Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword weapon.
usage
meaning
Armbruster German
Means "crossbow maker" from German armbrust "crossbow". The word armbrust was originally from Latin arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German arm "arm" and brust "breast".
Benbow English
From a nickname "bend the bow" given to an archer.
Fletcher English
Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
Kardos Hungarian
From Hungarian kard meaning "sword". It could have been applied to soldiers, sword makers, or one with a pugnacious nature.
Kladivo m Czech
Means "hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.
Knef German
Occupational name for a shoemaker, derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife".
Kneib German
Variant of Knef.
Kolbe German
From Middle High German kolbe meaning "club".
Lapointe French
Means "the point (of a lance)" in French, possibly a nickname for a soldier.
Lister Scottish
Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".
Martel 2 French, English
Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.
Martelli Italian
Italian form of Martel 2.
Messer German
Occupational name for a person who made knives, from Middle High German messer "knife".
Messerli German (Swiss)
Swiss diminutive form of Messer.
Metz 1 German
Occupational name for maker of knives, from Middle High German metze "knife".
Porras Spanish, Catalan
From a nickname meaning "club" in Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin porrum meaning "leek".
Schwinghammer German
Occupational name for a blacksmith, literally meaning "swing hammer" in German.
Shakespeare English
From a nickname for a warlike person, from Old English scacan "to shake" and spere "spear". A famous bearer was the English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
Spada Italian
Occupational name for an armourer or swordsman, from Italian spada "sword", Latin spatha.
Spear English
From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person.
Spearing English
Patronymic form of Spear.
Spears English
Patronymic form of Spear.
Von Brandt German
Means "from the area cleared by fire", from Middle High German brant.