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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Larner | 953 | 1,503 |
| 202 | Line | 1,421 | 1,494 |
| 203 | Lambourne | 794 | 1,492 |
| 204 | Langston | 842 | 1,490 |
| 205 | Luscombe | 1,505 | 1,486 |
| 206 | Limbu | 0 | 1,472 |
| 207 | Linford | 793 | 1,469 |
| 208 | Laker | 1,284 | 1,450 |
| 209 | Larcombe | 933 | 1,439 |
| 210 | Lakhani | 0 | 1,415 |
| 211 | Longbottom | 2,661 | 1,380 |
| 212 | Linley | 1,069 | 1,365 |
| 213 | Lockey | 711 | 1,362 |
| 214 | Limb | 677 | 1,355 |
| 215 | Lacy | 1,951 | 1,351 |
| 216 | Laver | 1,150 | 1,350 |
| 217 | Louise | 14 | 1,333 |
| 218 | Lambie | 980 | 1,330 |
| 219 | Livermore | 1,002 | 1,325 |
| 220 | Leedham | 804 | 1,318 |
| 221 | Lawrance | 1,951 | 1,314 |
| 222 | Levitt | 995 | 1,306 |
| 223 | Laverty | 436 | 1,285 |
| 224 | Loudon | 882 | 1,283 |
| 225 | Lydon | 252 | 1,282 |
| 226 | Liversidge | 758 | 1,274 |
| 227 | Lisle | 750 | 1,273 |
| 228 | Leishman | 1,019 | 1,268 |
| 229 | Lack | 1,026 | 1,266 |
| 230 | Lott | 1,154 | 1,260 |
| 231 | Lobb | 1,455 | 1,259 |
| 232 | Lipscombe | 799 | 1,238 |
| 233 | Leah | 1,073 | 1,223 |
| 234 | Linney | 942 | 1,211 |
| 235 | Lythgoe | 922 | 1,199 |
| 236 | Louis | 384 | 1,198 |
| 237 | Link | 542 | 1,193 |
| 238 | Lamond | 1,032 | 1,189 |
| 239 | Laurence | 4,228 | 1,187 |
| 240 | Lilly | 1,842 | 1,184 |
| 241 | Leng | 842 | 1,171 |
| 242 | Lycett | 614 | 1,159 |
| 243 | Larsen | 198 | 1,151 |
| 244 | Lappin | 233 | 1,146 |
| 245 | Locker | 749 | 1,136 |
| 246 | Lonergan | 155 | 1,128 |
| 247 | Leak | 1,151 | 1,123 |
| 248 | Latter | 781 | 1,121 |
| 249 | Lambe | 279 | 1,114 |
| 250 | Lothian | 706 | 1,112 |
| 251 | Lowden | 984 | 1,106 |
| 252 | Luckhurst | 675 | 1,078 |
| 253 | Letts | 1,022 | 1,077 |
| 254 | Leeder | 641 | 1,066 |
| 255 | Luker | 768 | 1,066 |
| 256 | Lindop | 696 | 1,062 |
| 257 | Luckett | 747 | 1,059 |
| 258 | Larkins | 892 | 1,057 |
| 259 | Ludlam | 635 | 1,046 |
| 260 | Leiper | 693 | 1,045 |
| 261 | Lall | 2 | 1,042 |
| 262 | Lynas | 240 | 1,033 |
| 263 | Ly | 4 | 1,032 |
| 264 | Litherland | 679 | 1,021 |
| 265 | Lush | 1,199 | 1,017 |
| 266 | Lloydjones | 14 | 1,014 |
| 267 | Leon | 151 | 1,011 |
| 268 | Lye | 802 | 1,008 |
| 269 | Ladd | 1,066 | 1,004 |
| 270 | Lynes | 780 | 994 |
| 271 | Luxford | 629 | 993 |
| 272 | Logie | 873 | 983 |
| 273 | Leyshon | 697 | 982 |
| 274 | Lancashire | 715 | 963 |
| 275 | Longmore | 731 | 960 |
| 276 | Lazarus | 714 | 959 |
| 277 | Lu | 13 | 956 |
| 278 | Linden | 408 | 952 |
| 279 | Lawn | 756 | 948 |
| 280 | Leverton | 542 | 947 |
| 281 | Lethbridge | 873 | 946 |
| 282 | Lampard | 722 | 944 |
| 283 | Lynam | 326 | 936 |
| 284 | Leatherbarrow | 625 | 933 |
| 285 | Lewandowski | 0 | 925 |
| 286 | Lennard | 676 | 922 |
| 287 | Levine | 141 | 920 |
| 288 | Larter | 559 | 918 |
| 289 | Learmonth | 486 | 914 |
| 290 | Lillie | 738 | 914 |
| 291 | Liddiard | 687 | 904 |
| 292 | Leong | 0 | 898 |
| 293 | Lough | 540 | 896 |
| 294 | Lemmon | 550 | 893 |
| 295 | Linnell | 672 | 890 |
| 296 | Louden | 520 | 889 |
| 297 | Looker | 886 | 884 |
| 298 | Lean | 877 | 876 |
| 299 | Lobo | 0 | 868 |
| 300 | Lillywhite | 582 | 863 |