Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword officer.
usage
meaning
Admiraal Dutch
Means "admiral" in Dutch.
Capitani Italian
Occupational name meaning "captain" in Italian, ultimately from Latin caput "head".
Cattaneo Italian
Variant of Capitani used in Lombardy.
Marshall English
Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.
Rais Italian
Occupational name for the fisherman in charge of the boat, from Italian rais "captain", of Arabic origin. It is typical of Sicily and Sardinia.
Schipper Dutch
Occupational name meaning "skipper, ship captain" in Dutch.
Vámos Hungarian
Means "customs officer" in Hungarian, a derivative of vám "customs".