This is a list of surnames in which the categories include crime.
BradenIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bradáin meaning "descendant of Bradán".
BradyIrish Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Brádaigh meaning "descendant of Brádach". A famous bearer is the American football quarterback Tom Brady (1977-).
BullardEnglish Possibly a nickname derived from Middle English bole"fraud, deceit".
FoleyIrish From Irish Ó Foghladha meaning "descendant of Foghlaidh". The byname Foghlaidh meant "pirate, marauder, plunderer".
OutlawEnglish Means simply "outlaw" from Middle English outlawe.
PicassoItalian From Italian pica meaning "magpie". This probably denoted someone who was talkative or prone to stealing, although it may have described someone's unusual colouring. The Spanish painter and sculptor Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) was a famous bearer of this name.
PittalugaItalian Originally a nickname for somebody who steals grapes from vineyards. In the Genoese dialect pittà means "to pick" and uga means "grapes" (uva in Italian).
Reuter 2German From Middle High German riutœre meaning "highwayman, thief".
StieberGerman Derived from Middle High German stiuben meaning "to run away". It may have been given as a nickname to a cowardly person or a thief.
SzarkaHungarian From Hungarian szarka meaning "magpie", often used as a euphemistic term for a thief.