ALDERLIESTENDutch From Dutch allerliefste meaning "most dearest". This name could have referred to the nature of the person or perhaps a phrase the person commonly used.
BEZUIDENHOUTDutch From Dutch zuid "south" and hout "forest". It refers to the south of the forest in The Hague.
BHATTACHARYABengali From a Bengali title composed of the Sanskrit words भट्ट (bhatta) meaning "scholar, lord" and आचार्य (acharya) meaning "teacher".
BRECKENRIDGEScottish, English Originally indicated someone from Brackenrig in Lanarkshire, derived from northern Middle English braken meaning "bracken" (via Old Norse brækni) and rigg meaning "ridge" (via Old Norse hryggr).
FASHINGBAUERGerman From Fasching, a German carnival (Fastnacht meaning "eve of the beginning of the fast", or the time before Lent) celebrated in Austria and Bavaria, and bauer meaning "farmer".
Ó MAOLMHUAIDHIrish Means "descendant of Maolmhuadh", Maolmhuadh being a given name meaning "proud chief", derived from Gaelic maol meaning "chief" and muadh meaning "proud, noble".
SEELENFREUNDJewish From German Seele meaning "soul" and Freund meaning "friend".
SLOOTMAEKERSDutch, Flemish Occupational name for a locksmith, from Dutch slot "lock" and maker "maker".
SWINDLEHURSTEnglish From the place name Swinglehurst in the Forest of Bowland in central Lancashire, derived from Old English swin "swine, pig", hyll "hill" and hyrst "wood, grove".
WINTERBOTTOMEnglish From Old English winter meaning "winter" and botm meaning "ground, soil, bottom". This name probably referred to a winter pasture at the bottom of a lowland valley.