Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword sense.
usage
meaning
Gagnon French
Derived from old French gagnon "guard dog". The name most likely originated as a nickname for an aggressive or cruel person.
Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).
Hayward English
Occupational name for a person who protected an enclosed forest, from Old English hæg "enclosure, fence" and weard "guard".
Korhonen Finnish
Possibly from archaic Finnish korho meaning "deaf, hard of hearing". This is the most common surname in Finland.
Marquardt German
From Old High German marka "border, boundary" and wart "protector". This was an occupational name for a border guard.
Millward English
Means "guardian of the mill" in Old English.
Sawyer English
Occupational name meaning "sawer of wood, woodcutter" in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning "saw". Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876).
Schüttmann German
Means "watchman, guard" from Middle High German schützen "to protect".
Serra Italian, Portuguese, Catalan
Italian, Portuguese and Catalan cognate of Sierra.
Vela Spanish
Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".
Ward 1 English
Derived from Old English weard meaning "guard, guardian".
Woodward English
Occupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.