Surnames

UK surnames beginning with L

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
1601	Less	24	57
1602	Leuchars	84	57
1603	Locket	342	57
1604	Lorking	52	57
1605	Leopard	136	56
1606	Lomath	79	56
1607	Lury	22	56
1608	Lorrimer	116	55
1609	Louie	24	54
1610	Lawden	51	53
1611	Linskill	114	53
1612	Llyod	66	52
1613	Lamon	27	51
1614	Lones	61	51
1615	Loundes	129	51
1616	Laxon	102	50
1617	Laytham	107	50
1618	Legerton	134	50
1619	Lame	37	49
1620	Layburn	84	49
1621	Lyde	81	49
1622	Lavy	19	48
1623	Lewers	28	48
1624	Lewery	57	48
1625	Loon	56	48
1626	Lucker	64	48
1627	Langtry	118	47
1628	Lanson	71	47
1629	Lawder	41	47
1630	Luckey	75	47
1631	Lyas	51	47
1632	Lyner	54	47
1633	Lightbourne	100	45
1634	Livick	96	45
1635	Lathom	196	44
1636	Levie	90	44
1637	Ladson	45	43
1638	Lamas	34	43
1639	Lerry	55	43
1640	Lythell	43	43
1641	Leeton	41	42
1642	Lore	40	42
1643	Loads	203	41
1644	Larken	96	40
1645	Littlebury	70	40
1646	Longbotham	90	40
1647	Lyal	58	40
1648	Lage	16	39
1649	Lowick	61	39
1650	Lasbury	65	38
1651	Letherland	61	38
1652	Lazonby	102	37
1653	Lann	26	36
1654	Llewhellin	104	36
1655	Lucks	23	35
1656	Lainson	87	34
1657	Leadbeter	36	34
1658	Legan	23	34
1659	Lenox	72	34
1660	Lime	42	34
1661	Luxmore	83	34
1662	Lawery	31	33
1663	Leack	37	33
1664	Letter	68	33
1665	Louisa	8	33
1666	Lovey	80	33
1667	Liddel	216	32
1668	Lions	42	32
1669	Lonton	6	32
1670	Logg	100	31
1671	Leale	77	30
1672	Luckley	80	30
1673	Leed	139	29
1674	Lenn	44	29
1675	Leston	35	29
1676	Levingston	17	29
1677	Looke	37	29
1678	Lacock	97	28
1679	Lamber	16	28
1680	Lans	8	28
1681	Lard	57	28
1682	Lesson	60	28
1683	Lary	56	27
1684	Lason	29	27
1685	Laylor	12	27
1686	Lexton	33	27
1687	Liner	64	27
1688	Lamp	12	25
1689	Lawis	26	25
1690	Legh	79	25
1691	Lenord	114	25
1692	Lummas	79	25
1693	Lamford	28	24
1694	Larton	23	24
1695	Lutt	51	24
1696	Lawyer	62	23
1697	Layard	36	23
1698	Leich	99	23
1699	Leurs	10	23
1700	Linker	10	23