The los Surname
los Name Meaning and History
- Polish (Los): nickname for a large, ungainly person, from Polish los ‘elk’.
- Dutch: nickname from Middle Dutch losch ‘squinting’; ‘cross-eyed’; ‘one-eyed’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 6 - Messages: 18
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Jozef Los |
 lyndsylew
| 0 |
| Alexander LOS b. Poland abt 1876 d. USA 1962 |
duchess17
| 11 |
| Thoams Los - Manilla to New Orleans in the 1860s | Colleen Fitzpatrick | 0 |
| Los, possibly Theodore | Mona E. Roy | 0 |
| Los/Lose/Loos | krystin | 0 |
| Mary Los |
jo_otoole
| 1 |
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