Surnames with "leader" in Meaning

This is a list of surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword leader.
usage
meaning
Caito Italian
Occupational name from Sicilian càjitu meaning "official, leader", ultimately from Arabic قاضي (qāḍī) meaning "judge".
Dukes English
Patronymic form of Duke.
Herceg Croatian
Croatian form of Herzog.
Herczeg Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Herczog Hungarian
Hungarian form of Herzog.
Hofmeister German
Means "master of the household", from Old High German hof "yard, court, house" and meistar "master" (from Latin magister).
Maestri Italian
Means "master" in Italian.
Masterson English
Patronymic derived from Middle English maister meaning "master", via Old French from Latin magister.
Meyers German, English
Patronymic form of Meyer 1, Mayer 3 or Myer.
Myers English
Patronymic form of Myer or Mayer 3.
Pretorius Afrikaans
From Latin praetor meaning "leader". This name was adopted in the 17th century by Wesselius Praetorius as a Latin translation of his previous surname Schulte. It is now common in South Africa.
Starosta Polish
Means "mayor, leader, elder" in Polish.
Župan Croatian
Croatian cognate of Zupan.
Zupan Slovene
From Old Slavic županŭ meaning "head of the district, community leader", a derivative of župa meaning "district, region".
Zupančič Slovene
Patronymic form of Zupan.