This list of Hispanic last names starting with L is based on the 2010 United States census.
We have only included “L” surnames where at least 60% of the holders declared that they were Hispanic.
Notes About Our Hispanic List
The U.S. census of 2010 included a question that asked if the person was “Spanish / Hispanic/ Latino”.
We used a cutoff of 60% to ensure that the last names were typically Hispanic.
Columns
Our tables show you the number of people of this surname who declared on the census that they were Hispanic.
The next column shows the total number of people bearing that name. The percentage of Hispanic names is a simple calculation of the second column divided by the third.
The final column shows how common the surname is in the United States. For example, Lopez is ranked #12 in the U.S.
Links To Other Lists Of Hispanic Names
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Hispanic Last Names Beginning With L
Let’s start with names from Laboy to Laredo. Within this section, Lara is the most common U.S. name.
This is also a Russian name with different origins to the Hispanic version. But as the table shows, over 92% of people with the name in the 2010 U.S. census identified as Hispanic.
The Spanish origins are from the word for a laurel leaf. We can surmise that early families of the name lived in areas full of laurel trees.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Laboy | 4,644 | 5,590 | 83.08% | 6,130 |
| Labra | 1,512 | 1,697 | 89.10% | 16,824 |
| Labrada | 1,572 | 1,700 | 92.47% | 16,798 |
| Lacayo | 2,036 | 2,299 | 88.56% | 13,267 |
| Lafuente | 757 | 911 | 83.10% | 26,727 |
| Lagos | 2,539 | 3,254 | 78.03% | 9,924 |
| Laguna | 4,768 | 5,633 | 84.64% | 6,088 |
| Lagunas | 6,764 | 7,080 | 95.54% | 4,966 |
| Lagunes | 1,077 | 1,113 | 96.77% | 22,978 |
| Lainez | 3,522 | 3,762 | 93.62% | 8,720 |
| Lajara | 701 | 773 | 90.69% | 30,277 |
| Lamadrid | 772 | 983 | 78.54% | 25,202 |
| Lamas | 4,626 | 5,621 | 82.30% | 6,100 |
| Lamboy | 852 | 1,022 | 83.37% | 24,483 |
| Landa | 6,104 | 8,267 | 73.84% | 4,298 |
| Landaverde | 6,140 | 6,336 | 96.91% | 5,489 |
| Landeros | 10,481 | 10,934 | 95.86% | 3,295 |
| Landin | 3,255 | 4,722 | 68.93% | 7,093 |
| Langarica | 669 | 694 | 96.40% | 32,994 |
| Lantigua | 2,600 | 2,740 | 94.89% | 11,484 |
| Lanuza | 789 | 1,065 | 74.08% | 23,750 |
| Lara | 76,654 | 83,067 | 92.28% | 381 |
| Laracuente | 997 | 1,115 | 89.42% | 22,944 |
| Laredo | 830 | 975 | 85.13% | 25,381 |
Hispanic names from Lares to Leos
Leon is the most common name in this section, and was ranked within the top four hundred names in the 2010 U.S. census.
There is a city of the name in the northwest of Spain. The origins also stem from the Spanish word for “lion”, and could refer to a brave warrior.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Lares | 3,155 | 3,773 | 83.62% | 8,700 |
| Larin | 748 | 968 | 77.27% | 25,518 |
| Larios | 10,377 | 10,887 | 95.32% | 3,299 |
| Larranaga | 742 | 874 | 84.90% | 27,556 |
| Larrea | 1,244 | 1,468 | 84.74% | 18,715 |
| Lascano | 1,039 | 1,277 | 81.36% | 20,709 |
| Lasso | 734 | 986 | 74.44% | 25,152 |
| Lastra | 1,259 | 1,572 | 80.09% | 17,809 |
| Laureano | 4,085 | 4,724 | 86.47% | 7,088 |
| Lazalde | 961 | 1,010 | 95.15% | 24,702 |
| Lazaro | 6,189 | 9,061 | 68.30% | 3,922 |
| Lazcano | 2,764 | 2,911 | 94.95% | 10,935 |
| Lazo | 10,530 | 12,640 | 83.31% | 2,850 |
| Leal | 30,528 | 35,958 | 84.90% | 969 |
| Leanos | 1,862 | 1,984 | 93.85% | 14,920 |
| Lebron | 8,630 | 9,843 | 87.68% | 3,606 |
| Lechuga | 4,932 | 5,221 | 94.46% | 6,500 |
| Ledesma | 17,953 | 20,311 | 88.39% | 1,768 |
| Ledezma | 9,440 | 9,721 | 97.11% | 3,659 |
| Leija | 6,210 | 6,580 | 94.38% | 5,293 |
| Leiva | 7,511 | 8,193 | 91.68% | 4,335 |
| Lema | 2,420 | 3,913 | 61.85% | 8,439 |
| Lemus | 25,823 | 27,079 | 95.36% | 1,297 |
| Leon | 73,590 | 86,363 | 85.21% | 363 |
| Leos | 5,346 | 5,888 | 90.79% | 5,861 |
Hispanic names from Lepe to Lizardi
Leyva is the most common U.S. name in this section. It’s a variant of the name Leiva in the previous section.
There is an area known as “Leiva” in the Rioja province of Spain, so the original families may have come from this region.
Linares is the next most common name here. The origins refer to people living near flax fields i.e. the crop that makes linen.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Lepe | 3,786 | 3,904 | 96.98% | 8,458 |
| Lerma | 11,548 | 12,639 | 91.37% | 2,852 |
| Levario | 1,633 | 1,789 | 91.28% | 16,161 |
| Leyba | 3,081 | 3,836 | 80.32% | 8,587 |
| Leyva | 24,552 | 26,153 | 93.88% | 1,351 |
| Lezama | 3,416 | 3,840 | 88.96% | 8,578 |
| Lezcano | 1,183 | 1,291 | 91.63% | 20,541 |
| Licea | 3,539 | 3,698 | 95.70% | 8,860 |
| Licon | 2,443 | 2,756 | 88.64% | 11,430 |
| Licona | 2,018 | 2,132 | 94.65% | 14,096 |
| Liera | 701 | 742 | 94.47% | 31,251 |
| Limas | 2,270 | 2,504 | 90.65% | 12,417 |
| Limon | 13,154 | 14,472 | 90.89% | 2,496 |
| Limones | 1,407 | 1,661 | 84.71% | 17,087 |
| Linan | 1,072 | 1,214 | 88.30% | 21,509 |
| Linares | 18,351 | 19,688 | 93.21% | 1,820 |
| Lira | 13,326 | 14,758 | 90.30% | 2,447 |
| Liranzo | 1,001 | 1,031 | 97.09% | 24,325 |
| Liriano | 3,016 | 3,139 | 96.08% | 10,268 |
| Liz | 822 | 926 | 88.77% | 26,362 |
| Lizama | 2,294 | 2,960 | 77.50% | 10,777 |
| Lizaola | 762 | 781 | 97.57% | 30,043 |
| Lizardi | 1,237 | 1,418 | 87.24% | 19,152 |
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Hispanic names from Lizardo to Lopezcruz
Lopez is by far the most common name in this section, and was ranked twelfth in the 2010 U.S. census.
Lopez refers to “the son of Lopo”. The origins of Lopo are in the Spanish word for a wolf. The original bearers of the name may have come from regions highly populated with the wild animals.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Lizardo | 1,651 | 2,120 | 77.88% | 14,168 |
| Lizarraga | 6,141 | 6,494 | 94.56% | 5,361 |
| Lizcano | 727 | 777 | 93.56% | 30,165 |
| Llamas | 10,067 | 11,028 | 91.29% | 3,275 |
| Llanas | 1,810 | 1,941 | 93.25% | 15,178 |
| Llanes | 3,342 | 4,197 | 79.63% | 7,888 |
| Llano | 1,055 | 1,196 | 88.21% | 21,750 |
| Llanos | 3,556 | 4,089 | 86.97% | 8,106 |
| Llerena | 1,733 | 1,885 | 91.94% | 15,527 |
| Loa | 797 | 1,087 | 73.32% | 23,397 |
| Loaiza | 2,694 | 2,854 | 94.39% | 11,114 |
| Loayza | 805 | 893 | 90.15% | 27,110 |
| Lobato | 3,219 | 4,047 | 79.54% | 8,201 |
| Lobos | 1,199 | 1,362 | 88.03% | 19,763 |
| Loera | 12,557 | 13,218 | 95.00% | 2,726 |
| Loeza | 993 | 1,019 | 97.45% | 24,531 |
| Loja | 1,443 | 1,520 | 94.93% | 18,272 |
| Lombera | 814 | 828 | 98.31% | 28,746 |
| Lomeli | 11,602 | 12,263 | 94.61% | 2,922 |
| Lona | 986 | 1,265 | 77.94% | 20,852 |
| Londono | 3,922 | 4,235 | 92.61% | 7,816 |
| Longoria | 15,970 | 17,818 | 89.63% | 2,025 |
| Loor | 685 | 766 | 89.43% | 30,477 |
| Lopera | 662 | 732 | 90.44% | 31,587 |
| Lopez | 812,607 | 874,523 | 92.92% | 12 |
| Lopezcruz | 760 | 786 | 96.69% | 29,878 |
Hispanic surnames from Lopezgarcia to Lozada
Lorenzo is the most common surname in this section of names.
The origins of the name are from the Latin for a laurel tree. We can surmise that the early bearers of the name came from regions highly populated with laurel trees.
This is similar to families named Lara, which originates from the word for a laurel leaf.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Lopezgarcia | 2,026 | 2,071 | 97.83% | 14,427 |
| Lopezgonzalez | 1,122 | 1,152 | 97.40% | 22,359 |
| Lopezhernandez | 1,852 | 1,893 | 97.83% | 15,471 |
| Lopezlopez | 2,363 | 2,415 | 97.85% | 12,775 |
| Lopezmartinez | 1,500 | 1,528 | 98.17% | 18,208 |
| Lopezperez | 1,534 | 1,552 | 98.84% | 17,992 |
| Lopezramirez | 1,032 | 1,062 | 97.18% | 23,804 |
| Lopezrodriguez | 1,140 | 1,186 | 96.12% | 21,895 |
| Lopezsanchez | 940 | 961 | 97.81% | 25,659 |
| Lora | 6,087 | 7,030 | 86.59% | 5,001 |
| Loredo | 7,347 | 7,830 | 93.83% | 4,530 |
| Lorenzana | 2,050 | 2,492 | 82.26% | 12,454 |
| Lorenzo | 11,898 | 17,825 | 66.75% | 2,024 |
| Loreto | 976 | 1,367 | 71.40% | 19,703 |
| Losada | 739 | 901 | 82.02% | 26,932 |
| Losoya | 1,817 | 1,956 | 92.89% | 15,080 |
| Lovato | 6,196 | 8,293 | 74.71% | 4,289 |
| Lovo | 910 | 1,018 | 89.39% | 24,554 |
| Loya | 10,816 | 12,232 | 88.42% | 2,931 |
| Loyola | 2,620 | 3,508 | 74.69% | 9,279 |
| Loza | 8,380 | 9,011 | 93.00% | 3,949 |
| Lozada | 7,817 | 8,959 | 87.25% | 3,969 |
Hispanic names from Lozano to Luviano
Luna is the most common name in this section, and is amongst the three hundred most common names in the 2010 U.S. census.
You can probably guess that the origins of the name are in the Spanish word for “moon”.
| Last Name | # Who Declared Hispanic | # Total Holders | % Declared Hispanic | Rank In U.S. |
| Lozano | 53,001 | 57,779 | 91.73% | 577 |
| Lozoya | 4,565 | 4,743 | 96.25% | 7,057 |
| Lua | 3,244 | 3,624 | 89.51% | 9,023 |
| Lucatero | 1,755 | 1,786 | 98.26% | 16,179 |
| Lucena | 879 | 1,321 | 66.54% | 20,183 |
| Lucero | 32,952 | 39,986 | 82.41% | 865 |
| Lucio | 8,554 | 9,780 | 87.46% | 3,631 |
| Luera | 2,689 | 2,941 | 91.43% | 10,829 |
| Luevano | 5,971 | 6,324 | 94.42% | 5,502 |
| Luevanos | 1,567 | 1,625 | 96.43% | 17,379 |
| Lugo | 34,571 | 37,903 | 91.21% | 913 |
| Luis | 6,481 | 9,255 | 70.03% | 3,827 |
| Lujan | 18,991 | 22,021 | 86.24% | 1,637 |
| Lujano | 2,028 | 2,128 | 95.30% | 14,119 |
| Lule | 1,082 | 1,241 | 87.19% | 21,157 |
| Lumbreras | 1,207 | 1,286 | 93.86% | 20,601 |
| Luna | 92,791 | 104,518 | 88.78% | 298 |
| Lupercio | 2,403 | 2,475 | 97.09% | 12,520 |
| Lupian | 1,097 | 1,155 | 94.98% | 22,319 |
| Luque | 1,962 | 2,296 | 85.45% | 13,283 |
| Luquin | 1,075 | 1,101 | 97.64% | 23,167 |
| Luviano | 1,620 | 1,655 | 97.89% | 17,131 |
