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LAW : This last name is indexed 297,846 times on Geneanet!

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LAW : 1: Scottish and northern English: from a Middle English personal name Law(e) a short form of Lawrence.2: Scottish and northern English: topographic name for someone who lived near a hill northern Middle English law (from Old English hlāw which generally became low in the south and law in the north). Compare Lowe and Lew.3: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 羅 based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Luo 1.4: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 盧 based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Lu 1.5: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 劉 based on its Cantonese pronunciation see Liu 1.6: Southeast Asian (Iu Mien): variant of Lor 2 and Lo 12.

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