Census records of free Black heads of household in the antebellum South
| Name | State | Num In Family | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucy | Maryland | 2 | — |
| Lucy (free) | South Carolina | — | — |
| Lucy (Negro) | Maryland | 5 | — |
| Luke | North Carolina | — | — |
| Luke (free) | New York | 7 | New York City, North Ward |
| Luke (Negro) | Connecticut | 3 | — |
| Luke (Negro) | Connecticut | 2 | — |
| Luke (Negro) | Connecticut | 4 | — |
| Lundon, Crapper (free Negro) | Delaware | 3 | — |
| Luscombe, Bathenah | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Luscombe, Prince | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Lusk, John | Maryland | 1 | — |
| Luther, Betty | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Luvinor, John | North Carolina | — | — |
| Lydia (Negro) | Maryland | 2 | — |
| Lynch, Rosannah | Maryland | 1 | — |
| Lynde. Cato | Massachusetts | — | — |
| Lyndon, Cesar | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Lyons, Jean | Pennsylvania | — | — |
| Lype, Godfry, Sr. | North Carolina | — | — |
| Lyrics, John | Connecticut | 6 | — |
| M’Leannen, Plato (Negro) | Rhode Island | — | — |
| Ma-nley, Martha | North Carolina | — | — |
| Mable (Negro) | Maryland | 3 | — |
| Mack, Dick (Negro) | Maryland | 1 | — |