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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Lavery | 821 | 3,018 |
| 102 | Laycock | 4,115 | 3,007 |
| 103 | Leung | 0 | 2,999 |
| 104 | Longstaff | 2,110 | 2,989 |
| 105 | Littler | 1,988 | 2,935 |
| 106 | Lunt | 1,938 | 2,926 |
| 107 | Lim | 25 | 2,923 |
| 108 | Last | 2,394 | 2,886 |
| 109 | Lay | 2,214 | 2,884 |
| 110 | Lockyer | 2,296 | 2,864 |
| 111 | Leyland | 1,835 | 2,862 |
| 112 | Lafferty | 688 | 2,824 |
| 113 | Land | 2,181 | 2,823 |
| 114 | Legge | 1,338 | 2,752 |
| 115 | Leahy | 461 | 2,676 |
| 116 | Laurie | 2,586 | 2,663 |
| 117 | Lofthouse | 2,232 | 2,636 |
| 118 | Lander | 2,039 | 2,629 |
| 119 | Lally | 477 | 2,609 |
| 120 | Langdon | 2,299 | 2,567 |
| 121 | Lyall | 2,046 | 2,564 |
| 122 | Lal | 0 | 2,557 |
| 123 | Lakin | 1,751 | 2,556 |
| 124 | Lowry | 1,200 | 2,518 |
| 125 | Leese | 1,318 | 2,512 |
| 126 | Luck | 2,476 | 2,503 |
| 127 | Lumb | 2,831 | 2,490 |
| 128 | Lumley | 1,824 | 2,464 |
| 129 | Lawless | 1,078 | 2,447 |
| 130 | Longley | 2,028 | 2,444 |
| 131 | Langridge | 1,763 | 2,417 |
| 132 | Lear | 1,755 | 2,400 |
| 133 | Lowes | 1,739 | 2,365 |
| 134 | Ludlow | 1,573 | 2,363 |
| 135 | Longhurst | 1,965 | 2,353 |
| 136 | Lawler | 1,343 | 2,352 |
| 137 | Leeson | 1,740 | 2,338 |
| 138 | Lavelle | 233 | 2,331 |
| 139 | Lowery | 977 | 2,328 |
| 140 | Leeming | 1,860 | 2,280 |
| 141 | Loader | 1,667 | 2,271 |
| 142 | Longden | 1,386 | 2,258 |
| 143 | Lai | 3 | 2,255 |
| 144 | Latimer | 1,159 | 2,251 |
| 145 | Lupton | 2,159 | 2,227 |
| 146 | Lemon | 2,174 | 2,207 |
| 147 | Lockley | 1,136 | 2,196 |
| 148 | Leary | 2,701 | 2,154 |
| 149 | Loveday | 1,827 | 2,104 |
| 150 | Leaver | 1,935 | 2,090 |
| 151 | Lin | 21 | 2,090 |
| 152 | Lenton | 1,497 | 2,085 |
| 153 | Lawes | 1,302 | 2,081 |
| 154 | Leadbetter | 1,547 | 2,076 |
| 155 | Leather | 2,043 | 2,050 |
| 156 | Lauder | 1,586 | 2,049 |
| 157 | Lorimer | 1,189 | 2,046 |
| 158 | Lawley | 1,803 | 2,045 |
| 159 | Lovegrove | 1,744 | 2,024 |
| 160 | Lingard | 1,902 | 2,010 |
| 161 | Lyle | 1,406 | 1,962 |
| 162 | Longworth | 1,912 | 1,945 |
| 163 | Livingston | 2,709 | 1,941 |
| 164 | Laverick | 1,093 | 1,922 |
| 165 | Lovelock | 1,296 | 1,901 |
| 166 | Loughlin | 488 | 1,897 |
| 167 | Leith | 1,551 | 1,874 |
| 168 | Lopes | 50 | 1,868 |
| 169 | Lindsey | 1,516 | 1,837 |
| 170 | Luff | 1,912 | 1,835 |
| 171 | Ley | 1,282 | 1,827 |
| 172 | Leader | 1,359 | 1,814 |
| 173 | Litchfield | 1,229 | 1,810 |
| 174 | Leek | 1,450 | 1,799 |
| 175 | London | 1,491 | 1,791 |
| 176 | Lawrenson | 838 | 1,781 |
| 177 | Lazenby | 1,416 | 1,780 |
| 178 | Lo | 18 | 1,771 |
| 179 | Loughran | 305 | 1,760 |
| 180 | Levett | 1,323 | 1,749 |
| 181 | Longman | 1,516 | 1,726 |
| 182 | Laidler | 1,191 | 1,724 |
| 183 | Langham | 1,308 | 1,720 |
| 184 | Lowndes | 1,011 | 1,690 |
| 185 | Lowrie | 1,029 | 1,672 |
| 186 | Lad | 12 | 1,667 |
| 187 | Leake | 1,234 | 1,652 |
| 188 | Lewington | 794 | 1,642 |
| 189 | Laughton | 1,454 | 1,624 |
| 190 | Logue | 226 | 1,624 |
| 191 | Leckie | 938 | 1,623 |
| 192 | Leask | 1,232 | 1,614 |
| 193 | Lavin | 531 | 1,608 |
| 194 | Luxton | 1,312 | 1,592 |
| 195 | Langan | 457 | 1,587 |
| 196 | Lawal | 0 | 1,571 |
| 197 | Leadbeater | 1,216 | 1,562 |
| 198 | Littlejohn | 1,443 | 1,555 |
| 199 | Lyne | 1,301 | 1,545 |
| 200 | Le | 15 | 1,531 |