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Surnames Starting with L: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)

121 family names beginning with L. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • Lacerda
    Portugal

    Of the bristle

  • Lackner
    Austria

    Dweller by a pond

  • Lacroix
    France

    Cross, crossroads

  • Lacy
    England

    From Lassy, Normandy

  • Lake
    England

    Stream dweller

  • Lamb
    England

    Lamb, a gentle person, or from Lambert

  • Lambert
    France

    Bright land

  • Lamberti
    Italy

    From the personal name Lamberto

  • Lamprecht
    Germany

    From the name Lambert

  • Lancaster
    England

    Fort on the River Lune

  • Land
    England

    Dweller by a glade

  • Landi
    Italy

    From Lando

  • Landis
    Switzerland

    From Landolt

  • Landry
    France

    Powerful in the land

  • Lane
    England

    Dweller by the lane

  • Lang
    Germany

    The tall one

  • Lange
    Germany

    The tall one

  • Langley
    England

    Long wood or clearing

  • Lanier
    England

    Wool worker

  • Lanza
    Italy

    "lance"

  • Lara
    Spain

    "from Lara"

  • Larkin
    Ireland

    Descendant of Lorcán (fierce)

  • Larsen
    Denmark

    Son of Lars (Lawrence)

  • Laskowski
    Poland

    "woods, hazel"

  • Latham
    England

    At the barns

  • Laurent
    France

    From Laurentius, "of Laurentum"

  • Lauro
    Italy

    From lauro, "laurel", or the personal name Lauro

  • Lawlor
    Ireland

    Descendant of Leathlobhar ("half sick")

  • Lawrence
    England

    From Laurentius, "man of Laurentum"

  • Lawson
    Scotland

    Son of Law (Lawrence)

  • Lázaro
    Spain

    From the name Lázaro

  • Lazzari
    Italy

    From the personal name Lazzaro (Lazarus)

  • Leach
    England

    Physician

  • Leahy
    Ireland

    Descendant of Laochdha ("heroic")

  • Leal
    Portugal

    "loyal"

  • Lechner
    Austria

    Tenant farmer

  • Leclerc
    France

    The clerk

  • Leclercq
    France

    The clerk

  • Lecomte
    France

    The count (nickname)

  • Ledesma
    Spain

    From Ledesma

  • Lee
    England

    Woodland clearing, meadow

  • Lefebvre
    France

    The smith

  • Lefèvre
    France

    The smith

  • Legrand
    France

    The tall one, the great

  • Lehmann
    Germany

    Feudal tenant, vassal

  • Lehner
    Germany

    Fief holder

  • Leite
    Portugal

    Milk, dairyman

  • Leitner
    Austria

    Hillside dweller

  • Lemaire
    France

    The mayor

  • Lemoine
    France

    The monk

  • Lemos
    Portugal

    From Lemos

  • Lennon
    Ireland

    Descendant of Leannán ("lover, sweetheart")

  • Lenz
    Germany

    From Lorenz (Lawrence)

  • León
    Spain

    From León; lion

  • Leonard
    England

    From the personal name Leonard ("lion-hardy")

  • Leonardi
    Italy

    Son of Leonardo

  • Leone
    Italy

    Lion

  • Leoni
    Italy

    From the personal name Leone, "lion"

  • Lepore
    Italy

    "hare"

  • Leroux
    France

    The red-haired one

  • Leroy
    France

    The king

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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.