Surnames with Relationship "from word"

This is a list of surnames in which the relationship is from word.
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Chalupník m Czech
Derived from Czech chalupa meaning "cottage". The name referred to a peasant farmer who owned a very small piece of land.
Chaplin English, French
Occupational name for a chaplain, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).
Chaput French
From a diminutive of the Old French word chape meaning "cloak, hood". The name referred to a person who made, sold or often wore cloaks.
Charbonneau French
Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon "charcoal", a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.
Charpentier French
French cognate of Carpenter, derived from Old French charpentier.
Charron French
Means "cart" in Old French, used to denote a carter or a cartwright.
Chauvin French
From a diminutive of French chauve "bald".
Chayka Ukrainian
Means "seagull" in Ukrainian.
Chaykovsky m Russian
Russian form of Chayka. A famous bearer was the Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Chaykovsky (1840-1893), with the surname commonly Romanized as Tchaikovsky.
Chen Chinese
From Chinese (chén) meaning "exhibit, display, old, ancient" and also referring to the former state of Chen, which existed in what is now Henan province from the 11th to 5th centuries BC.
Cheng 1 Chinese
From Chinese (chéng) meaning "rule, order, regulations", also referring to the territory of Cheng (in present-day Henan province) that existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Chevalier French
From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", from Late Latin caballarius "horseman", Latin caballus "horse".
Chevrolet French
From a diminutive of chèvre meaning "goat", indicating a person who cultivated goats.
Chey Khmer
Means "victory" in Khmer, from Sanskrit जय (jaya).
Chilikov m Bulgarian
Derived from Bulgarian челик (chelik) meaning "steel" (of Turkish origin).
Chmela m Czech
Derived from Czech chmel "hops", referring to a person who grew hops, a plant used in brewing beer.
Chmiel Polish
Polish cognate of Chmela, from Polish chmiel.
Cho Korean
Korean form of Zhao, from Sino-Korean (jo).
Choi Korean
From Sino-Korean (choe) meaning "high, lofty, towering".
Church English
From the English word, derived from Old English cirice, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon) meaning "(house) of the lord". It probably referred to a person who lived close to a church.
Čiernik m Slovak
Variant of Čierny.
Čierny m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Černý.
Cinege Hungarian
Means "titmouse bird" in Hungarian.
Čížek m Czech
Means "siskin" in Czech, referring to a type of bird in the finch family.
Čížik m Slovak
Slovak cognate of Čížek.
Clark English
Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America.
Clarke English
Variant of Clark.
Clay English
Means simply "clay", originally referring to a person who lived near or worked with of clay.
Cleary Irish
From Irish cléireach meaning "clerk" (see Clark).
Clery Irish
Variant of Cleary.
Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
Cock English
Derived from the medieval nickname cok meaning "rooster, cock". The nickname was commonly added to given names to create diminutives such as Hancock or Alcock.
Coelho Portuguese
From the Portuguese word for "rabbit", either a nickname or an occupational name referring to a hunter or seller of rabbits.
Coello Galician
Galician cognate of Coelho.
Coiro Italian
From Italian cuoio meaning "leather", ultimately from Latin corium. This was an occupational surname for a leather worker or tanner.
Coke English
Variant of Cook.
Cokes English
Variant of Cook.
Colombera Italian
From a derivative of Italian colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.
Colombo Italian
Either from Italian colomba "dove" indicating a dove keeper, or from the given name Colombo, which is derived from the same word. This was the Italian surname of the 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus.
Colón Spanish
Spanish form of Colombo.
Colt English
Occupational name for a keeper of horses, derived from Middle English colt.
Combs English
Variant of Coombs.
Conti Italian
From the Italian noble title conte meaning "count", derived from Latin comes (genitive comitis) meaning "companion, attendant". It denoted a person who worked for a count or behaved like one.
Cook English
Derived from Old English coc meaning "cook", ultimately from Latin coquus. It was an occupational name for a cook, a man who sold cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house.
Cooke English
Variant of Cook.
Coombs English
From Old English cumb meaning "valley", the name of several places in England.
Correa Spanish
Spanish form of Correia.
Correia Portuguese
Means "leather strap, belt" in Portuguese, denoting a person who worked with leather products.
Cortés Spanish
Means "polite, courteous" in Spanish.
Corti Italian
From Italian corte meaning "court, yard".
Ćosić Croatian, Serbian
From Croatian and Serbian ćosav "beardless", ultimately from Persian کوسه (kūseh) meaning "shark".
Costa Portuguese, Italian, Catalan
Means "riverbank, slope, coast" in Portuguese, Italian and Catalan, ultimately from Latin meaning "side, edge".
Coste French
French form of Costa.
Côté French
French form of Costa.
Coupe English
From Middle English coupe meaning "barrel", a name for a barrel maker or cooper.
Courtois French
French form of Curtis.
Crespi Italian
Variant of Crespo.
Crespo Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Referred to a person with curly hair, from Latin crispus meaning "curly".
Crisp English
English cognate of Crespo.
Crnčević Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian црн (crn) meaning "black".
Croce Italian
Italian form of Cross.
Crocetti Italian
Italian diminutive form of Croce.
Cross English
Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.
Crouch English
Variant of Cross.
Cruz Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese cognate of Cross.
Császár Hungarian
Hungarian form of Kaiser.
Cuesta Spanish
Spanish form of Costa.
Cuevas Spanish
Derived from Spanish cueva meaning "cave".
Cuocco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.
Cuoco Italian
Italian cognate of Cook.
Curtis English
Nickname for a courteous person, derived from Old French curteis meaning "refined, courtly".
Cuyler Dutch
Variant of Kuijlaars or Koole.
Czajka Polish
Means "lapwing (bird)" in Polish.
Dąbrowski m Polish
Habitational name for someone from any of the various locations named Dąbrowa or Dobrów, derived from Polish dąb meaning "oak".
Da Gama Portuguese
Variant of Gama. This name was borne by the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama (c. 1460-1524).
Dahl Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
From Old Norse dalr meaning "valley". A famous of this surname was author Roald Dahl (1916-1990) who is mostly remembered for children's stories such as Matilda and Henry Sugar.
Dale English
From Old English dæl meaning "valley", originally indicating a person who lived there.
Dam Dutch, Danish
Means "dike, dam" in Dutch and Danish. In modern Danish it also means "pond".
Dane 1 English
Variant of Dean 1 or Dean 2.
Dane 2 English
Originally denoted a Dane, that is a person from Denmark.
Darbinyan Armenian
From Armenian դարբին (darbin) meaning "blacksmith".
Darling English
From a nickname or byname derived from Middle English dereling, Old English deorling, meaning "darling, beloved one".
Das Bengali, Assamese, Odia, Hindi, Marathi
Means "servant, devotee" in Sanskrit.
Daube German
Variant of Taube.
D'Cruz Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cruz more common among Christians from India.
D'Cruze Indian (Christian)
Variant of Cruz more common among Christians from India.
Deacon English
Means "deacon", ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant".
Deák Hungarian
Possibly a Hungarian form of Deacon.
Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".
Dean 2 English
Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").
De Boer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Bauer.
De Bruijn Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.
De Bruin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Brown.
De Campo Italian
Locative surname derived from place names called Campo (meaning "field").
De Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
De Cock Flemish
Flemish cognate of Cook.
Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.
De Graaf Dutch
Dutch cognate of Graf.
De Groot Dutch
From Dutch groot meaning "big, great".
De Haan Dutch
Means "rooster" in Dutch.
De Haas Dutch
Dutch cognate of Hase.
De Jong Dutch
Means "young" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch jonc. This is the most common surname in the Netherlands.
Dekker Dutch
Means "roofer, thatcher" in Dutch.
De Klerk Dutch
From Dutch klerk meaning "clerk", making this a cognate of Clark.
De Kloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
De Kock Dutch
Dutch cognate of Cook.
De Koning Dutch
Dutch cognate of King.
Delacroix French
Means "of the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads. A notable bearer was the French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).
De la Cruz Spanish
Spanish cognate of Delacroix.
De la Fuente Spanish
Means "of the fountain" in Spanish.
Delaney 1 English
Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".
De Lang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
De Lange Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
Del Bosque Spanish
Means "of the forest" in Spanish.
Delgado Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Latin delicatus meaning "delicate, tender, charming".
Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.
Del Río Spanish
Means "of the river" in Spanish.
Demir Turkish
Means "iron" in Turkish, originally referring to an ironworker.
Deng Chinese
From Chinese (dèng) referring to the ancient state of Deng, which existed during the Shang and Zhou dynasties in what is now either Henan or Hubei province. A famous bearer was the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (1904-1997).
De Palma Italian
Means "from the palm tree" in Italian.
De Rege Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Rey 1.
De Santis Italian
Italian form of Santos.
Deschamps French
Means "from the fields", from French champ "field".
Descoteaux French
Means "from the hillside", from French coteau "hillside".
Desjardins French
Means "from the gardens", from French jardin "garden".
De Smet Flemish
Flemish variant of Smit.
Desroches French
Means "from the rocks", from French roche "rock".
Desrosiers French
Means "from the rose bushes", from French rosier "rose bush". It probably referred to a person who lived close to, or cared for a rose garden.
Devi Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Odia
From Sanskrit देवी (devī) meaning "goddess". It is used as a surname by Indian women who did not originally have a family name. This is the most common surname in several Indian states.
Devin 2 French, English
Nickname for a person who acted divinely or prophetically, from Old French devin meaning "divine" or "seer, fortune teller", ultimately from Latin divinus.
De Vos Dutch
Variant of Vos.
Devos Flemish
Flemish variant of Vos.
De Vries Dutch
Means "the Frisian" in Dutch, referring to a person from Friesland.
De Vroome Dutch
Variant of Vroom.
De Wit Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.
Ding Chinese
From Chinese (dīng) meaning "man, person".
Dior French
Possibly from French doré meaning "golden". A famous bearer was the French fashion designer Christian Dior (1905-1957).
Di Pasqua Italian
Means "of Easter" in Italian.
Đỗ Vietnamese
Vietnamese form of Du, from Sino-Vietnamese (đỗ).
Dong Chinese
From Chinese (dǒng) meaning "direct, supervise".
Donne Scottish, Irish
From Gaelic donn meaning "brown", a nickname for a person with brown hair.
Doubek m Czech
Means "small oak" in Czech, derived from dub "oak".
Downer English
Name for someone who lived on or near a down, which is an English word meaning "hill".
Drago Italian
From a nickname meaning "dragon" in Italian.
Drake English
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".
Du Chinese
From Chinese () meaning "stop, prevent" or "birchleaf pear tree".
Dubois French
Means "from the forest", from French bois "forest".
Duchamp French
Variant of Deschamps. A famous bearer was the French artist Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968).
Duda um Polish, Czech
Means "bagpiper" in Polish and Czech.
Dudek um Polish, Czech
Means "hoopoe (bird)" in Polish and Czech.
Duerr German
Variant of Dürr.
Dufort French
Means "from the fort", from French fort "stronghold".
Dufour French
Occupational name for a baker, from French four "oven".
Duke English
From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.
Dumas French
Means "from the farm", from Occitan mas "farmhouse", from Latin mansus "dwelling". A famous bearer was the French author Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870).
Dumont French
Means "from the mountain", from French mont "mountain".
Dunn English, Scottish, Irish
Derived from Old English dunn "dark" or Gaelic donn "brown", referring to hair colour or complexion.
Dupond French
Variant of Dupont.
Dupont French
Means "from the bridge", from French pont "bridge".
Dupuis French
Means "from the well", from Old French puts, Latin puteus "well".
Dupuy French
Means "from the hill", from Occitan puy "hill", from Latin podium "platform".
Durán Spanish
Spanish cognate of Durand.
Durand French, English
From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.
Durant English, French
Variation of Durand.
Durante Italian
Italian cognate of Durand.
Dürr German
Means "thin" in German.
Duval French
Means "from the valley" in French.
Dykstra Frisian
From Frisian dyk meaning "dike, ditch". The name was given to a person living near a dyke or embankment.
Earl English
From the aristocratic title, which derives from Old English eorl meaning "nobleman, warrior". It was either a nickname for one who acted like an earl, or an occupational name for a person employed by an earl.
Eichel German
Means "acorn" in German, indicating a person who lived near an oak tree.
Ek Swedish
Means "oak" in Swedish.
Eld Swedish
From Old Norse eldr, modern Swedish eld, meaning "fire".
English English
Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman.
Ennis Irish
Variant of Innes 1.
Episcopo Italian
Means "bishop" in Italian, ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos).
Escudero Spanish
Spanish cognate of Lécuyer.
Espina Spanish
Means "thorn" in Spanish, a name for someone who lived near a thorn bush.
Espino Spanish
Variant of Espina.
Espinosa Spanish
From Spanish espinoso meaning "thorny", ultimately from Latin spinosus, a derivative of spina meaning "thorn, spine". This was the real surname of the Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677), who was of Portuguese Jewish origin.
Esposito Italian
Means "exposed" in Italian and denoted a child who was rescued after being abandoned by its parents.
Estrada Spanish
Spanish form of Street.
Evangelista Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
Means "evangelist" in Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
Expósito Spanish
Spanish cognate of Esposito.
Fabbri Italian
From Italian fabbro meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Latin faber.
Fabbro Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Fabre Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Fabron French
Diminutive form of Fabre.
Falco Italian
Derived from Italian falco "falcon". The name was used to denote a falconer or a person who resembled a falcon in some way.
Falk Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, German
From Old Norse falki or Old High German falco meaning "falcon".
Falkner English, German
English variant and German cognate of Faulkner.
Fan Chinese
From Chinese (fàn) meaning "bee".
Farina Italian
Occupational name for a miller, derived from Italian farina "flour".
Faucher French
Occupational name meaning "mower" in French, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "sickle, scythe".
Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.
Faure Occitan, French
Occitan form of Fèvre.
Favero Italian
Variant of Fabbri.
Favre French
Southern French variant of Fèvre.
Favreau French
Diminutive of Favre.
Fay 1 French, English
Referred to a person who came from various places named Fay or Faye in northern France, derived from Old French fau "beech tree", from Latin fagus.
Fay 2 English
From a nickname for a person who was thought to have magical qualities, from Middle English faie meaning "magical, enchanted".
Feld German, Jewish
Means "field" in German. The name was originally given to someone who lived on land cleared of forest.
Feldt German, Danish, Swedish
North German, Danish and Swedish variant of Feld.
Feng 1 Chinese
From Chinese (féng), which referred to an ancient city in Henan province.
Feng 2 Chinese
From Chinese (fèng) meaning "phoenix, fire bird, fenghuang".
Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".
Ferrara Italian
Italian form of Ferreira.
Ferrari Italian
Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrarius, a derivative of ferrum meaning "iron".
Ferreira Portuguese, Galician
Denoted a person from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from Latin ferrum meaning "iron".
Ferreiro Galician
Galician cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrer Catalan
Catalan cognate of Ferrari.
Ferrero Italian
Regional variant of Ferrari. It is typical of the area around Turin.
Ferri Italian
Variant of Ferro.
Ferro Italian, Spanish
Means "iron", ultimately from Latin ferrum. This was an occupational name for one who worked with iron.
Fèvre French
Occupational name meaning "blacksmith" in Old French, derived from Latin faber.
Fiddler English
English form of Fiedler.
Fiedler German
Means "fiddler" in German.
Field English
Variant of Fields.
Fields English
Name for a person who lived on or near a field or pasture, from Old English feld.
Fleming English
Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands.
Floros m Greek
From Greek φλώρος (floros) meaning "greenfinch", derived from classical Greek χλωρός (chloros) meaning "green".
Flower English
From Middle English flour meaning "flower, blossom", derived from Old French flur, Latin flos. This was a nickname given to a sweet person. In other cases it could be a metonymic occupational name for a maker of flour (a word derived from the same source).
Floyd Welsh
Variant of Lloyd.
Fontaine French
Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain", a derivative of Latin fons.
Fontana Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish cognate of Fontaine.
Ford English
Name given to someone who lived by a ford, possibly the official who maintained it. A famous bearer was the American industrialist Henry Ford (1863-1947).
Forest English, French
Originally belonged to a person who lived near or in a forest. It was probably originally derived, via Old French forest, from Latin forestam (silva) meaning "outer (wood)".
Forester English
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest, or one who has charge of growing timber in a forest (see Forest).
Forestier French
French cognate of Forester.
Forney German
Name for someone who lived near ferns, from Old High German farn "fern".
Forst German
Derived from Old High German forst "forest". Probably unrelated to the Old French word forest, which was derived from Latin, Old High German forst was derived from foraha meaning "fir tree".
Förstner German
Denoted a keeper or one in charge of a forest (see Forst).
Fortier French
Derived from Old French fort "stronghold", indicating a person who lived near or worked at such a place.
Fortuin Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.
Fortune English
From Middle English, ultimately from Latin fortuna meaning "fortune, luck, chance". This was possibly a nickname for a gambler.
Fortuyn Dutch
Dutch cognate of Fortune.
Foss English
Variant of Fosse.
Fosse English, French
Derived from Old French fosse "ditch".
Fournier French
Occupational name for a baker, from French fourneau meaning "oven".
Fox English
From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.
Frank 2 English
From Old English franc meaning "free".
Franklin English
Derived from Middle English frankelin meaning "freeman". It denoted a landowner of free but not noble birth, from Old French franc meaning "free". Famous bearers include American statesman Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) and American singer Aretha Franklin (1942-2018).
Frei German
Means "free" in German, probably referring to someone outside the feudal system.
French English
Originally denoted a French person, from Middle English Frensch, Old English Frencisc.
Freud German, Jewish
Means "joy" in German, a nickname for a cheerful person. A famous bearer was the psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
Fries German
Denoted someone from Frisia, an area along the coastal region of the North Sea stretching from Netherlands to Germany.
Friis Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Scandinavian (mostly Danish) form of Fries.
Fromm German
From a nickname derived from Middle High German vrume meaning "noble, honourable".
Frost English, German
From Old English and Old High German meaning "frost", a nickname for a person who had a cold personality or a white beard.
Fry English
From Old English frig (a variant of freo) meaning "free".
Frye English
Variant of Fry.
Fuchs German
From Old High German fuhs meaning "fox". It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair.
Fuentes Spanish
Means "spring, well" in Spanish, derived from Latin fons.
Furnadzhiev m Bulgarian
Occupational name for a baker, derived from Bulgarian фурна (furna) meaning "oven" (of Latin origin).
Fux German
Variant of Fuchs.
Gage French, English
Occupational name derived either from Old French jauge "measure" (a name for an assayer) or gage "pledge, payment" (a name for a moneylender). Both words were ultimately of Frankish origin.
Gagné French (Quebec)
Variant of Gagneux. This surname is especially common in Quebec.
Gagneux French
Derived from Old French gagnier meaning "to farm, to cultivate".
Gagnon French
Variant of Gagneux.
Gallego Spanish
Originally indicated a person from Galicia, a region in northwestern Spain.
Galli Italian
Variant of Gallo, common in northern Italy.
Gallo Italian, Spanish
Means "rooster", ultimately from Latin gallus. This was a nickname for a proud person.
Gama Portuguese
Probably from a place name derived from Portuguese gama meaning "fallow deer doe", from Latin gammus.
Gao Chinese
From Chinese (gāo) meaning "tall, high".
Garb German
Variant of Garber.
Garber German
Variant of Gerber.
Garner 1 English
From Old French gernier meaning "granary", a derivative of Latin granum meaning "grain". This name could refer to a person who worked at a granary or lived near one.
Garnett 1 English
Occupational name referring to a person who made hinges, from Old French carne "hinge".
Garver German
Variant of Gerber.