Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword raptor.
usage
meaning
Adler German, Jewish
Means "eagle" in German.
Aguilar Spanish
From a place name that was derived from Spanish águila meaning "eagle", ultimately from Latin aquila.
Aquila Italian
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Italian.
Astor Occitan
Derived from Occitan astur meaning "hawk". The wealthy and influential Astor family, prominent in British and American society, originated in the Italian Alps.
Bergfalk Swedish
Derived from Swedish berg meaning "mountain" and falk (Old Norse falki) meaning "falcon".
Falco Italian
Derived from Italian falco "falcon". The name was used to denote a falconer or a person who resembled a falcon in some way.
Falk Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
From Old Norse falki or Old High German falco meaning "falcon".
Falkenrath German
Derived from Middle High German falke "falcon" and rat "counsel, advice".
Falkner English, German
English variant and German cognate of Faulkner.
Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.
Geier German
Means "vulture" in German, a nickname for a greedy person.
Habich German
German cognate of Hawk.
Habicht German
German cognate of Hawk.
Hawk English
Originally a nickname for a person who had a hawk-like appearance or who acted in a fierce manner, derived from Old English hafoc "hawk".
Hawking English
From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).
Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.
Kartal Turkish
From a nickname meaning "eagle" in Turkish.
Orlov m Russian
Derived from Russian орёл (oryol) meaning "eagle".
Şahin Turkish
Means "hawk" in Turkish (of Persian origin), probably used to refer to someone who was a hawk tamer.
Sas Hungarian
Means "eagle" in Hungarian.
Sass Hungarian
Variant of Sas.
Sokal Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.
Sokół Polish
Polish cognate of Sokol.
Sokol m & u Slovak, Czech, Jewish
From Czech and Slovak sokol meaning "falcon", a nickname or an occupational name for a falconer. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
Sokoll Jewish
Variant of Sokol.
Sokolof Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".
Sokoloff Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".
Sokolov m Russian, Bulgarian
Means "son of Sokol".
Sokolovsky m Russian
Means "son of Sokol".
Sokołowski m Polish
Usually refers to the city of Sokołów Podlaski in Poland. It may sometimes be derived from Polish sokół meaning "falcon".
Sokolsky Jewish
Means "son of Sokol".
Sólyom Hungarian
Means "hawk, falcon" in Hungarian.
Sówka Polish
From a diminutive of Polish sowa meaning "owl".
Vanags m Latvian
Means "hawk" in Latvian.
Walkenhorst German
Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".