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This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword farm.
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farm meaning
Abbink Dutch
From various Dutch places meaning "(farm) belonging to Abbe".
Alberink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Albert" in Dutch.
Alferink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alfhard" in Dutch.
Alink Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Ale 2" in Dutch.
Alting Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Alte 2" in Dutch.
Amsing Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Amse" in Dutch.
Andringa Dutch
Means "(farm) belonging to Andries" in Dutch.
Assink Dutch
From a place name meaning "(farm) belonging to Asse".
Brinkerhoff German
From a German place name meaning "farm near a slope".
Byqvist Swedish
Derived from Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
Byström Swedish
From Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
Dumas French
Means "from the farm", from Occitan mas "farmhouse", from Latin mansus "dwelling". A famous bearer was the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).
Gagneux French
Derived from Old French gagnier meaning "to farm, to cultivate".
Granger English, French
Means "farm bailiff" from Old French grangier, ultimately from Latin granum meaning "grain". It is borne in the Harry Potter novels by Harry's friend Hermione Granger.
Grieve Scottish
Occupational name meaning "steward, farm manager" in Middle English, related to the German title Graf.
Hofer German
Occupational name for a farmer, from German Hof "farm", from Old High German hof "yard, court".
Hüber German
Variant of Huber.
Huber German
Occupational name for a farmer, derived from Old High German huoba "plot of land, farm".
Kirby English
From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".
Nickleby Literature
Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".
Verhoeven Dutch
Means "from the farm" in Dutch, derived from hoeve "farm", and so indicated a person who lived on a farm.
Vilar Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Means "hamlet, farm" in Portuguese, Galician and Catalan, from Late Latin villare, a derivative of Latin villa.