EmersonEnglish Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.
KeithScottish From a place name that is probably derived from the Brythonic element cet meaning "wood". This was the surname of a long line of Scottish nobles.
Krüger 1German In northern Germany an occupational name for a tavern keeper, derived from Middle Low German kroch meaning "tavern".
LedfordEnglish From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
SheltonEnglish From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.
StanleyEnglish From various place names meaning "stone clearing" in Old English. A notable bearer was the British-American explorer and journalist Henry Morton Stanley (1841-1904).
TroyEnglish Originally denoted a person from the city of Troyes in France.