KerrScottish, English From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr.
RipleyEnglish From the name of various English towns, from Old English rippel "grove, thicket" and leah "woodland, clearing". A notable fictional bearer is the character Ellen Ripley from the movie Alien (1979) and its sequels.
Shaw 1English Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse".
UrquhartScottish Derived from Brythonic ar "by" and cardden "thicket". This is the name of several places, the most famous being north of Loch Ness.
WalkenhorstGerman Possibly derived from a German place name Falkenhorst, from Falken meaning "falcons" and Horst meaning "thicket".