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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Danish or Dutch or English or German or Norwegian or Swedish; and the source is Other.
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Linzmeyer German, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Means "bailiff of Linz, Austria" in German, derived from Proto-Celtic *lentos (“bend”) and Middle High German meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin maior meaning "greater".... [more]
Lions English
Variant of Lyons influencd by the spelling of the word lion
Livengood German
The surname LIVENGOOD is the Americanized version of Leibendgut. Leibengut is Swiss-German in origin. It has been written as Livengood and Levengood in America. Records show the family name back to 1550, in Aarwangen, Canton of Berne, Switzerland... [more]
Loafman English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Laufmann.
Loam English
1 English and Scottish: unexplained. The name is recorded in both England and Scotland. It may be a variant of Scottish Lour, a habitational name from Lour, formerly a part of the parish of Meathielour.... [more]
Locks English
Variant of Lock.
Loewen German
Variant of Loewe.
Löf Swedish
From an archaic Swedish spelling of löv "leaf".
Lofts English
Variant of Loft.
Løkken Norwegian
Habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads so called. Derived from Old Norse lykkja "enclosure".
Longyear English
Meaning uncertain.
Lord English
A 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.... [more]
Lords English
Patronymic form of Lord.
Loretz German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Laurentius.
Lorey English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Laurentius.
Lorsan English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Swedish Larson.
Lösch Low German, Upper German
North German metonymic occupational name for a maker of fine leather, from Middle Low German losche ‘fine leather’. South German variant of Lesch (see Loesch).
Lotsij Dutch
Apparently a Dutchified form of the Polish surname Illotzki.
Lowery English, Irish
Irish variant of Lowry
Lowrie English
Variant of Lowry. A famous bearer of the surname is baseball infielder Jed Lowrie.
Lubahn German
Germanized form of a Slavic or Old Prussian name formed with lub- "love", "dear".
Ludlow English
Habitational name from a place in Shropshire, so named from the Old English river name Hlude (from hlud 'loud', 'roaring') referring to the Teme river + hlaw 'hill'.
Ludwell English
From the Old English elements hlud meaning "famous, loud" and well meaning "well, spring, water hole"
Luker German
Luker see also Lucher or Luchre, meaning money more specifically money obtained by nefarious means.
Lunz German
Nickname for a careless or slovenly person, from Middle High German lunzen 'to doze'. Can also be a habitational name for someone from Lunz in Tyrol.
Lutter Dutch, English, German
Dutch and English: variant of Luter.... [more]
Luxon English
English (Cornwall and Devon) variant of Luxton.
Lyday German (Anglicized)
Probably an Americanized form of German Leidig.
Lyell English
English
Lyham English
From the Anglo-Saxon personal name Liefman.
Lynderman English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Linderman
Lynds English
Variant of Lind, predominantly found in Kent.
Lynley English
Variant spelling of Lindley.
Lynx Southern African, English
Meaning "lynx" in English.
Lyselia Swedish (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Lyselius used in the 18th century.
Lyss English
Variant of Lys.
Maag German
Comes from the Middle High German “mage”, meaning “relative” or “kinsman”.
Madox English
Variant of Maddox.
Maine Scottish, English
Scottish and English variant spelling of Main.
Mainer English
Variant of Mayner.
Maison English
Variant of Mayson.
Malefeijt Dutch
A variant spelling of Malefeyt. This is also actually an archaic spelling (as the sound written as -eijt will be always be written as -eit or -ijt in modern times), but it has (barely) managed to survive into modern times... [more]
Malefeyt Dutch (Archaic)
Archaic Dutch surname that is now no longer in use (not in this exact spelling, that is): the spelling reflects the surname's origin from older times (as -eyt is an exclusively archaic spelling that has not survived into modern times like its counterparts -eit and -ijt did)... [more]
Malefijt Dutch
Modern form of Malefeyt, which is also the most common form of the surname. In The Netherlands, there were 24 bearers of the surname in 2007.
Mallery English
1 English: see Mallory .... [more]
Malm Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Danish
Means "ore" in the Scandinavian languages.
Mandrisch Polish, German
Upper Silesia
Mannerheim Finland Swedish (Rare)
Swedification of the German surname Marhein. A famous bearer was Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867-1951), a Finnish military leader, statesman and the 6th President of Finland... [more]
Mansell English (Canadian), Norman
Of Norman origin, a habitational or regional name from Old French mansel ‘inhabitant of Le Mans or the surrounding area of Maine’. The place was originally named in Latin (ad) Ceromannos, from the name of the Gaulish tribe living there, the Ceromanni... [more]
Manteuffel German
The Manteuffel family is the name of an old and influential German Pomeranian noble family. Manteuffel family was first mentioned in 1256, but the family history officially begins with Henricus Manduvel who is first mentioned on 14... [more]
Marcey English
Variant of Mercer.
March English
From the English word meaning, "to walk stiffly and proudly" or possibly from the month.
Marcy English
Variant of Marcey.
Mardell English
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a variant of Marden.
Markes English
Variant spelling of Marks.
Marks English
This surname is derived either from the name Mark or from Old English mearc meaning "border, mark."
Marlock German (Archaic)
Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German mar(e), denoting an evil elf, a creature that sits on one's chest at night, and Middle High German loc "a lock of hair; hair; mane"... [more]
Marris English
Variant of Mares.
Martelle English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
English and German: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.... [more]
Marye English
Derived from Old French marais "a marsh". It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
März German
März means 'March' in German.
Masse Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch masse "clog; cudgel", this name might have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club. In some cases, however, it may also have been a patronymic of Maas.
Masse English, French
English: variant of Mace ... [more]
Mastin English
Variant of Maston.
Matsen English
Variant of Matson, Mattsen, etc.
Mattsen English
Variant of Matson.
Maughan Irish, English
Anglicized from the original Irish Gaelic form Ò Mocháin meaning 'descendant of Mochain'. This name was one of the earliest known Irish surnames brought to England and remains a fairly common surname in the North East of the country.
Maverick English (Rare)
Surname notably borne by Texas lawyer, politician and land baron Samuel Maverick (1803-1870) to whom the word maverick was coined.
Maybree English
Variant of Mabry.
Mayfleet English
Used in The City of Ember as the main character's (Lina Mayfleet) last name.
Mc English
Variant of Mac
McClaine English
Variant of McClain. This name is borne by the American comic book artist Les McClaine (1977-)
McCorvey English
A notable bearer was Norma McCorvey (1947-2017), who was the plaintiff for the case that legalized abortion across the United States.
McMaster English, Scottish
Patronymic for someone who was the son of the Master, i.e., a cleric
Mcminn English (British), Scottish
Meaning "Son of" Minn"".
Mcrayne English, Scottish
Means "son of the queen," combining the surname Rayne with the prefix Gaelic prefix mac, meaning "son."
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