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# indicates that the surname is registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies
   
  LACKENBY # variant Leckenby - this site includes a family tree containing over 3,000 individuals plus numerous photographs of family members
     
  LADD variants include Ladde, Lade and Lad - for their services in the Norman Conquest of England, members of the family were granted land in the county of Kent - the first recorded Ladd to migrate to America was Daniel Ladd who arrived in Massachusetts in 1634 - this site contains a wealth of information about the family including birth, marriage, death, probate, land grant, Quaker, court and numerous other records
     
  LAMBERT variants include Lamberte, Lambart and Lamberton - in addition to a large family tree, this site contains biographical notes on famous members of the family, including John Lambert who was Cromwell's second-in-command in the English civil war
     
  LANDEG the Landeg family of Gower in South Wales are descended from the Welsh nobility - this site contains historical information on the different branches of the family and the family's strong ties with India since the 18th century
     
  LANE this site focuses on the descendants of Lane family migrants to North America - it includes family trees and various extracted marriage, census, court, probate, military and other  records related to the Lane family - it also contains biographical notes on famous Lanes including Colonel John Lane and his daughter Lady Jane Lane who were instrumental in King Charles II's escape from Cromwell's forces
     
  LANGFEAR # variants include Lanfier, Lanfere, Lamphire and Lanphear - the surname is most common in the county of Wiltshire, England - this impressive site contains a large number of family trees together with extracted birth, baptism, marriage, death, burials and census records relating to the Langfear family
     
  LAWRENCE # this site contains many geographically grouped family lineages (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, New Zealand) - it also contains details of the family's DNA project
     
  LEAS variants include Lees, Lease, Leece, Leish, Leishman, Leeson, Leason, Lesson and Lisson - this site includes a searchable database containing over 12,000 individuals connected with the Leas family along with a list of contactable Leas family researchers
     
  LEE this site includes a database containing over 28,000 individuals connected with the Lee family 
     
  LEGGETT # variants include Liggett, Lidgate, Leggatt and Leggott - this site includes several family trees covering branches in England, Canada, United States, Australia, New Zealand and other countries - it also includes information on the family's DNA project, detailed notes on the origin of the name and photographs linked to some of the family trees shown
     
  LELAND variants include Leyland, Layland - the site includes the family tree and other information (wills, etc.) about the descendants of Henry Leland who migrated to America in 1652 - it also includes detailed notes on the origin of the name
     
  LEVERTON

variants include Liverton, Leventon, Leaverton, Liffiton, Laverton and Leviton - the site includes several English branches of the family tree together with the United States branch which comprises of descendants of John Leverton (born circa 1730), Isaac Leverton (born circa 1720) of Thomas Leverton (born circa 1730)

     
  LEVEY variants include Levy and Levi - this site contains information on the Levey family collected from parish records, census returns, gravestones, court records, wills and other sources in south east England
     
  LICKORISH # variant Liquorish - this site contains several descendant charts for past members of this rare family name together with a searchable database of family members past and present
     
  LINNELL the known history of the Linnell family originates in the county of Northamptonshire, England back in the 11th century - this site focuses on the descendants of Robert Linnell who migrated to Massachusetts in 1638
     
  LIST # variant Lyst  - this site contains several family trees where the oldest ancestor shown was born in England, the earliest tree being that of William List who was born circa 1529 in Halifax, Yorkshire - the site also provides information on the family's DNA project
     
  LITTLEFIELD this site includes a database of over 7,900 individuals connected to the Littlefield family 
     
  LIVELY this site contains several family trees including one for Mark Lively who migrated to Virginia in 1714 - it also includes biographical notes on famous members of the family including Edward Lively who was appointed by King James I to translate the old Testament Bible to the English language  
     
  LIVINGSTON this site includes a database of over 900 descendants of Henry Reed Livingston who was born in 1818 in Washington County, Maryland
     
  LOCKWOOD # variants include Lokwood, Locwode, Lockwoode and Lokewod - the most heavily populated area for Lockwoods in the UK is the West Riding of Yorkshire - this is as true today as it was 700 years ago - the earliest recorded instances of the name include Henry de Locwode in the Assize Rolls for Staffordshire in 1294 - this site includes several family trees plus biographical notes of famous members of the family
     
  LONGMORE this site includes extracts from the GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths for members of the Longmore family plus extracts from the UK censuses and the USA census for 1920
     
  LONGWELL variants Langwell and Longwill - this site contains a series of USA branches of the family tree
     
  LOVEGROVE # the majority of Lovegroves currently reside in the UK - the next largest contingent live in Australia - this site includes a large body of information on Lovegrove births, marriages, deaths and wills extracted from a broad range of worldwide resources
     
  LOVELAND the name Loveland has existed at least since the 15th century with the earliest references centered on the village of Worplesdon in the County of Surrey, England - this site contains a series of historical notes on the family together with several American family pedigrees
     
  LUCEY variant Lucy - this site includes an extensive record of births, marriages and deaths for individuals with the Lucey/Lucy surname 
     
  LUCRAFT # variants include Lovecraft, Luccraft, Luckcraft and Loucraft - this site contains several family trees and a wide range of articles on the Lucraft family
     
  LUMMIS variants include Lomas, Loomalls, Loomas and Lummas - this site includes a searchable database containing over 2,500 individuals connected with the Lummis family
   
   
   
 
   
 
This page last updated: 11 July 2008