Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword group.
usage
meaning
Bennington English
From the English town name Benington, which can mean either "settlement belonging to Beonna's people" or "settlement by the River Beane".
Bonnaire French
French form of Bonner.
Bonner English
From Middle English boneire "kind, courteous", derived from Norman French bon aire "good bloodline".
Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.
Friis Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian (mostly Danish) form of Fries.
Hardwick English
From Old English heord "herd" and wic "village, town".
Harlow English
Habitational name derived from a number of locations named Harlow, from Old English hær "rock, heap of stones" or here "army", combined with hlaw "hill".
Herceg Croatian
Croatian form of Herzog.
Herczeg Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Herczog Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Kuang Chinese
From Chinese (kuàng), which refers to the clan of the same name.
Maki 1 Japanese
From Japanese (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle".
Mutō Japanese
From Japanese (mu) meaning "military, martial" and () meaning "wisteria". The final character may indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.
Takeda Japanese
From Japanese (take) meaning "military, martial" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Wu 2, from Sino-Vietnamese ().
Wirt German
Variant of Wirth.
Wirth German, Jewish
Occupational name for an innkeeper, derived from German wirt meaning "host".
Wu 2 Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "military, martial".