Surnames Categorized "music museums"

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Bach 1 German
Topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle High German bach meaning "stream". This name was borne by members of the Bach musical family, notably the composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

Beethoven Dutch (Archaic)
From a place name derived from Dutch beet "beet, beetroot" and hoven "farms". This name was borne by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), whose family was of Flemish origin. The surname is now mostly extinct.

Benoit French
From the given name Benoît.

Brahms German
Derived from the given name Abraham. A famous bearer of this surname was the German composer Johannes Brahms (1833-1897).

Caruso Italian
Means "close-cropped hair" in Italian, also having the secondary sense "boy, young man".

Dvořák m Czech
Occupational name derived from Czech dvůr "manor", indicating a person who worked at such a place. This name was borne by the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).

Flores Spanish
Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

George English
Derived from the given name George.

Janáček m Czech
From a diminutive of the given name Jan 1.

Ježek m Czech
Diminutive form of Jež.

Khachaturian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Խաչատրյան (see Khachaturyan).

Kokkonen Finnish
From Finnish kokko meaning "eagle".

Lennon Irish
Anglicized form of the Irish name Ó Leannáin, which means "descendant of Leannán". The byname Leannán means "lover". The name was borne by the musician John Lennon (1940-1980).

Loewe German
Variant of Löwe.

Lopes Portuguese
Means "son of Lopo" in Portuguese.

Marley English
Originally denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in Britain called Marley, ultimately meaning either "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood" in Old English. One of the main characters in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) bears this surname. It was also borne by the Jamaican reggae musician Bob Marley (1945-1981).

Mendelssohn Jewish
Means "son of Mendel".

Novák mu Czech, Slovak, Hungarian
Czech, Slovak and Hungarian form of Novak.

Presley English
Variant of Priestley. This name was borne by musician Elvis Presley (1935-1977).

Rossini Italian
Diminutive form of Rossi. A famous bearer was the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868).

Schubert German
Variant of Schuchardt. This name was borne by the Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797-1828).

Wagner German
From Middle High German wagener meaning "wagon maker, cartwright". This name was borne by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883).

Whittaker English
Variant of Whitaker.