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JACOBS

Patronymic: from Jacob, English and Jewish, and Portuguese surname from the Latin Jacobus (Hebrew-Yaakov)

Jacob James and Jack are examples. Jakob; German. Kobus; Flemish. Koba, Kopak Kob are Czech. Jacobsen, Jakobsen are Danish-Norwegian. Copo,Coppo, Giacoppo are Italian. There are many European variations of this name.

 

JANSEN

Patronymic:A cognate of the surname John, from the Hebrew name Yochanan, meaning "Jehova has favoured me with a son"

Adopted into Latin in the early Christian era in Europe. The variation Janzen is found in several languages as a patronymic form of Jan (John), including Low German, Dutch and Danish German forms are Johansen, Jansen,Jans, Jantzen. Some Dutch forms are Jans, Johansen, Jans, Janssen.

KELLY

Irish: Patronymic: From the personal name Ceallach, from the genitive case O Ceallaigh comes the Irish form of the surname. The Kellys of Kilkenny and Tipperary are however O' Caollaidhe.

The The second most common name in Ireland after Murphy. The "O" and "Mac" were widely dropped during the period of Gaelic submergence. This surname came into being independently in at least seven different place in Ireland. Up to the thirteenth century the O'Kellys of Breagh (Co.Meath) were equal in importance to those of Ui Maine, but the impact of the Anglo-Norman invasion dispersed them. The Kellys of Ulster are most likely of the O'Kelly of the Cinel Eachrach sept (Counties Antrim and Derry) Those of the midlands come probably from the Kellys, who were one of the seven septs of Leix (Laois) who were still strong in their homeland in 1543. North Connaught Kellys are more likely to be of the Templeboy sept (Co Sligo) than of that of the Ui Maine. The Ui Maine (often called Hy Many) Kellys can trace their chiefs from the earliest times to the present day. Their sept was seated in east Co. Galway and the southern part of Roscommon.

Sourced from Goireland

3. KELLY of Kildare

 

KENNEDY

Nickname: Irish. From the Gaelic Cinneidith or O' Cinneide, meaning ugly or rough headed. Grehan.p.26

La'BROOY

The ancestors of the name were of French nationality, and their ancestral name was "La'BROOYES". On the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the family left France and settled in Brussels. With the change of domicile the name changed to it's present spelling.

LALOR

O' Lalor (older irish version) LAWLER, LAWLOR.

Patrynomic. Ireland. O' Leathlobhair. Descendant of Leathlobhar king of Ulidia,who died in the year 871 (half-Leper) or (half-sick) the name of a Ulidian family, descended from him.

The family is one of the oldest and numerous in Laois, and one of the seven septs of Laois (Queens County). Despite referenences to half-leper, there are many other possible meanings. ie:Leath- half,semi,discrict- countryside.

Lobhar= leper

Leabhar=book, oath, declaration

Leabhar= long and graceful, (as in hair)

Leabhar=batlestaff

The pronounciation of Lalor is the same as for Lawlor, however in more recent times some Australian Lalors pronounce it "Laylor".

LANDSBERGER

Locality name: Berg: castle, mountain. Berger; citizen. Probably of German origin. The name is common in Bavaria (Bayern), where there is a town called Landsberger.

LLOYD

Lloyd : Bapt. " The son of Lloyd" A Welsh personal name. This name is known over the whole English speaking world. Earliest examples of the name as a surname date back to 1577. Also, Welsh nickname, Llwyd "grey", "hoary head". 14th century.

LYNCH

Patronymic: Irish. Anglicised from the Gaelic (a) O'Loingsigh, meaning "descendant of Loingsearch" which was originaly a nickname meaning "mariner'.

(b) derived from the Gaelic Linsearch, a gaelic form of the Anglo-Norman name de Lench.