This is a list of surnames in which the categories include musical instruments.
BELL (1)English 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 Germanic 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".
PICCOLIItalian Nickname for a short person, from Italian piccolo"small".
PIPEREnglish Originally given to a person who played on a pipe (a flute).
SIPOSHungarian Occupational name for a fife player or piper, from Hungarian síp "whistle, pipe".
SOMMER (2)German From Middle High German sumber or sommer meaning "basket, wickerwork, drum".
TAMBOIAItalian Possibly means "drummer", from Italian tamburo meaning "drum".
TRUMPGerman Derived from Middle High German trumbe meaning "drum". This surname is borne by the American president Donald Trump (1946-).