Light (surname)
Light is a surname.
Etymology
Coming from Middle English, there are several possible meanings. In Middle English, lyght means a happy, cheerful person. The Old English leoht could be a person who is ‘bright’ or ‘cheerful’.The two forms of light - leoht and lioht had distinct meanings, but became mixed over time. The Middle English word lite, coming from Old English l¯t ‘little’, also became lyght.
People
- Alan Light, American journalist and music reviewer
- Alan Light (comics), American founder of the Comics Buyer's Guide
- Alex Light, American football player
- Allie Light, American film producer, director and editor
- Bill Light, American farmer and politician
- Billy Light, English footballer
- Daniel Light, British disc jockey
- Danny Light, English footballer
- Douglas Light, American author
- Edward Light, English musician, inventor of the harp-lute
- Elisha Light, English cricketer
- Enoch Light, American classical violinist and bandleader
- Francis Light, founder of the British colony of Penang
- George Thomas Light, organist and architect in South Australia
- Henry Light, third governor of British Guiana
- H. Wayne Light, American academic and author
- James Light (cricketer), English cricketer
- James Light (director), American director and actor
- James F. Light, American literature scholar and university VP and provost
- Jay Light (musician), American musician
- Jay Owen Light, American academic and university dean
- Jennifer S. Light, American academic and author
- John Light (actor), English cinema, television and theatre actor
- John H. Light, American lawyer, Connecticut politician and Attorney General
- Judith Light, American television actress
- Kevin Light, Canadian rower
- Matt Light, American football player
- Paul Light (psychologist), British psychologist and the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Winchester
- Paul C. Light, American political scientist
- Richard Upjohn Light, American neurosurgeon, aviator, cinematographer, and president of the American Geographical Society
- Timothy Light, professor emeritus at Western Michigan University
- Walter Light, American musician
- Walter Frederick Light, Canadian businessman
- William Light, first Surveyor-General of South Australia
- William Light (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Sidney "Cap" Light, Texas lawman