Last Names That Start With L
These last names that start with L come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 7,941 surnames beginning with L; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Lopez is the top L surname at rank 21, and Lee is close behind. L gives you 7,941 surnames to choose from, many with a smooth, liquid sound.
Long, Lane and Lee are one syllable each, so they slide easily after a longer first name. Lawrence gives more weight. Lawson and Larson look alike on paper and are easy to confuse when read quickly.
Little and Long are also ordinary words, which can add a light touch in fiction but may draw jokes in real life.
- Surnames starting with L
- 7,941
- Most common
- Lopez 621,536 people
- National rank of the top one
- #21
100 most common last names that start with L
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lopez | #21 | 621,536 |
| 2 | Lee | #22 | 605,860 |
| 3 | Lewis | #26 | 509,930 |
| 4 | Long | #86 | 223,494 |
| 5 | Lane | #209 | 128,727 |
| 6 | Lawrence | #219 | 124,321 |
| 7 | Larson | #224 | 121,064 |
| 8 | Lawson | #235 | 115,186 |
| 9 | Lynch | #237 | 114,448 |
| 10 | Little | #266 | 102,718 |
| 11 | Lucas | #275 | 100,417 |
| 12 | Lambert | #303 | 90,618 |
| 13 | Leonard | #308 | 89,198 |
| 14 | Lowe | #309 | 89,178 |
| 15 | Lyons | #339 | 82,258 |
| 16 | Love | #363 | 78,323 |
| 17 | Le | #368 | 77,453 |
| 18 | Luna | #378 | 76,127 |
| 19 | Logan | #465 | 64,576 |
| 20 | Leon | #483 | 62,034 |
| 21 | Lindsey | #492 | 61,199 |
| 22 | Lloyd | #493 | 61,154 |
| 23 | Lang | #499 | 59,843 |
| 24 | Lara | #501 | 59,731 |
| 25 | Lamb | #511 | 58,555 |
| 26 | Li | #519 | 57,786 |
| 27 | Larsen | #572 | 52,963 |
| 28 | Lin | #624 | 49,360 |
| 29 | Liu | #650 | 47,665 |
| 30 | Lam | #706 | 44,385 |
| 31 | Lester | #709 | 43,919 |
| 32 | Leach | #714 | 43,666 |
| 33 | Lozano | #734 | 42,567 |
| 34 | Lowery | #752 | 41,670 |
| 35 | Livingston | #766 | 40,964 |
| 36 | Leblanc | #767 | 40,923 |
| 37 | Landry | #828 | 37,961 |
| 38 | Lynn | #847 | 37,125 |
| 39 | Levy | #892 | 35,464 |
| 40 | Levine | #926 | 34,472 |
| 41 | Lucero | #945 | 33,922 |
| 42 | Lutz | #996 | 31,940 |
| 43 | Lindsay | #1,008 | 31,744 |
| 44 | Lancaster | #1,009 | 31,686 |
| 45 | Lehman | #1,023 | 31,296 |
| 46 | Lake | #1,035 | 30,924 |
| 47 | Law | #1,037 | 30,900 |
| 48 | Lange | #1,068 | 29,977 |
| 49 | Lugo | #1,092 | 29,328 |
| 50 | Leal | #1,133 | 28,248 |
| 51 | Lim | #1,170 | 27,433 |
| 52 | Lyon | #1,175 | 27,337 |
| 53 | Lockhart | #1,195 | 26,844 |
| 54 | Langley | #1,208 | 26,560 |
| 55 | Locke | #1,210 | 26,516 |
| 56 | Lau | #1,259 | 25,624 |
| 57 | Lott | #1,291 | 25,118 |
| 58 | Lowry | #1,323 | 24,506 |
| 59 | Leslie | #1,335 | 24,266 |
| 60 | Lund | #1,354 | 24,001 |
| 61 | Lord | #1,399 | 23,221 |
| 62 | Larkin | #1,418 | 23,004 |
| 63 | Ly | #1,421 | 22,990 |
| 64 | Lu | #1,424 | 22,977 |
| 65 | Lacy | #1,467 | 22,250 |
| 66 | Ludwig | #1,485 | 21,994 |
| 67 | Lilly | #1,511 | 21,742 |
| 68 | Link | #1,534 | 21,553 |
| 69 | Latham | #1,572 | 20,935 |
| 70 | Land | #1,594 | 20,687 |
| 71 | Lovell | #1,596 | 20,628 |
| 72 | Lanier | #1,625 | 20,181 |
| 73 | Lockwood | #1,695 | 19,386 |
| 74 | Ledbetter | #1,712 | 19,222 |
| 75 | Levin | #1,721 | 19,070 |
| 76 | Langston | #1,731 | 18,979 |
| 77 | Lujan | #1,737 | 18,892 |
| 78 | Layton | #1,746 | 18,781 |
| 79 | Leyva | #1,749 | 18,769 |
| 80 | Langford | #1,763 | 18,650 |
| 81 | Louis | #1,771 | 18,552 |
| 82 | Lovett | #1,789 | 18,421 |
| 83 | Landis | #1,792 | 18,388 |
| 84 | Landers | #1,802 | 18,308 |
| 85 | Ledford | #1,807 | 18,264 |
| 86 | Leung | #1,815 | 18,140 |
| 87 | Laird | #1,828 | 18,031 |
| 88 | Lay | #1,832 | 17,979 |
| 89 | Lacey | #1,854 | 17,811 |
| 90 | Lackey | #1,862 | 17,749 |
| 91 | Locklear | #1,864 | 17,730 |
| 92 | Luke | #1,940 | 17,016 |
| 93 | Lunsford | #1,981 | 16,736 |
| 94 | Light | #1,996 | 16,671 |
| 95 | Lemus | #2,004 | 16,583 |
| 96 | Laughlin | #2,062 | 16,097 |
| 97 | Lincoln | #2,068 | 16,070 |
| 98 | Lopes | #2,074 | 16,029 |
| 99 | Ladd | #2,096 | 15,898 |
| 100 | Lyles | #2,128 | 15,632 |
Short last names that start with L
- Lee
- Long
- Lane
- Lowe
- Love
- Le
- Luna
- Leon
- Lang
- Lara
- Lamb
- Li
- Lin
- Liu
- Lam
- Lynn
- Levy
- Lutz
- Lake
- Law
Long last names with L
- Livingston
- Lewandowski
- Littlejohn
- Littlefield
- Leatherman
- Loudermilk
- Letourneau
- Leatherwood
- Litchfield
- Lauderdale
- Lafountain
- Lafontaine
- Lamontagne
- Landaverde
- Lingenfelter
- Lippincott
Uncommon last names that start with L
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Lamar
- Lenz
- Limon
- Lively
- Lira
- Leahy
- Laney
- Libby
- Lemke
- Lennon
- Lerma
- Lindberg
- Logsdon
- Lindley
- Liles
- Layman
- Lafferty
- Loya
- Littleton
- Leigh
- Legg
- Latimer
- Lanham
- Littlefield
- Lea
- Luce
- Lindstrom
- Loera
- Luttrell
- Loveless
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with L?
Lopez, shared by 621,536 people in the US Census count, ranked #21 among all surnames.
How many last names start with L?
The Census list has 7,941 surnames starting with L that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with L?
Less common real surnames include Lamar, Lenz, Limon, Lively, Lira, Leahy.
What are short last names that start with L?
Lee, Long, Lane, Lowe, Love, Le, Luna, Leon.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.