Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword compensation.
usage
meaning
Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.
Toller English
Occupational name meaning "tax gatherer", derived from Old English toln "toll, fee, tax".
Towner English
Variant of Toller.