Save Type Surname (from occupation) Usage English, Scottish Pronounced Pron. FAWK-nər(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & History Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin. Related NamesDetails VariantsFalconer, Falkner(English) Falconer(Scottish) Other Languages & CulturesFalk(Danish) Falk, Falkner(German) Falco(Italian) Falk(Norwegian) Falk(Swedish) Categories birds, isograms, The Nanny characters