This is a list of surnames in which the categories include actors.
BARNESEnglish Denoted a person who worked or lived in a barn. The word barn is derived from Old English bere "barley" and ærn "dwelling".
BLACKEnglish Means either "black" (from Old English blæc) or "pale" (from Old English blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.
BROWNEnglish Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.
CARTEREnglish Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).
CHEVALIERFrench From a nickname derived from French chevalier meaning "knight", itself from cheval meaning "horse", ultimately from Latin caballus.
CRAIGScottish Derived from Gaelic creag meaning "crag, rocks", originally belonging to a person who lived near a crag.
FLEMINGEnglish Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from FLANDERS in the Netherlands.
FONDAItalian Of Italian origin, possibly from a place derived from fondo meaning "deep". The family of Henry Fonda (1905-1982) came from the Netherlands, but they were of Genoese origin.
FORDEnglish 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).
FROSTEnglish, German From Old English and Old High German meaning "frost", a nickname for a person who had a cold personality or a white beard.
FRYEnglish From Old English frig (a variant of freo) meaning "free".
GLOVEREnglish Occupational name for a person who made or sold gloves, from Middle English glovere.
GRAYEnglish From a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.
GREENEnglish Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.
HARRELSONEnglish Means "son of HAROLD". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Woody Harrelson (1961-).
HILLEnglish Originally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English hyll.
JACKSONEnglish Means "son of JACK". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
KEENEnglish From Old English cene meaning "bold, brave".
LOWELLEnglish From a nickname derived from a Norman French lou meaning "wolf" and a diminutive suffix.