ÅbergSwedish From Swedish å meaning "river, stream" and berg meaning "mountain".
AhlströmSwedish Ornamental name derived from Swedish al (Old Norse ǫlr) meaning "alder" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
AikawaJapanese From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutually, together", 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" or 哀 (ai) meaning "grief, sorrow" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
ÅrudNorwegian From Norwegian å meaning "river, stream" and the archaic word rud meaning "cleared land".
ÅströmSwedish From Swedish å meaning "river, stream" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream, current, flow".
Bach 1German Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle High German bach meaning "stream". This name was borne by members of the Bach musical family, notably the composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).
BachmannGerman Denoted a person who lived near a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and man "man".
BachmeierGerman Originally referred to a farmer whose farm was beside a stream, from Middle High German bach "stream" and meier "steward, tenant farmer".
KawaguchiJapanese Means "mouth of the river", from Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".
KawakamiJapanese From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
KawasakiJapanese From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
KitagawaJapanese From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream". A famous bearer was the artist and printmaker Kitagawa Utamaro (1753-1806).
LindbeckSwedish From Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and bäck (Old Norse bekkr) meaning "stream".
LindströmSwedish Derived from Swedish lind meaning "linden tree" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
LundströmSwedish From Swedish lund (Old Norse lundr) meaning "grove" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
MaekawaJapanese From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
MelsbachGerman From the name of a German town, possibly meaning "mill stream".
MilburnEnglish Derived from various place names meaning "mill stream" in Old English.
MiyagawaJapanese From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
RundströmSwedish Ornamental name derived from Swedish rund (from Latin rotundus) meaning "round" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
RyeEnglish Topographic name. It could be a misdivision of the Middle English phrases atter ye meaning "at the island" or atter eye meaning "at the river". In some cases it merely indicated a person who lived where rye was grown or worked with rye (from Old English ryge).
SandströmSwedish From Swedish sand (Old Norse sandr) meaning "sand" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
ShinkawaJapanese From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
VirtanenFinnish Derived from Finnish virta meaning "stream". This is the second most common surname in Finland.
WaltonEnglish From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
WestbrookEnglish From the name of places in England, derived from Old English west "west" and broc "brook, stream".