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Surnames, their origin and their meaning

Many surnames are associated with the place/locality of where the family lived and in those cases the location is noted as the meaning.
Many surnames are associated with the occupation of the person given the name.

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Surname	Origin	Meaning
Lacy	Locality	Derived from a place in France by that name. Sire De Lacy came into England with William the Conqueror.
Langton	Locality	The long hill or town
Lauder	Locality	A town in Berwickshire, Scotland
Laycock	Locality	A village on the banks of the Avon, in Wiltshire, England
Leby	Locality	A town in Denmark
Lechmere	Locality	Lech is a branch of the Rhine, mere, a lake
Legh	Locality	A town in England
Leicester	Locality	A borough town in England
Leigh	Locality	A town in England
Leland	Locality	Laland, an island in Denmark
Lester	Locality	A borough town in England
Leven	Locality	river in Lancashire, England
Lewes	Locality	town in Sussex, England
Leycester	Locality	A borough town in England
Lincoln	Locality	in England
Lindall	Locality	Lin, a brook, a lake, and dal, a dale
Lindfield	Locality	field of linden or lime-trees
Lindsay	Locality	Manor in the county of Essex, England
Lindsey	Locality	Manor in the county of Essex, England
Linn	Locality	A pool, pond, or lake
Linne	Locality	A pool, pond, or lake
Linton	Locality	Lin, a lake or pool, and ton, a town
Lippencot	Locality	Lippe, a German principality and town on the river Lippe. Cote, side or coast
Lismore	Locality	A parish in Argyleshire, Scotland
Livingstone	Locality	A barony in West Lothian, Scotland
Lonsdale	Locality	Town in Westmoreland, England
Loppe	Locality	An uneven or winding place, a bend
Lossie	Locality	A river of Scotland, in Elgin or Morayshire
Ludlow	Locality	Town in North Wales

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