Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage Romansh Edit Status Status [history·contributorshide contributors] Added 8/2/2014 by Goweegie2 Edited 8/3/2014 by Goweegie2 Meaning & History From Latin accola ‘neighbor’, ‘inhabitant’ (from Latin accolere 'to live near'). Accola also meant 'tenant' or 'farmer' in Medieval Latin, which is likely the definition of the word that this name comes from.