Surnames with "forest" in Meaning

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword forest.
usage
meaning
Bezuidenhout Dutch
From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.
Bosch 1 Dutch, Low German
Derived from Middle Dutch bosch meaning "wood, forest".
Bosco Italian
Means "forest" in Italian.
Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.
Del Bosque Spanish
Means "of the forest" in Spanish.
Dubois French
Means "from the forest", from French bois "forest".
Forest English, French
Originally belonged to a person who lived near or in a forest. It was probably originally derived, via Old French forest, from Latin forestam (silva) meaning "outer (wood)".
Forester English
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest, or one who has charge of growing timber in a forest (see Forest).
Forestier French
French cognate of Forester.
Forst German
Derived from Old High German forst "forest". Probably unrelated to the Old French word forest, which was derived from Latin, Old High German forst was derived from foraha meaning "fir tree".
Förstner German
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest (see Forst).
Fujimori Japanese
From Japanese (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and (mori) meaning "forest".
Grünewald German
Means "green forest" from German grün "green" and Wald "forest".
Gwózdek Polish
Derived from either archaic Polish gwozd meaning "forest" or gwóźdź meaning "nail".
Hayashi Japanese
From Japanese (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Holt English, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".
Holtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.
Houtkooper Dutch
Means "buyer of wood" in Dutch.
Houtman Dutch
Dutch cognate of Holzmann.
Hult Swedish
Swedish form of Holt.
Im Korean
From Sino-Korean (im) meaning "forest", making it the Korean form of Lin, or (im) of uncertain meaning, making it the Korean form of Ren.
Kobayashi Japanese
From Japanese (ko) meaning "small" and (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Lehtonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish lehto meaning "grove, small forest".
Lesauvage French
French form of Savage.
Lin Chinese
From Chinese (lín) meaning "forest".
Mori Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest".
Morikawa Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Morimoto Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Morishita Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (shita) meaning "under, below".
Morita Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Moriyama Japanese
From Japanese (mori) meaning "forest" and (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Nakabayashi Japanese
From Japanese (naka) meaning "middle" and (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Pineda Spanish, Catalan
Means "pine forest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Salo Finnish
Means "forest" in Finnish.
Salonen Finnish
From Finnish salo meaning "forest".
Salvaggi Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Salvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Sauvage French
French form of Savage.
Sauvageau French
French diminutive form of Savage.
Sauvageon French
French diminutive form of Savage.
Sauvageot French
French diminutive form of Savage.
Selvaggio Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Selvatici Italian
Italian form of Savage.
Siliņš m Latvian
Derived from Latvian sils meaning "pine forest".
Silva Portuguese, Spanish
From Spanish or Portuguese silva meaning "forest". This is the most common surname in Portugal and Brazil.
Skov Danish
Topographic name meaning "forest, wood" in Danish, from Old Norse skógr.
Skovgaard Danish
From a place name, derived from Danish skov "forest, wood" and gård "farm, yard".
Soto Spanish
Means "grove of trees, small forest" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin saltus.
Van Houten Dutch
Means "from forests", derived from Dutch hout "forest".
Van Laar Dutch
Derived from Dutch laar (plural laren), which means "open spot in the forest". These areas were used to graze cattle for example.
Waldvogel German, Jewish
From a nickname for a carefree person, derived from German Wald meaning "forest" and Vogel meaning "bird". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".