BishopEnglish Means simply "bishop", ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) meaning "overseer". It probably originally referred to a person who served a bishop.
BrockEnglish Derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger", ultimately of Celtic origin.
CarterEnglish 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-).
CastleEnglish From Middle English castel meaning "castle", from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.
ChávezSpanish Variant of Chaves. A famous bearer was the labour leader César Chávez (1927-1993).
DavisEnglish, Scottish Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).
Nelson 1English Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).
O'HaraIrish From the Irish Ó hEaghra, which means "descendant of Eaghra", Eaghra being a given name of uncertain origin. Supposedly, the founder of the clan was Eaghra, a 10th-century lord of Luighne. A famous fictional bearer of this surname is Scarlett O'Hara, a character in Margaret Mitchell's Gone With The Wind (1936).
PageEnglish, French Occupational name meaning "servant, page". It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδίον (paidion) meaning "little boy".
PalmerEnglish Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
ParkerEnglish Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.
RhodesEnglish Topographic name derived from Old English rod meaning "cleared land", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.
RossEnglish, Scottish From various place names (such as the region of Ross in northern Scotland), which are derived from Scottish Gaelic ros meaning "promontory, headland".