Medieval Origin Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Medieval.
usage
origin
Rusnak Polish
Means "Russian" in Polish.
Rusu Romanian
From Romanian rus meaning "Russian".
Saar Estonian
From Estonian saar meaning "island".
Saari Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Saarinen Finnish
From Finnish saari meaning "island".
Salo Finnish
Means "forest" in Finnish.
Salonen Finnish
From Finnish salo meaning "forest".
Šarić Croatian, Serbian
Patronymic of (possibly) Serbo-Croatian šaren meaning "colourful, patterned".
Schweitzer German
Indicated a person from Switzerland (see Schweiz).
Sheehy Irish
Variant of McSheehy.
Sloan Irish
From Irish Ó Sluaghadháin meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán".
Sloane Irish
Variant of Sloan.
Spencer English
Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry".
Steube German
Variant of Steuben.
Steuben German
Name for a dweller by a stump of a large tree, from Middle Low German stubbe "stub".
Tähtinen Finnish
Derived from Finnish tähti meaning "star".
Tailler French
Means "tailor" from Old French tailleur.
Tailor English
Variant of Taylor.
Taylor English
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".
Thayer French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Tailler.
Tod English
Variant of Todd.
Todd English
Means "fox", derived from Middle English todde.
Toivonen Finnish
Derived from Finnish toivo meaning "hope".
Török Hungarian
Means "Turkish" in Hungarian.
Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).
Turchi Italian
Means "Turkish" in Italian.
Turk Slovene, Croatian
Means "Turkish" in Slovene and Croatian.
Vásquez Spanish
Means "son of Vasco".
Velasco Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.
Velásquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco.
Velázquez Spanish
Derived from the given name Velasco. A famous bearer was the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez (1599-1660).
Vermeulen Flemish
Means "from the mill" in Dutch.
Villeneuve French
French cognate of Villanueva.
Vroom Dutch, Flemish
From a nickname derived from Dutch vroom meaning "pious, devout".
Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace.
Wardrobe English
From Old French warder "to guard" and robe "garment", an occupational name for a servant responsible for the clothing in a household.
Yıldız Turkish
Means "star" in Turkish.
Yo'ldoshev m Uzbek
Means "son of Yo'ldosh".
Yo'ldosheva f Uzbek
Feminine form of Yo'ldoshev.
Yonker Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized form of Jonker.
Yonkers Dutch (Anglicized)
Americanized spelling of Jonkers.