Indian (northern states): Hindu name (Bania, Kayasth), from
Hindi lala, a term of respect, used especially for
members of Vaisya and Kayasth communities; typically bankers,
merchants, tradesmen, schoolmasters, and clerks. It is probably
related to Lal.Southern Italian: from modern Greek
Lalas; the frequency of the name in the parochial records of
Piana degli Albanesi leads Caracausi to suggest it may have been taken
to Italy by Albanian settlers.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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