Surnames Categorized "blues musicians"

This is a list of surnames in which the categories include blues musicians.
usage
Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.
Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.
Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".
Armstrong English
Means "strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.
Bailey English
From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".
Baker English
Occupational name meaning "baker", derived from Middle English bakere.
Banks English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.
Barker English
From Middle English bark meaning "to tan". This was an occupational name for a leather tanner.
Bell 1 English
From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.
Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.
Bentley English
From a place name derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". Various towns in England bear this name.
Brandon English
From the name of various places in England meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English.
Brooks English
Variant of Brook.
Brown English
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.
Burns 2 Irish
Variant of O'Byrne.
Burton English
From a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".
Carter English
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-).
Clay English
Means simply "clay", originally referring to a person who lived near or worked with of clay.
Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.
Cox English
Patronymic form of Cock.
Davis English, Scottish
Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Dorsey English
Means "from Orsay", referring to the town of Orsay near Paris, its name deriving from the Latin personal name Orcius.
Duncan Scottish
From the given name Duncan.
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.
Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".
Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.
Fletcher English
Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
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).
Garland English
Means "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. It originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.
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.
Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".
Grant English, Scottish
Derived from Norman French meaning "grand, tall, large, great". A famous bearer was the American general and president Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885).
Gross German
Variant of Groß.
Harris English
Means "son of Harry".
Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.
Henry English
Derived from the given name Henry.
Hicks English
Derived from the medieval given name Hicke, a diminutive of Richard.
Hill English
Originally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English hyll.
Howard 1 English
Derived from the given name Hughard or Hávarðr.
Hunter English, Scottish
Occupational name that referred to someone who hunted for a living, from Old English hunta.
Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
James English
Derived from the given name James.
Jefferson English
Means "son of Jeffrey". A famous bearer was American president Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). Since his surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, it is now more common among the African-American population.
Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).
Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.
King English
From Old English cyning "king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
Martin English, French, German, Swedish
Derived from the given name Martin. This is the most common surname in France.
McCoy Scottish
Anglicized form of MacAoidh.
Miles English
From the given name Miles.
Moore 1 English
Originally indicated a person who lived on a moor, from Middle English mor meaning "open land, bog".
Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.
Owens Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.
Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.
Patton English, Scottish
Diminutive of the medieval name Pate, a short form of Patrick.
Payton English
From the name of the town of Peyton in Sussex. It means "Pæga's town".
Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".
Roosevelt Dutch
Means "rose field" from Dutch roos "rose" and veld "field". This was the surname of American presidents Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945).
Smith English
Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).
Stafford English
From the name of the English city of Stafford, Staffordshire, derived from Old English stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
Taylor English
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".
Thornton English
From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
Tucker English
Occupational name for a fuller of cloth, derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment". A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened raw cloth by pounding it.
Vaughan Welsh
From Welsh bychan (mutated to fychan) meaning "little". It was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
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.
Waters 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived near the water.
Wells English
Derived from Middle English wille meaning "well, spring, water hole".
Wheeler English
Occupational name for a maker of wagon wheels, derived from Middle English whele "wheel".
White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".
Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".
Williams English
Means "son of William".
Wilson English
Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).
Winter English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.
Witherspoon English
Originally given to a person who dwelt near a sheep enclosure, from Middle English wether "sheep" and spong "strip of land".
Young English
Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.
Zappa Italian
From Italian zappa meaning "hoe, mattock", probably denoting a farmer. Two musicians of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (1717-1803) and Frank Zappa (1940-1993).