Given name & surname · also Dutch

Last

“a tool for shaping shoes”

Last is a surname from Dutch, ultimately from German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Last goes back to a word meaning “a tool for shaping shoes.”

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Where it comes from

Last comes from Dutch, and ultimately from German.

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How it developed

From German Last.

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Last’s family of names

In Greek usage, Last as a surname is a transliteration of Λαστ.

Walk Last’s family in the name graph

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