Surnames Starting with L: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)
129 family names beginning with L. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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LacerdaPortugal
Of the bristle
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LackeyIreland
Descendant of the stone
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LacknerAustria
Dweller by a pond
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LacroixFrance
Cross, crossroads
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LacyEngland
From Lassy, Normandy
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LairdScotland
Landowner
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LakeEngland
Stream dweller
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LambEngland
Lamb, a gentle person, or from Lambert
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LambertFrance
Bright land
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LambertiItaly
From the personal name Lamberto
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LamprechtGermany
From the name Lambert
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LancasterEngland
Fort on the River Lune
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LandEngland
Dweller by a glade
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LandiItaly
From Lando
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LandisSwitzerland
From Landolt
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LandryFrance
Powerful in the land
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LaneEngland
Dweller by the lane
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LangGermany
The tall one
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LangeGermany
The tall one
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LangfordEngland
Long ford
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LangleyEngland
Long wood or clearing
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LangstonEngland
Long stone
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LanierEngland
Wool worker
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LanzaItaly
"lance"
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LaraSpain
"from Lara"
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LarkinIreland
Descendant of Lorcán (fierce)
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LarsenDenmark
Son of Lars (Lawrence)
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LaskowskiPoland
"woods, hazel"
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LathamEngland
At the barns
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LaurentFrance
From Laurentius, "of Laurentum"
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LauroItaly
From lauro, "laurel", or the personal name Lauro
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LawlorIreland
Descendant of Leathlobhar ("half sick")
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LawrenceEngland
From Laurentius, "man of Laurentum"
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LawsonScotland
Son of Law (Lawrence)
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LaytonEngland
Leek farm
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LázaroSpain
From the name Lázaro
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LazzariItaly
From the personal name Lazzaro (Lazarus)
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LeachEngland
Physician
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LeahyIreland
Descendant of Laochdha ("heroic")
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LealPortugal
"loyal"
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LechnerAustria
Tenant farmer
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LeclercFrance
The clerk
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LeclercqFrance
The clerk
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LecomteFrance
The count (nickname)
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LedbetterEngland
Lead beater
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LedesmaSpain
From Ledesma
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LeeEngland
Woodland clearing, meadow
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LefebvreFrance
The smith
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LefèvreFrance
The smith
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LegrandFrance
The tall one, the great
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LehmannGermany
Feudal tenant, vassal
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LehnerGermany
Fief holder
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LeitePortugal
Milk, dairyman
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LeitnerAustria
Hillside dweller
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LemaireFrance
The mayor
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LemoineFrance
The monk
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LemosPortugal
From Lemos
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LennonIreland
Descendant of Leannán ("lover, sweetheart")
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LenzGermany
From Lorenz (Lawrence)
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LeónSpain
From León; lion
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LeonardEngland
From the personal name Leonard ("lion-hardy")
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LeonardiItaly
Son of Leonardo
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LeoneItaly
Lion
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LeoniItaly
From the personal name Leone, "lion"
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LeporeItaly
"hare"
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Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.