Surnames Categorized "banjo players"

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Adcock English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Adam.

Barker English
From Middle English bark meaning "to tan". This was an occupational name for a leather tanner.

Clancy Irish
From Irish Mac Fhlannchaidh meaning "descendant of Flannchadh". The given name Flannchadh means "red warrior".

Davis English, Scottish
Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Eldridge English
Derived from the given name Aldric.

Emerson English
Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

Fairchild English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English.

Graves English
Occupational name for a steward, derived from Middle English greyve, related to the German title Graf.

Holt English, Dutch, Danish, Norwegian
From Old English, Old Dutch and Old Norse holt meaning "forest".

Jenkins English
From the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Keith Scottish
From a place name that is probably derived from the Brythonic element cet meaning "wood". This was the surname of a long line of Scottish nobles.

Krüger 1 German
In northern Germany an occupational name for a tavern keeper, derived from Middle Low German kroch meaning "tavern".

Ledford English
From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

McKenna Irish, Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning "son of Cionaodh".

Mills English
Originally given to one who lived near a mill or who worked in a mill, from Middle English mille.

O'Connor Irish
From Irish Ó Conchobhair meaning "descendant of Conchobar".

Pereira Portuguese, Galician
From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

Ramos Spanish
Originally indicated a person who lived in a thickly wooded area, from Latin ramus meaning "branch".

Seeger German
From the given name Sieghard.

Shelton English
From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

Stanley English
From various place names meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer was the British-American explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904).

Troy English
Originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France.

Welch English
Variant of Walsh.

Young English
Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.