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