A History of Surnames

Lake is an English surname, originally derived as a topographic name for someone who lived bear a lake or a stream. The name derives from Old English lacu and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European  *leǵ- (to leak, drain).  Origin: Proto-Indo-European Pinterest

Pinterest Origin: Old English, Norman French Meaning: Lovecraft is an English surname combined with two English elements; the first part of the name is made up of either Old English personal name Lufu or Lufa meaning "love", or from the Norman French louve meaning "female wolf"; while the second part of the name could be derived from Old English craeft meaning "craft, skill".

Pinterest Origin: Latin, Celtic Meaning: Lancaster seems to come from the name of a river called Lune located in Cumbria and Lancashire in England, which seems to come from a Celtic word meaning "clean" or "pure", with Latin castra meaning "fort, castle" .