the etymology and history of surnames
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| Eads |
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Usage: English, Scottish
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| Means "son of Adam or Eda". Eda is a medieval short form of Edith. |
| Earl |
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Usage: English
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| From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl, which means "nobleman, warrior". |
| Earls |
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Usage: English
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| Variant of Earl. |
| Earlson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Earl". |
| Easom |
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Usage: English
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| Variant of Eason. |
| Eason |
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Usage: English
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| Variant of Eads. |
| Eaton |
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Usage: English
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| Name for someone who lived near a river or low land, from Old English ea "river", "low-lying land" combined with tun "town", "settlement". |
| Eberhardt |
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Usage: German
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| Derived from the given name Eberhard. |
| Ebner (1) |
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Usage: German
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| Means "dweller on a flat piece of land" from the Middle High German eben(e). |
| Ebner (2) |
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Usage: German
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| Means "judge, arbiter" from the Middle High German ebenre. |
| Eccleston |
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Usage: English
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| Means "from Eccleston, England". Eccleston means "church in an enclosure". |
| Ecclestone |
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Usage: English
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| Variant of Eccleston. |
| Echevarría |
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Usage: Spanish
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| A variant of Echeverría. |
| Echeverría |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Derived from the Basque place name Etxeberria, which itself is derived from Basque etxe "house", berri "new". |
| Eckstein |
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Usage: German
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| From German eck meaning "corner" and stein meaning "stone". |
| Edison |
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Usage: English
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| The meaning is "son of Edward". Borne by American inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). |
| Edwards |
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Usage: English
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| Derived from the given name Edward. |
| Edwardson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Edward". |
| Eerkens |
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Usage: Dutch
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| Variant of Erkens. |
| Egger |
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Usage: German
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| Means "a plow man" from eggen "to dig". |
| Eichel |
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Usage: German
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "acorn" in German. |
| Eikenboom |
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Usage: Dutch
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| From the Dutch word for "oak tree", eik meaning "oak" and boom meaning "tree". |
| Eilerts |
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Usage: German
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| Derived from the given name Eilert. |
| Einarsson |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Means "son of Einar". |
| Ek |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Means "oak" in Swedish. |
| Eklund |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Name composed of the elements ek "oak" and lund "grove". |
| Ekmekçi |
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Usage: Turkish
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| Means "baker" in Turkish. |
| El-Amin |
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Usage: Arabic
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| Means "the truthful" from the Arabic amin. |
| Eld |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Old Norse eldr, modern Swedish eld = "fire". |
| Elder |
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Usage: English
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| Derived from Old English ealdra meaning "older", used to distinguish two people who had the same name. |
| Eldridge |
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Usage: English
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| Derived from the middle English given name Eldric, a variant of Aldrick. |
| Elena |
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Usage: Italian
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| Derived from the given name Elena. |
| El-Ghazzawy |
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Usage: Arabic
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| Means "the one from Gaza, Palestine". |
| El-Hashem |
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Usage: Arabic
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| Means "the crusher" from the Arabic hashim. |
| Elizondo |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Means "a person who lives close to a church" from Basque eleiza "church", ondo "near". |
| Elliot |
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Usage: English
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| Derived from the given name Elias. |
| Ellison |
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Usage: English
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| A patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah. |
| Ellisson |
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Usage: English
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| Variant of Ellison. |
| Elliston |
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Usage: English
Extra: Statistics |
| Variant of Ellison. |
| Ellsworth |
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Usage: English
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| A habitational surname for a person from Elsworth, Cambridgeshire. |
| Elmersen |
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Usage: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
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| Variant of Elmerson. |
| Elmerson |
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Usage: English, Norwegian, Swedish
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| Means "son of Elmer". |
| Elmerssen |
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Usage: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
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| Variant of Elmerson. |
| Elmersson |
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Usage: Norwegian, Swedish
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| Variant of Elmerson. |
| El-Mofty |
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Usage: Arabic
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It means "the Mufti" (which refers to a legal expert, or the one with the fatwa). Mufti is a Muslim legal advisor consulted in applying a religious law. Fatwa is an Islamic religious decree issued by the ulama. ulama is the body of scholars who are authorities on muslim religion & law. |
| Ely |
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Usage: English
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| From the name of a town in eastern England meaning "eel district". |
| Elzinga |
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Usage: Dutch
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| From a place name, probably Elsing in Drente. In Dutch the noun els means "alder tree". |
| Emerson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Emery". This surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson, a 19th-century American poet and author who wrote about transcendentalism. |
| Émile |
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Usage: French
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| Derived from the given name Émile. |
| Endicott |
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Usage: English
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| Means "from the end cottage". |
| Engberg |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Means "meadow hill" in Swedish. |
| Engel |
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Usage: German
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| Derived from a German first name starting with Engel-, for example Engelbert. |
| English |
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Usage: English
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| Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman. |
| Engman |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Derived from Swedish eng meaning "meadow". |
| Engström |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Derived from Swedish äng "meadow", ström "stream". |
| Enns |
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Usage: German
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| Derived from a short form of the German first name Anselm. |
| Episcopo |
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Usage: Italian
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| Means "bishop" in Italian. |
| Erckens |
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Usage: Dutch
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| Variant of Erkens. |
| Erdos |
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Usage: Hungarian
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| Occupational name that means "forester" in Hungarian. |
| Erickson |
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Usage: Norwegian
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| Norwegian form of Ericson. |
| Ericson |
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Usage: English, Swedish
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| Means "son of Eric". |
| Eriksen |
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Usage: Danish, Scandinavian
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| Means "son of Erik". |
| Eriksson |
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Usage: Swedish
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| Means "son of Erik". |
| Erkens |
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Usage: Dutch
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| Derived from the (male) given name Erk, which means "ruler of the law". |
| Ermacora |
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Usage: Italian
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| From the old given name Ermacora. Regional of northeastern Italy (Friuli region). |
| Erős |
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Usage: Hungarian
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| Means "strong" in Hungarian. |
| Escamilla |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Derived from the name of the town Escamilla in the Gualadajara province of Spain. |
| Escárcega |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Derived from the Basque place name Eskarzaga, which itself is derived from Basque hazkar "maple". |
| Escarrŕ |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Catalan meaning "left-handed". |
| Esparza |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Derived from the Basque place name Espartza, a town in the province of Navarre. |
| Espenson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Espen". Espen is a Norwegian given name, which means "divine bear". |
| Espina |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Means "thorn", a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush. |
| Espino |
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Usage: Spanish
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| Variant of Espina. |
| Espinosa |
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Usage: Spanish, Jewish
Extra: Statistics |
| From the Spanish espinoso, meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spîna and spînosus, respectively meaning "spine" and "full of spines/spiny". Occasionally used as a Sephardic Jewish surname. |
| Espinoza |
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Usage: Spanish
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| A spelling variant of Espinosa used mainly in the countries in South America. |
| Esposito |
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Usage: Italian
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| Means "exposed" in Italian and denoted an infant that was rescued after being abandoned by its parents. |
| Esser |
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Usage: German
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| Means "cartwright" from Middle Old German asse "axle". |
| Essert |
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Usage: German
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| A variant of Esser. |
| Estéves |
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Usage: Portuguese
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| Means "son of Estévăo". |
| Estévez |
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Usage: Spanish
Extra: Statistics |
| Means "son of Esteban". |
| Eszes |
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Usage: Hungarian
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| Means "wise, clever" in Hungarian. |
| Ethans |
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Usage: English
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| Derived from the given name Ethan. |
| Ethanson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Ethan". |
| Etxebarria |
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Usage: Basque
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| Means "new house" in Basque. |
| Eustis |
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Usage: English, French
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| Derived from the given name Eustace. |
| Evangelista |
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Usage: Italian
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| Means "evangelist" in Italian. A famous bearer of this name is top model Linda Evangelista. |
| Evans |
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Usage: Welsh
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| Derived from the given name Evan. |
| Evanson |
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Usage: English
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| Means "son of Evan". |
| Evered |
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Usage: English
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| From the given name Everard. |
| Everhart |
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Usage: German
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| A variant of Eberhardt. |
| Evers |
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Usage: Dutch
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| Means "son of Evert". |
| Ezra |
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Usage: Jewish
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| From the given name Ezra. |
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