Surnames

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Lacey

Another form of the surname is Lacey.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lacey.

See Lacy family of Cromwellbottom and Lacy family of Todmorden

Lacy

Another form of the surname is Lacey

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout and De Lacy

There are over 50 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lacy, as discussed in the Lacy Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Lake

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lake.

Lakey

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lakey.

Lamb

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lamb.

Lambert

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lambert.

Unattached BMDs for Lambert:

Marriages 1913, 1941; Death 1883

 

Lancaster

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lancaster.

Unattached BMDs for Lancaster:

Marriage 1810

 

Land

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Land.

Landale

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Landale.

Lane

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lane.

Unattached BMDs for Lane:

Death 1865

 

Langdale

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Langdale.

Langfield

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Langfield.

Langford

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Langford.

Langhorn

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Langhorn.

Langley

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Langley.

Unattached BMDs for Langley:

Marriage 1904

 

Larkin

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Larkin.

Lassey

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lassey.

Unattached BMDs for Lassey:

Marriages 1865, 1877

 

Latham

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Latham.

Law

The local instances of the surname may have originated in Langfield.

George Redmonds writes that Hugh de la Lawe is recorded at Sowerby in 1298 and Robert Lawe is recorded at Langield in 1379.

The surname is still common in and around Todmorden

There are over 110 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Law, as discussed in the Law Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Law:

Marriages 1804, 1861, 1875, 1876, 1899, 1913; Deaths 1807, 1899, 1900

 

Lawer

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lawer.

Unattached BMDs for Lawer:

Marriages 1920, 1921

 

Lawlor

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lawlor.

Lawrence

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lawrence.

Unattached BMDs for Lawrence:

Marriage 1928

 

Lawson

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lawson.

Unattached BMDs for Lawson:

Marriages 1805, 1810, 1858, 1894, 1911

 

See Patronymic Surnames

Lawton

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lawton.

Unattached BMDs for Lawton:

Marriage 1900

 

Laxton

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Laxton.

Laycock

Other forms of the surname include Leacock and Lowcock

There are over 30 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Laycock, as discussed in the Laycock Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Laycock:

Marriages 1899, 1934

 

Layfield

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Layfield.

Unattached BMDs for Layfield:

Death 1899

 

Layton

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Layton.

Lazenby

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lazenby.

Lea

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lea.

Leach

Another form of the surname is Leech.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

The name is said to come from the Old English word for a healer

There are over 20 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leach, as discussed in the Leach Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Leach:

Marriages 1899, 1906, 1911, 1951; Death 1812

 

Leacock

Other forms of the surname include Leacock and Lowcock

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leacock.

Leah

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leah.

Learoyd

The surname is recorded in 1324. The name is probably derived from ley and royd

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Learoyd.

Leary

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leary.

Leather

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leather.

Unattached BMDs for Leather:

Death 1907

 

Leaver

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leaver.

Ledgard

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Ledgard.

Lee

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are over 50 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lee, as discussed in the Lee Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lee:

Marriages 1850, 1859, 1867, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1891, 1899, 1902, 1906, 1922, 1939; Death 1907

 

Leech

A variant of the surname Leach

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leech.

Leek

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leek.

Leeming

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leeming.

Unattached BMDs for Leeming:

Marriages 1854, 1861

 

Lees

There are over 20 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lees. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lees:

Marriages 1806, 1811, 1861, 1883, 1886, 1935; Deaths 1801, 1809, 1899, 1900

 

Leggett

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leggett.

Leigh

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leigh.

Leighton

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leighton.

Lemm

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lemm.

Leonard

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leonard.

Leppington

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leppington.

Letten

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Letten.

Lever

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lever.

Lewin

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lewin.

Lewis

There are over 20 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lewis. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lewis:

Marriages 1905, 1906

 

Lewthwaite

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lewthwaite.

Unattached BMDs for Lewthwaite:

Marriage 1923

 

Leyland

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Leyland.

Liddle

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Liddle.

Lightfoot

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightfoot.

Lighting

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lighting.

Lightoller

A variant of the surname Lightowler

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightoller.

Lightollers

A variant of the surname Lightowler

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightollers.

Lightoulers

A variant of the surname Lightowler

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightoulers.

Lightowler

Other forms of the surname include Lightoller, Lightollers, Lightoulers, Lightowlers and Lightowller.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

The Lightowler form appeared around 1637.

The name probably originated in Lancashire in an area called Lightalders at the Littleborough end of Blackstone Edge.

There are over 20 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightowler, as discussed in the Lightowler Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lightowler:

Marriages 1861, 1899; Deaths 1900, 1907

 

See Light and Owler

Lightowlers

A variant of the surname Lightowler

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightowlers.

Lightowller

A variant of the surname Lightowler

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightowller.

Lightridge

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lightridge.

Liley

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Liley.

Lilley

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lilley.

Limb

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Limb.

Lindley

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lindley.

Unattached BMDs for Lindley:

Death 1807

 

Lindsay

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lindsay.

Linfoot

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Linfoot.

Lingard

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lingard.

Unattached BMDs for Lingard:

Marriage 1888

 

Linsey

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Linsey.

Linton

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Linton.

Unattached BMDs for Linton:

Death 1907

 

Lipscomb

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lipscomb.

Lister

An Anglian occupational surname meaning a dyer, from the Middle English lit [to dye].

Ralph Litster is recorded in 1286, and Bate the Lister is recorded in 1298.

There are over 140 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lister, as discussed in the Lister Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lister:

Marriages 1811, 1835, 1863, 1878, 1898, 1900, 1904, 1907, 1908; Deaths 1810, 1899

 

See Dyer, Dyeing, The Lister family and Lithairse

Little

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Little.

Littlefield

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Littlefield.

Littlewood

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Littlewood.

Unattached BMDs for Littlewood:

Death 1907

 

Livermore

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Livermore.

Liversedge

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Liversedge.

Livesay

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Livesay.

Livesey

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Livesey.

Livingstone

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Livingstone.

Lizours

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lizours.

Lloyd

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lloyd.

Lochhead

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lochhead.

Unattached BMDs for Lochhead:

Marriage 1810

 

Lockwood

The surname originates in Lockwood, and is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lockwood.

Unattached BMDs for Lockwood:

Marriages 1807, 1885, 1914; Deaths 1805, 1907

 

Lodge

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lodge.

Unattached BMDs for Lodge:

Marriages 1892, 1917; Death 1907

 

Lofthouse

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lofthouse.

Logan

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Logan.

Lomas

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lomas.

Unattached BMDs for Lomas:

Marriages 1811, 1868, 1899

 

Lomax

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lomax.

Long

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Long.

Unattached BMDs for Long:

Marriage 1906

 

Longbotham

A variant of the surname Longbottom

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Longbotham.

Unattached BMDs for Longbotham:

Marriage 1810

 

Longbottom

Another form of the surname is Longbotham.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout

Richard Longboteham is recorded in 1379.

The name used the element bottom and means a long valley

There are over 60 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Longbottom, as discussed in the Longbottom Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Longbottom:

Marriages 1861, 1866, 1901, 1904, 1921; Deaths 1899, 1900, 1907

 

Longstaff

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Longstaff.

Longthorpe

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Longthorpe.

Lonsdale

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lonsdale.

Lord

There are over 90 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lord, as discussed in the Lord Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lord:

Marriages 1785, 1806, 1808, 1868, 1889, 1896, 1899, 1912, 1920, 1921, 1926; Death 1899; Death 1883

 

Lovell

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lovell.

Lowcock

A variant of the surname Laycock

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lowcock.

Lowe

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lowe.

Unattached BMDs for Lowe:

Marriage 1937

 

Luca

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Luca.

Lucas

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lucas.

Unattached BMDs for Lucas:

Marriage 1861

 

Lucy

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are currently no entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lucy.

Ludgate

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Ludgate.

Luke

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Luke.

Lum

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lum.

Unattached BMDs for Lum:

Marriage 1910

 

Lumb

The surname is recorded in 1307

There are over 150 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lumb, as discussed in the Lumb Sidetrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.

Unattached BMDs for Lumb:

Marriages 1836, 1857, 1858, 1875, 1876, 1895, 1899, 1900, 1907, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1921; Deaths 1899, 1900, 1907

 

Lumby

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lumby.

Lund

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lund.

Lundy

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lundy.

Lunn

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lunn.

Lupton

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lupton.

Unattached BMDs for Lupton:

Marriage 1916

 

Luty

There are several entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Luty.

Lynch

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lynch.

Unattached BMDs for Lynch:

Marriage 1914

 

Lyon

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lyon.

Lyons

There are a few entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Lyons.

Unattached BMDs for Lyons:

Marriage 1914

 

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