Submitted Surnames from Other Sources

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Lanese Italian
Habitational name from a place called Lana from an adjectival form of the placename.
Lanfranchi Romansh, Italian
Italian variant of Lanfranco.
Lang Estonian
Lang is an Estonian surname meaning "relative" and "in-law".
Langit Filipino, Tagalog, Ilocano, Cebuano
Means "heaven, sky" in several languages.
Langkous Literature
Dutch and Afrikaans form of Långstrump
Langstrømpe Literature
Danish and Norwegian form of Långstrump.
Långstrump Literature
Last name of Pippi Långstrump, the original Swedish name for Pippi Longstocking, a character invented by Astrid Lindgren. Pippi's name was allegedly made up by Lindgren's daughter Karin. It's a combination of Swedish lång "long" and strumpa "sock".
Länik Estonian
Länik is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "elanik" meaning "occupant", "resident" or "dweller".
Länts Estonian
Länts is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lant", meaning "drail".
Lánzé Chinese
From Chinese 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" combined with 澤, 泽 (zé) meaning "lake, swamp".
Laos Estonian
Laos is an Estonian surname meaning "in-store".
Laosubinprasoet Thai
From Thai เล้า (lao) meaning "pen; coop", สุบิน (subin) meaning "dream", ประเสริฐ (prasoet) meaning "best; worthy".
Lapetina South American, Italian (?)
Possibly from Italian La Petina, the meaning of which is uncertain.
Largaespada Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Combination of Spanish larga, the feminine form of the adjective largo meaning "long," and espada meaning "sword." It is mostly used in Nicaragua.
Laroussi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Aroussi.
Larregi Basque (Archaic)
Derived from Basque larre "pasture, meadow, prairie" and -(t)egi "place of".
Lascellas Spanish
Feminine variant of Lascellos.
Lase Nias
Meaning uncertain.
Lasher English
Their are many possible meanings. 1. One who lashes ropes together. 2. One who lashes or wipps. 3. One who lashes out in anger.
Lasiewicki Polish
I don't know meaning history.Please tell me the meaning and history of my name
Lastavec Croatian
From lasta meaning ''swallow''.
Latayan Filipino, Tagalog
Means "plank, wale" in Tagalog.
Latif Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
From the given name Latif.
Latk Sorbian
Meaning unknown.
Lattanasack Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະສັກ (see Rattanasack).
Lattanavong Lao
Alternate transcription of Lao ລັດຕະນະວົງ (see Rattanavong).
Lattke Sorbian, Low German
Sorbian and Northeast Low German variant of Latk.
Lau Estonian
Lau is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lauk" meaning "table" or "desk" or "laul" meaning "song".
Laumann German
Meaning unknown.
Laurence English, French
From the given name Laurence.
Laurimaa Estonian
Laurimaa is an Estonian surname meaning "Lauri's land" (Lauri is an Estonian masculine given name).
Lautzenheiser German
A German surname meaning "From Lautzenhausen, Germany"
Lavagnino Italian
Common surname in the Liguria area of Italy.
Lavay Jewish
American variant of Levi.
Lavery Irish, Northern Irish
From the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, "descendants of Labhradha" (speaker, spokesman, the father of Etru, chief of the Monagh of the Irish over-kingdom of Ulaid); the name of an ancient family originating from Magh Rath (present-day Moira, County Down, Northern Ireland)... [more]
Lavey American
Form of Levey used most famously by Anton Szandor LaVey and his children.
Lavie French
Dialectal variant of French voie "way, road", ultimately from Latin via "road, street, path", combined with the French feminine article la.
Lavine English
1 English: variant of Lavin 2.... [more]
Lawler Irish, Scottish
This Irish surname is of Gaelic language origin. The surname derives from the original Gaelic 'O'Leathlobhair' meaning 'descendant of leathlobhair'. Leathlobhair derives from 'Leath' meaning 'Half' and 'Lobhar' meaning 'leper'.... [more]
Lawless English
Without reign of law.... [more]
Layden English
Variant of Laden.
Lazalier French
Comes directly from the last name "Larzelere"
Lazami Albanian
Meaning unknown.
Lazdiņš Latvian
Derived from the word lazda meaning "hazel".
Leal Portuguese, Spanish
Means "loyal" in Portuguese and Spanish. A famous bearer of this surname is Roberto Leal, a very popular singer in Portugal.
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.
Leavy Irish
Shortened form of Dunleavy.
Lebowski Polish
Means "head"
Lecocq French
Means ‘the rooster’.
Ledama Maasai
Of uncertain meaning.
Leddy Irish
Anglicized form of Ó Lideadha.
Ledwaba Southern African, South African, Zulu
From Zulu meaning "rock".
Leesment Estonian
Leesment is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lee", meaning "hearth".
Legault Norman (Gallicized)
From the French "le Gaul," meaning simply "the Gaul." Gaul refers to the northern part of modern-day France.
Le Guen Breton (Gallicized)
Comes from originally of "Gwenn" who means white.
Lehigh German, Irish
Derived from a Native American word "Lechauwekink", meaning "where there are forks in the stream". Variant of Lechau .
Lehnhart German
"Lean deer." From the German words lehn and Hart, "lean" and "deer" respectively.
Lehnsherr Popular Culture
From 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.
Le Houérou Breton
Derived from Breton c'hwerv "bitter".
Lehtiranta Finnish
From the word "Lehtirant" meaning "Leaflet".
Leialoha Hawaiian
Best known as the surname of a certain Steve.
Leich German
A coworker at my job has this surname and they told me that it’s German. I know nothing more about this surname.
Leidma Estonian
Leidma is an Estonian surname meaning "find".
Leifer Jewish
Variant of Läufer.
Leighty English
Perhaps an altered spelling of the English family name Laity .
Leija Spanish (Mexican)
Meaning uncertain, but it might be a variant of Leixà.
Leis Estonian
Leis is an Estonian surname derived from "lei" meaning "leeward".
Leit Estonian
Leit is an Estonian surname derived from either "leitav" meaning "findable" or "leitsak" meaning "humid/sultry air".
Leite Portuguese, Galician
Meaning "milk".... [more]
Leius Estonian
Leius is an Estonian surname derived from "leiud", meaning "findings"; and "leiutis", meaning "invention" and to "devise".
Lekkas Greek
Feminine form is Lekka
Lell Estonian
Lell is an Estonian surname meaning "uncle".
Lember Estonian
Lember is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe", meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemke German
Prussian Pommerania
Lemõns Spanish (Rare)
Variant of Lemons.
Lempu Estonian
Lempu is an Estonian surname derived from "lembe" meaning "loving" and "affectionate".
Lemrini Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of El Merini.
Lenders German
Variant of Lender.
Lennard Anglo-Saxon, German
Derived from the baptismal name for Leonard.... [more]