Surnames Categorized "doctor who companions"

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

BROOKE 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.

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

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

HERRIOT English
From an Old French diminutive of the given name HERRY.

JACKSON English
Means "son of JACK". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

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

MILLER English
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'SULLIVAN Irish
Variant of SULLIVAN.

OWENS Welsh
From the Welsh given name OWAIN.

POND English
Originally referred to one who lived near a pond.

SHAW (1) English
Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse".

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).

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

STEWART Scottish
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.

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

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

TYLER English
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).

WILLIAMS English
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.

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

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