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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]
Lennin German
Variant of Lennon.
Le Pen Breton
Le Pen is a Breton surname meaning "the head", "the chief" or "the peninsula".
Lepistu Estonian
Lepistu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "lepitus" meaning "conciliation" and "arrangement".
Lepsy Slavic (Rare), Turkish (Rare)
Possibly dating back to the Ottoman Empire's invasion of Europe, the original Turkic meaning is veiled in mystery, and possibly meant "one who comes from the edge of the lake." ... [more]
Lesatz English
Unknown origin (I mean by I don't know its origins). Popular in Michigan during the early 20th century.
Lesch German
German variant of Loesch.
Lesinski Polish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Polish Lesiński.
Leskinen Finnish
From Leski, meaning "widow". Notable people with this name are Otto Leskinen, a Finnish ice hockey player, and Alexis Leskinen, a character from Steins;Gate 0
Lesnar German
Variant spelling of German Lessner, a habitational name from any of various places in eastern Germany called Lessen, all named with Slavic les 'forest'.
Lestrade Literature
The name of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fictional head of Scotland Yard. Possibly from the French surname Lestrange
Levey Jewish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Levi.
Lewison English
Means "son of Lewis".
Leydon Irish (Anglicized, Modern)
Possibly from the name of the god Lugh.
Leżałka Polish
Means "a fallen tree" or "a fallen brunch" derived from Old Polish.
Liakhovich Belarusian
Means "son of Liakh".
Liddy Irish
Variant of Leddy.
Liekki Finnish (Rare)
Means 'flame' in Finnish.
Lieni Romansh
Derived from a short form of the given name Glienard.
Liesch Romansh
Derived from the given name Alexius.
Lif Swedish
This is most likely a name adopted by soldiers in the 17th century. The actual meaning is unclear. It could be taken directly from the Swedish word liv meaning "life" or from a location named with this element.
Lightyear Popular Culture
From the English term light-year, a unit of length often used when measuring distances in space. Most often used in everyday speech and non-scientific publications. This is the surname of Buzz Lightyear, a fictional character in the Pixar animated film series 'Toy Story'.
Liier Estonian
Liier is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "liige", meaning "member" or "participant".
Liiger Estonian
Liiger is an Estonian surname derived from "liige" meaning "member" and "participant".
Liit Estonian
Liit is an Estonian surname meaning "alliance" or "union".
Liivand Estonian
Liivand is an Estonian surname meaning "sand(y) gift".
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