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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is French; and the first letter is L.
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Lorain French
Occupational name for a saddler, derived from the Old French word lorain, meaning "a leather strap used on a horse's breastplate".
Lorang French
Surname of uncertain origin. Might be derived from:... [more]
Lord French
Nickname from Old French l'ord "the dirty one".
Lorrain French
French and English: variant spelling of Lorraine.
Lorraine French
Indicates origin within Lorraine, in eastern France
Lorraine French, English, Scottish
Habitational name from Lorraine a region in the northeastern part of France. Its name derives from the name of the medieval kingdom of Lothari Regnum which in turn was named for its sovereign Lothar (a personal name composed of the elements hlud "famous renowned" and hari/heri "army").
Lorren English, French
Possibly a variant form of Laurens.
Lott French
From the Department (Region/State)in France, "Lot" and "Lot-et-Garrone"; also a river in France (Lot). Brought to the British Isles, Holland (Netherlands) and later the United States, Canada and South Africa, by French Huguenots.
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.
Loup French
From the French word loup meaning "wolf."
Loupe French (Americanized), French (Cajun)
Means “grimace sticking-out tongue” in Old French.
Lovett English, French
From Ango-Norman French "louvet" meaning "young wolf".
Lubin French
From the given name Lubin.
Luce Norman, French
Form of Lucius, meaning "light". A notable bearer of this surname is French singer-songwriter Renan Luce (1980-).
Lucien French
From the given name Lucien.
Lucier French
Derived from old French lucière meaning "light".
Lupin French
Lupin is a variant on the Latin word "lupus", meaning "wolf". Two important literary characters, Arsène Lupin, the famous French gentleman-burglar, and Professor Remus Lupin, from the world of Harry Potter, have this name... [more]
Luquette French (Quebec)
Canadian spelling of French Luquet, derived from a pet form of the given name Luc. It is also a variant of French Loquet, a metonymic occupational name for a locksmith.
Lussier French
Occupational name from old French ussier "usher, doorkeeper".
Lutz German, German (Swiss), French
From the given name Lutz, a short form of Ludwig, or of names containing the element liut "people" such as Luitgard.
Lux German, French, Belgian, Dutch
Patronymic from a vernacular form of Lucas. Alternatively, a variant form of Luchs.
Luxenberg German, Jewish, Luxembourgish, Belgian, French, Walloon
Habitational name from various places named Luxenberg, Luxemberg, Luxenburg, or Luxembourg, including the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Lyé French
A habitational name from places named Lié located in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.