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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword corner.
usage
meaning
Colquhoun Scottish
From a place name meaning "narrow corner" or "narrow wood" in Gaelic.
Eckstein German
From Old High German ekka meaning "edge, corner" and stein meaning "stone".
Hoek Dutch
From Dutch hoek meaning "corner".
Hoekstra Frisian
From Frisian hoek meaning "corner".
Kulmala Finnish
From Finnish kulma meaning "corner" with the suffix -la indicating a place.
Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Means "lion's corner" in Dutch. The first bearer of this name lived on the corner (Dutch hoek) of the Lion's Gate (Dutch Leeuwenpoort) in the city of Delft.
Quesada Spanish
Habitational name from Quesada, a place in Jaén in southern Spain. The place name is of uncertain derivation; it could be connected to Old Spanish requexada meaning "corner, tight spot".
Ray English
Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.
Schwarzenegger German
From a place name, derived from Old High German swarz meaning "black" and ekka meaning "edge, corner". A famous bearer of this name is actor and politician Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947-).
Tsunoda Japanese
From Japanese (tsuno) meaning "point, corner" and (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Van Leeuwenhoek Dutch
Variant of Leeuwenhoek. A famous bearer of this surname is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field of microscopy.
Winkler German
Derived from Old High German winkil meaning "corner".
Wray English
Originally denoted someone who came from any of the various places of this name in northern England, from Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook".