Surnames Starting with de

This is a list of surnames in which the starting sequence is de.
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Deacon English
Means "deacon", ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant".
Deadman English
Variant of Debenham.
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 Angelis Italian
Means "son of Angelo".
Debenham English
Originally denoted a person from the town of Debenham in Suffolk, derived from the name of the River Deben (meaning "deep" in Old English) combined with ham meaning "home, settlement".
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 Clerc Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
De Clercq Dutch
Variant of De Klerk.
De Cloet Dutch
Variant of Kloet.
De Cock Flemish
Flemish cognate of Cook.
Dedrick English
Derived from the given name Dederick, an older form of Derek.
Deering English
From the Old English given name Deora meaning "dear, beloved".
De Felice Italian
Means "son of Felice".
De Filippis Italian
Means "son of Filippo".
De Fiore Italian
Means "son of Fiore".
Deforest French
Means "from the forest" in French.
de Fresel Medieval Scottish
Older form of Fraser.
DeGarmo French (Anglicized)
Americanized form of French de Garmeaux, which may derive from a place called Garmeaux in Normandy.
Değirmenci Turkish
From a Turkish word meaning "miller".
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.
Deighton English
From English towns by this name, from Old English dic "ditch" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
De Jong Dutch
Means "young" in Dutch, from Middle Dutch jonc. This is the most common surname in the Netherlands.
De Jonge Dutch
Variant of De Jong.
De Jonker Dutch
Variant of Jonker.
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.
Dela Cruz Spanish (Filipinized)
Variant of De la Cruz primarily used in the Philippines (where it is the most common surname).
De La Fontaine French
French cognate of De la Fuente.
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".
Delaney 2 Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhshláine meaning "descendant of Dubhshláine".
De Lang Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
De Lange Dutch
Dutch cognate of Long.
Delany Irish
Variant of Delaney 2.
De Laurentis Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo", a Latinized form of the given name.
Del Bosque Spanish
Means "of the forest" in Spanish.
De León Spanish
Referred to someone from the Leon region of Spain.
Delgado Spanish, Portuguese
Means "thin" in Spanish and Portuguese, ultimately from Latin delicatus meaning "delicate, tender, charming".
Del Olmo Spanish
Variant of Olmo.
De Lorenzo Italian
Means "son of Lorenzo".
Del Río Spanish
Means "of the river" in Spanish.
De Luca Italian
Means "son of Luca 1".
Demetriou Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Δημητρίου (see Dimitriou).
Demir Turkish
Means "iron" in Turkish, originally referring to an ironworker.
Demirci Turkish
Means "blacksmith" in Turkish.
Demirović Bosnian
Means "son of Demir".
Dempsey Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Díomasaigh meaning "descendant of Díomasach", a given name meaning "proud".
Deng Chinese
From Chinese 邓 (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).
Deniau French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniaud French
Variant of Daniel.
Deniel French
Variant of Daniel.
Denis French
From the given name Denis.
Denman English
From Middle English dene "valley" combined with man.
Dennel French
Variant of Daniel.
Dennell English
Variant of Daniel.
Dennis English
From the given name Dennis.
Denzel German
Variant of Tanzer.
Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.
De Palma Italian
Means "from the palm tree" in Italian.
Derby English
Variant of Darby.
De Rege Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Rey 1.
Derichs German
Means "son of Dirk".
Dermott Irish
Variant of McDermott.
Derrick English
Derived from the given name Derrick (see Derek). A famous bearer of this surname is the character Stephan Derrick from the German television series Derrick (1974-1998).
Derricks English
Derived from the given name Derrick.
Derrickson English
Means "son of Derrick".
De Santiago Spanish
Variant of Santiago.
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.
Desmond Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deasmhumhnaigh meaning "descendant of the man from South Munster", originally indicating a person who came from the region of South Munster (Desmond) in Ireland.
De Snaijer Dutch
Dutch cognate of Snyder.
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.
De Veen Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
De Ven Dutch
Variant of Van der Veen.
Devereux English
Indicated a person from Evreux in France, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices, which was probably derived from a Celtic word meaning "yew".
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 1 Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish surnames Ó Damháin or Ó Dubháin.
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.
Devine 1 Irish
Variant of Devin 1.
Devine 2 English
Variant of Devin 2.
De Vitis Italian
Means "son of Vito 1", using a Latinized form of the given name.
De Vito Italian
Means "son of Vito 1".
Devlin Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Doibhilin meaning "descendant of Doibhilin", a given name that may be derived from the Gaelic term dobhail meaning "unlucky".
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 Vroom Dutch, Flemish
Variant of Vroom.
De Vroome Dutch
Variant of Vroom.
De Wit Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De With Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De Witt Dutch
Variant of De Witte.
De Witte Dutch
Means "the white" in Dutch, a nickname for a person with white hair.
Dexter English
Occupational name meaning "dyer" in Old English (originally this was a feminine word, but it was later applied to men as well).
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