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Last
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last läst låst læst lást
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Various origins:
English metonymic occupational surname for a cobbler, from en last a tool for shaping shoes tool. Compare en Laster.
Also as an English surname, from the adjective en last.
Borrowed from en nl - and en de Last, an occupational surname for a porter (see the German entry below).
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Last is the 15922nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1825 individuals. Last is most common among White (92.66%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Dutch surnames from German
German
Etymology
de load :der gmh:last<id:load><ety:der<goh:last<id:load><ety:der<gmw-pro:*hlasti<id:load>>>>>
From de gmh last, from de goh last, goh hlast, from de gmw-pro *hlasti, from de ine-pro *kleh₂- to put, lay out, whence en laden. Compare en last#Etymology_4 last and en ballast.
Pronunciation
de /last/
de De-Last.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de lasst
Noun
f
load, burden
18 Und sie ging gebückt, als trage sie eine schwere Last, And she walked bowed as if she carried a heavy load,
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Altlast
de Grundlast
de lästig
Related terms
de belästigen
de laden
de Laden
Further reading
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