This is a list of surnames in which the categories include musical instruments.
Bell 1English From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.
CampanaItalian, Spanish Occupational name from Late Latin campana meaning "bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.
CornettEnglish Derived from Old French cornet meaning "horn", referring to one who worked as a horn blower.
DobosHungarian Derived from Hungarian dob meaning "drum". Originally the name was given to someone who played drums or made them.
GeigerGerman Means "fiddle player" in German, derived from Old High German giga "fiddle".
GlöcknerGerman Derived from Middle High German glocke"bell". It may have referred to a person who worked at or lived close to a bell tower.
HarperEnglish Originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.
HegedűsHungarian Means "fiddler" in Hungarian, from hegedű "violin".
HornEnglish, German, Norwegian, Danish From the Old English, Old High German and Old Norse word horn meaning "horn". This was an occupational name for one who carved objects out of horn or who played a horn, or a person who lived near a horn-shaped geographical feature, such as a mountain or a bend in a river.
LantosHungarian Means "minstrel, bard, lutist" in Hungarian, from lant meaning "lute".
NguyễnVietnamese Vietnamese form of Ruan, from Sino-Vietnamese 阮 (nguyễn). This is the most common Vietnamese surname, accounting for over a third of the population.