This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword edge.
Marquardt GermanFrom Old High German
marka "border, boundary" and
wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.
Schwarzenegger GermanFrom 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-).
Ter Avest DutchMeans
"at the edge, eave" indicating a person who lived at the edge of a forest or under a covered shelter.
Townsend EnglishIndicated a person who lived at the town's edge, from Old English
tun "enclosure, yard, town" and
ende "end, limit".
Underwood EnglishMeans
"dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English
under and
wudu.
Unterbrink Low GermanMeans
"dweller under the slope" from Old Saxon
undar "under" and
brink "edge, slope".