine given name); a variation of the masculine given name Kleement.
Leenders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leendert.
Leeson English
Means "son of Lee".
Le Fay Irish Mythology
Meaning 'the fairy'
Leffert Dutch, North Frisian
From the given name Leffert, a combination of liob "dear, beloved" and hart "strong, brave, hardy".
Léger French, French (Cajun)
From the Old German name Leodegar, meaning "people spear."
Lehner German
Status 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.
Leibowitz Yiddish
From Leib and '-itz', a patronymic suffix.
Leidig German
From 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’.
Leifsdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leif" in Icelandic.
Leinen German
Name means LINEN in German. The first known Leinen was a tailor
Leithead Scottish
From Scotland "Leith"
Lejbowicz Yiddish
Polish form of Leibowitz.
Leland English, Irish, Scottish
derived from Leyland in England from the Old English elements leah "wood, clearing, meadow" or læge "fallow" and land "land, area"... [more]
Lelio Italian
From the given name Lelio.
Lemass French, Irish
Meaning uncertain. It may be derived from Old French maistre meaning "master", ultimately from Latin magister (see Masterson). Another theory holds that it comes from Irish Gaelic Laighmheasa, a given name meaning "dispatch"... [more]
Lemkheitir Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Khatir, chiefly used in Mauritania.
Lemm Romansh
Derived from the given name Wilhelm.
Lemm Low German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lambert.
Lemmon English, Irish, Scottish
Variant spelling of Lemon. A famous bearer was the American actor Jack Lemmon (1925-2001).
Lemon English, Northern Irish, Scottish
English: from the Middle English personal name Lefman, Old English Leofman, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + mann ‘man’, ‘person’... [more]
Lemons English
Variant of Lemon
Lems Dutch
Short form of a given name such as Lambrecht, Adelem, or Willem.
Lenaerts Belgian, Flemish
Patronymic from the given name Lenaert, an archaic Flemish form of Leonard.
Lencioni Italian
Italian. My family is from the Tuscany region of Lucca.
Lenická Czech, Slovak
From a diminutive form of a Czech and Slovak name Lenka. Matia Lenická (1984-) is a drum and bass producer and DJ from Bratislava, Slovakia.
Lennan English
Either a variant of Lennon or a shortened form of Maclennan.
Leo Italian
From a short form of the personal name Pantaleo.
Leo Jewish
From the personal name Leo.
Leo English
From the Old French personal name Leon.
Leocadio Spanish
From the given name Leocadio.
Leonado Spanish
The color tawny which is an orange, brown color. This descriptive surname was given to the Filipino people by the Spanish when the Philippines was colonized.
Léonard French (Belgian)
From the given name Léonard.
Leonardo Italian, Spanish, German
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese from the Germanic personal name Leonhard, formed from the elements leo ‘lion’ + hard, ‘hardy’, ‘brave’, ‘strong’; this was an early medieval saint’s name (see Leonard).
Léonce French
From the given name Léonce.
Leoncio Spanish
From the given name Leoncio.
Leonenko Ukrainian
Derived from the given name Leonid.
Leonhardt German, Dutch
From the Germanic personal name Leonhard, composed of the elements lewo "lion" and hart "hardy, brave, strong".
Leonidov Russian
Means "son of Leonid."
Leonor Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Leonor.
Leonov Russian
Means "son of Leon".
Leonova Russian
Feminine form of Leonov
Leopardi Italian
From the medieval given name Leopardus. A famous bearer of this surname is Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837), one of the most influential Italian poets.
Leopold English, German, Dutch
From the given name Leopold.
Leos Greek
From the personal name Leos, pet form of Leon.
Léotard French
From the given name Leopold. Jules Léotard was an acrobat who popularized the leotard, a gymnastics garment. The garment is named after him.
Leotta Italian
Derived from the given name Leotta, an Italian pet form of Leo.
Lesassier Medieval French
FALAISE FRANCE, LOUISIANA, HAITI
Létard French
From the given name Létard.
Leto Italian
From the personal name Leto. From Latin Laetus meaning "happy, joyful"... [more]
Leufroy French
From the given name Leufroy.
Leupold German
German form of Leopold.
Lev Hebrew
From the given name Lev 2.
Leva Bulgarian (Rare), Czech (Rare), French (Rare), Jewish (Rare)
From the Hebrew given name Lev, meaning Lion. It is also the name of the currency in Bulgaria, and a verb in French meaning to lever or to lift.
Levana Hebrew
From the given name Levana 1, means "white" or "moon" in Hebrew.
Levanov Russian
Means "son of Levan".
Levchik Belarusian, Ukrainian
Variant transcription of Levchyk.
Levent Turkish
From the given name Levent.
Leverett English
Diminutive of Lever, from the Middle English personal name Lefred, Old English Leofræd, composed of the elements leof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + red ‘counsel’.
Levidis Greek
Means "son of Levi" in Greek.
Levin Jewish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, German, Russian, French (Quebec, Anglicized), Various
As a Lithuanian Jewish and Belarusian Jewish name, it is a Slavicized form of Levy. As a German and German Jewish name, it is derived from the given name Levin... [more]
Levin German
German cognate of Lewin. Derived from the given name Levin the modern German form of Leobwin a cognate of Leofwine.
Levinson English, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levísdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Leví" in Icelandic.
Levísson Icelandic
Means "son of Leví" in Icelandic.
Levitz Jewish
Derived from the given name Levi.
Leviyev Russian, Jewish
Means "son of Levi".
Levy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Lewy Jewish
Variant of Levi.
Lex German, Dutch
From a short form of the personal name Alexius, Alexis.
Leyn Russian, Jewish
Russian surname of unclear origin. This may be a matronymic surname derived from the Jewish name Leah meaning "weary".
Lhuyd Welsh
Edward Lhuyd has been called "the first Welsh archaeologist".... [more]
Liaonenka Belarusian
Belarusian form of Leonenko.
Libby English
From the given name Libby.
Liberio Italian, Spanish
From the given name Liberio
Liberto Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Liberto.
Liborio Italian
From the given name Liborio
Librado Spanish
From the given name Librado.
Licht Jewish
From the German word meaning "light", possibly derived from a given name meaning "light" such as Uri or Meir.
Lickert German (East Prussian)
Derived from the German feminine name Luitgard, and thus ultimately from Old High German liut "people" and garto "garden; enclosure".
Lieb German
From a short form of the various compound Slavic personal names formed with lubo- "love" as the first element.
Lieber English, German, Polish, Jewish
From the given name Lieber.
Lieberherr German (Swiss)
Derived from the given name Lieber.
Liébert French
From the given name Liébert.
Liebhart German
From a Germanic personal name, composed of the elements liub "beloved, dear" and hard "brave, strong".
Liebman Jewish
Variant of German Liebmann, itself a variant of Libman and derived from the Yiddish personal name Lipman, from Middle High German liep "dear, beloved" and man "man"... [more]
Liebmann Yiddish
a variant of Liebermann originally a Medieval Jewish name... [more]
Liebrecht German
From a Germanic personal name formed with liut "people, tribe" and berht "shining, famous".
Lieman Dutch
From a Germanic personal name composed of liut "people", or possibly liob "dear, beloved", combined with man "person, man" (see Liutman, Liefman).
Lienhard Upper German, German (Swiss), Alsatian
Upper German and Alemannic form of the given name Leonhard.
Lightfoot Indigenous American
This surname is of Cherokee origin.
Liimatainen Finnish
The meaning is: "Son of a Glue Maker"
Lillis Irish, English
Metronymic from Lilly.
Linares Spanish
Means "son of Linéus" from latin "line".
Linders Dutch
Patronymic form of Leonard, or possibly of a Germanic name composed of linta "linden tree, shield, spear" and heri "army".
Lindt German, Dutch
Derived from given names containing the elements lind "tender, mild, gentle hearted" or lind "linden tree, shield"... [more]
Linn Irish
Variant of Lynn.
Linn German
Derived from the given name Linto, a short form of names containing the element lind "soft, flexible".
Linnett English
Derived from a diminutive of the medieval feminine given name Line, which was a short form of names such as Cateline, Adelina, Amelina and Lecelina.
Linney English
From an Old English female personal name Lindgifu, Lindgeofu, composed of the elements lind ‘lime (wood)’, i.e. ‘shield’ (a transferred sense) + gifu, geofu ‘gift’.
Linzey English
This is a variant of Lindsey.
Liotta Italian
Variant form of Leotta. A famous bearer was American actor Ray Liotta (1954-2022).
Lipp German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Philipp.
Lipyance Slavic
George Lipyance emmigrated to the us in 1903. Many different spellings early on. Lipyance is now used my ancestors.
Lirette French
French for material used in clothes.
Lisle Norman, English, French
English (of Norman origin) and French: variant spelling of Lyle.
Liszovics Polish, Jewish
This surname has Eastern European connections and has been used by the Jewish population.
Littlejohn Scottish, English
Distinguishing epithet for the smallest of two or more bearers of the common personal name John. Compare Meiklejohn... [more]
Littlewood English (British)
This surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and may be either a locational or topographical surname. If the former, it derives from any of several minor places in West Yorkshire, such as Littlewood in Wooldale near Holmfirth, all of which are so called from the Olde English pre 7th Century "lytel", little, small, and "wudu", wood... [more]
Littman German (East Prussian), German (West Prussian), German, Jewish
Derived from Germanized Czech personal names like Litomir (Czech: Ljutomir) and Litobor (Czech: Ljutobor) which ultimately go back to Old Slavic ljutu "grim; fierce; ferocious; wild". One theory suggests, however, that these given names might have been influenced by ljub- "love; dear".... [more]
Liz Spanish
History unknown; surname known in the Dominican Republic
Lizzi Italian
Derived from the given name Lizio, itself from Latin Litius, a variant form of Lydius (see the more common feminine form Lydia).
Ljubojević Serbian
Means "son of Ljuboje".
Llorente Catalan
Derived from the given name Lorenzo.
Lloris Catalan
Means "son of Llorente" in Catalan. A known bearer of this surname is professional French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris.
Locci Italian
Possibly from the Spanish given name Eloche (see Elochius.
Lockett English
Diminutive of the male given name Luke.
Lockhart Scottish, German
Scottish: 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)’.
Lockyear English
Variant spelling of Lockyer.
Lodovico Italian
From the given name Lodovico.
Loghmani Persian
From the given name Loghman.
Loglisci Italian
My grandfather's family name who were from Gravina di Puglia
Loi Italian
Clipped form of Balloi.
Loia Italian
Most 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.
Loijen Dutch
Patronymic from the given name Looij, a short form of Lodewijk, Ludolf, or Eligius.
Loizos Greek
Greek variation of the name Louis.
Lokaj Slovak
Footman/Lackey in history meant "servant"
Lokerse Dutch
Possibly 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).
Lokerson Dutch (Americanized)
Possibly an Americanized form of Lokerse.
Lokman Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Luqman.
Lomasney Irish
From Gaelic Ó Lomasna meaning "descendant of Lomasna", a byname from lom "bare" and asna "rib".
Longino Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
From the given name Longino.
Look English, Scottish
From a vernacular pet form of Lucas.
Lopo Portuguese
From the given name Lopo.
Lorah American
Americanized form of French Loreaux, from a variant of the personal name Lorel, a pet form of Laurent... [more]
Lóránt Hungarian
From the given name Lóránt.
Lo Re Italian
Palermo,Sicily,Italy
Lorén Spanish
A variant of the Spanish personal name Llorente.
Lorence Medieval English
Modern English variant of the French name Laurence
Lorencovič Slovak
Patronymic from the given name Lorencs or any other name relating to that.
Lorenson English (American)
Anglicized form of Danish/Norwegian Lauritsen or Swedish Lorentzon or any other variant (all meaning “son of Lorens”).
Lorenzi Italian
“Laurel tree” or “decorated with laurel.” The English equivalent is Lawrence.
Lorenzini Italian
Means "son of Lorenzino", a diminutive of Lorenzo.
Lorez Spanish
Means "son of Lorenzo" in Spanish.
Lo Ricco Italian
Originally 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
Loring English
Means "son of Lorin", where Lorin is a medieval diminutive of Laurence 1.
Lorren English, French
Possibly a variant form of Laurens.
Losee Dutch (Anglicized)
Perhaps an Americanized spelling of Lossie, a vernacular derivative of the female personal name Lucia... [more]
Loshaw English
English name this is the last name of singer Avril Lavigne’s Mother Judith Rosanne Loshaw
Lotfi Persian, Arabic
From the given name Lotfi.
Lotfinejad Persian
Means "descendant of Lotfi".
Lotfy Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the given name Lutfi.
Lotspeich English
possibly 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... [more]
Lott English
from 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.
Loughrey Irish
Reduced 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".
Louise French
From the given name Louise or a variant of Louis.
Louisi French (Caribbean), Haitian Creole
Derived from the given name Louis.
Louisin French
From the given name Louis.
Louison English
This surname means “son of Louis”.
Louissaint Haitian Creole
From a variant of French Saint Louis commemorating Saint Louis.
Loukas Greek
From the given name Loukas.
Lourenço Portuguese
From the given name Lourenço.
Louwers Dutch
Either a patronymic from a short form of Laurentius, or an occupational name for a tanner from Dutch looien "to tan (leather)".