Behind the Name: Surnames Categorized "doctor who companions"

BENTONEnglish
Denoted someone who came from Benton, England, which is derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and tun "enclosure".

BROOKEEnglish
Variant of BROOK.

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.

BUSHEnglish
Originally a name for a person who lived near a prominent bush or thicket.

GRANTEnglish, Scottish
Derived from Norman French meaning "grand, tall, large, great".

HERRIOTEnglish
From an Old French diminutive of the given name HERRY.

JACKSONEnglish
Means "son of JACK". A famous bearer of this name was American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). Another famous bearer was the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

JONESEnglish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of JOHN.

MILLEREnglish
Occupational surname referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, from Middle English mille "mill".

MITCHELL (1)English, Scottish
Derived from the given name MICHAEL.

O'SULLIVANIrish
Variant of SULLIVAN.

OWENSWelsh
From the Welsh given name OWAIN.

PONDEnglish
Referred to one who dwelt near a pond.

SHAWEnglish
Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse".

SMITHEnglish
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).

SONGChinese, Korean
From Chinese 宋 (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279.

STEWARTScottish
Occupational name for an administrative official of an estate or steward, from Old English stig "house" and weard "guard". The Stewart family (sometimes spelled Stuart) held the Scottish crown for several centuries. One of the most famous members of the Stewart family was Mary, Queen of Scots.

SULLIVANIrish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Súileabháin which means "descendant of Súileabhán". The name Súileabhán means "little dark eye".

TAYLOREnglish
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".

TYLEREnglish
Occupational name for a tiler of roofs, derived from Old English tigele "tile". A famous bearer of this name was American president John Tyler (1790-1862).

WILLIAMSEnglish
Means "son of WILLIAM".

WRIGHT (1)English
From Old English wyrhta meaning "wright, maker", an occupational name for someone who was a craftsman. Famous bearers were Orville and Wilbur Wright, the inventors of the first successful airplane.

YATESEnglish
From Old English geat meaning "gate", a name for a gatekeeper or someone who lived near a gate.

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