BradfordEnglish Derived from the name of the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, which meant "broad ford" in Old English. This is also the name of other smaller towns in England.
BrewsterEnglish Variant of Brewer, originally a feminine form of the occupational term.
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.
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-).
CarverEnglish Occupational surname for a carver, from Middle English kerve "cut".
CooperEnglish Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.
EatonEnglish From any of the various English towns with this name, derived from Old English ea "river" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
ElyEnglish From the name of a town in eastern England meaning "eel district".
EnglishEnglish Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman.
FletcherEnglish Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
FullerEnglish Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo.
TinkerEnglish Occupational name for a mender of kettles, pots and pans. The name could derive from the tinking sound made by light hammering on metal. It is possible that the word comes from the word tin, the material with which the tinker worked.
TurnerEnglish Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.
WhiteEnglish Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit"white".