BARNES EnglishDenoted a person who worked or lived in a barn. The word
barn is derived from Old English
bere "barley" and
ærn "dwelling".
BLACK EnglishMeans either "black" (from Old English
blæc) or "pale" (from Old English
blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.
BROWN EnglishOriginally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the 'Peanuts' comic strip by Charles Schulz.
CARTER EnglishOccupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French
caretier.
FLEMING EnglishGiven to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from
FLANDERS in the Netherlands.
GRAY EnglishFrom a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.
HILL EnglishOriginally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English
hyll.
HORTON EnglishFrom the name of a town in Yorkshire meaning "mud town".
INOUE JapaneseMeans "above the well", from Japanese
井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit", an unwritten possessive marker
の (no), and
上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper".
KAISER GermanFrom Middle High German
keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name
CAESAR.
MALLORY EnglishFrom Old French
maloret meaning "unfortunate, unlucky", a term introduced to England by the Normans.
MONROE ScottishDesignated a person who had originally lived near the mouth of the Roe River in Derry, Ireland.
NELSON EnglishMeans "son of
NEIL". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).
PARKER EnglishMeans "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a man who was the gamekeeper at the medieval park.
RHODES EnglishEither a topographical name derived from Old English
rod meaning "a clearing in woodland", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.
SCOTT English, ScottishOriginally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.
TAYLOR EnglishDerived from Old French
tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin
taliare "to cut".
WOODWARD EnglishOccupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.