Surnames
UK surnames beginning with L
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis | 78,614 | 114,738 |
| 2 | Lee | 47,663 | 85,294 |
| 3 | Lloyd | 34,911 | 48,856 |
| 4 | Lawrence | 19,389 | 38,015 |
| 5 | Lowe | 22,427 | 31,627 |
| 6 | Lane | 20,556 | 28,044 |
| 7 | Long | 19,379 | 26,250 |
| 8 | Lawson | 17,599 | 24,589 |
| 9 | Lynch | 7,850 | 22,686 |
| 10 | Lambert | 16,308 | 22,054 |
| 11 | Lamb | 15,795 | 19,950 |
| 12 | Little | 14,169 | 19,391 |
| 13 | Lucas | 13,629 | 18,984 |
| 14 | Law | 10,130 | 18,440 |
| 15 | Lindsay | 9,786 | 15,159 |
| 16 | Leach | 12,335 | 14,032 |
| 17 | Lyons | 6,648 | 13,648 |
| 18 | Lees | 13,292 | 13,438 |
| 19 | Lord | 13,780 | 12,050 |
| 20 | Leonard | 6,476 | 11,938 |
| 21 | Logan | 7,095 | 11,514 |
| 22 | Love | 7,121 | 11,284 |
| 23 | Lock | 8,488 | 9,991 |
| 24 | Langley | 6,557 | 9,812 |
| 25 | Lawton | 7,716 | 9,807 |
| 26 | Lacey | 5,506 | 9,684 |
| 27 | Lister | 8,548 | 9,573 |
| 28 | Leigh | 6,863 | 9,378 |
| 29 | Latham | 6,081 | 9,300 |
| 30 | Lang | 6,687 | 9,289 |
| 31 | Lancaster | 7,430 | 9,222 |
| 32 | Lake | 6,599 | 8,968 |
| 33 | Laing | 6,060 | 8,591 |
| 34 | Lovell | 6,240 | 8,451 |
| 35 | Lockwood | 6,610 | 8,223 |
| 36 | Llewellyn | 4,378 | 8,074 |
| 37 | Lyon | 6,288 | 7,696 |
| 38 | Leslie | 4,963 | 7,384 |
| 39 | Li | 3 | 7,196 |
| 40 | Lester | 4,706 | 7,078 |
| 41 | Langford | 4,686 | 7,017 |
| 42 | Lea | 5,888 | 7,016 |
| 43 | Lilley | 4,143 | 6,985 |
| 44 | Low | 2,331 | 6,866 |
| 45 | Lomas | 5,526 | 6,742 |
| 46 | Lodge | 5,452 | 6,412 |
| 47 | Locke | 2,676 | 6,070 |
| 48 | Leech | 4,889 | 5,930 |
| 49 | Lunn | 3,893 | 5,909 |
| 50 | Livingstone | 2,784 | 5,774 |
| 51 | Laird | 3,358 | 5,701 |
| 52 | Larkin | 2,685 | 5,587 |
| 53 | Lynn | 2,621 | 5,463 |
| 54 | Leighton | 3,221 | 5,278 |
| 55 | Legg | 4,882 | 5,146 |
| 56 | Liddle | 3,544 | 5,081 |
| 57 | Lennon | 1,048 | 4,949 |
| 58 | Lomax | 4,232 | 4,865 |
| 59 | Levy | 3,774 | 4,849 |
| 60 | Lightfoot | 4,158 | 4,746 |
| 61 | Liu | 0 | 4,716 |
| 62 | Lindley | 2,963 | 4,660 |
| 63 | Lau | 15 | 4,493 |
| 64 | Littlewood | 3,859 | 4,463 |
| 65 | Laws | 3,331 | 4,396 |
| 66 | Ling | 2,829 | 4,396 |
| 67 | Lam | 36 | 4,390 |
| 68 | Large | 3,085 | 4,380 |
| 69 | Lamont | 2,671 | 4,331 |
| 70 | Lines | 3,187 | 4,205 |
| 71 | Lawrie | 2,908 | 4,203 |
| 72 | Luke | 2,900 | 4,161 |
| 73 | Lovett | 2,717 | 3,870 |
| 74 | Light | 2,758 | 3,846 |
| 75 | Linton | 2,492 | 3,744 |
| 76 | Latif | 0 | 3,737 |
| 77 | Livesey | 2,932 | 3,698 |
| 78 | Langton | 2,376 | 3,682 |
| 79 | Leggett | 2,349 | 3,650 |
| 80 | Lockett | 2,178 | 3,602 |
| 81 | Lincoln | 2,258 | 3,576 |
| 82 | Lockhart | 2,089 | 3,564 |
| 83 | Loveridge | 1,059 | 3,539 |
| 84 | Lewin | 2,319 | 3,478 |
| 85 | Leitch | 2,875 | 3,474 |
| 86 | Lovatt | 2,074 | 3,472 |
| 87 | Layton | 2,398 | 3,451 |
| 88 | Lever | 2,711 | 3,419 |
| 89 | Loftus | 1,631 | 3,371 |
| 90 | Lowther | 1,830 | 3,350 |
| 91 | Liddell | 2,750 | 3,329 |
| 92 | Lopez | 73 | 3,314 |
| 93 | Lumsden | 2,506 | 3,244 |
| 94 | Lonsdale | 2,477 | 3,224 |
| 95 | Lund | 3,241 | 3,218 |
| 96 | Lennox | 1,781 | 3,208 |
| 97 | Laidlaw | 2,742 | 3,201 |
| 98 | Lavender | 1,883 | 3,183 |
| 99 | Ledger | 2,049 | 3,136 |
| 100 | Lawlor | 400 | 3,022 |