Surnames Categorized "Jamaican sprinters"

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Blake English
Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).

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.

Campbell Scottish
From a Gaelic nickname cam beul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". The surname was later represented in Latin documents as de bello campo meaning "of the fair field".

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-).

Clarke English
Variant of Clark.

Day English
From a diminutive form of David.

Francis English
Derived from the given name Francis.

Fraser Scottish
Meaning unknown, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.

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).

Jarrett English
Variant of Garrett.

Khan Urdu, Pashto, Bengali
From a title meaning "king, ruler", probably of Mongolian origin but used in many languages.

Laird Scottish
Means "landowner" in Scots, derived from northern Middle English laverd "lord", from Old English hlafweard.

McDonald Scottish
Variant of MacDonald.

McFarlane Scottish, Irish
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacPhàrlain or Irish Gaelic Mac Pharlain meaning "son of Parthalán".

McGregor Scottish
Variant of MacGregor.

McKenzie Scottish
Variant of MacKenzie.

McLeod Scottish
From Gaelic MacLeòid meaning "son of Leod", a given name derived from Old Norse ljótr "ugly".

McNeil Scottish
Anglicized form of Gaelic MacNèill meaning "son of Niall".

Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.

Murphy Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh". This is the most common Irish surname.

Nelson 1 English
Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.

Powell Welsh, English
Derived from Welsh ap Hywel meaning "son of Hywel".

Priestley English
From a place name meaning "priest clearing", from Old English preost and leah.

Pryce Welsh
Variant of Price.

Roach English
From Middle English and Old French roche meaning "rock", from Late Latin rocca, a word that may be of Celtic origin. It indicated a person who lived near a prominent rock, or who came from a town by this name (such as Les Roches in Normandy).

Robinson English
Means "son of Robin".

Russell English
From a Norman French nickname that meant "little red one", perhaps originally describing a person with red hair.

Steele English
Occupational name for a steelworker, from Old English stele meaning "steel".

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Young English
Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.