Surnames Categorized "parts of animals"

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Beltz German
Occupational name for a tanner of hides, derived from Middle High German belz meaning "fur".

Cojocaru Romanian
From Romanian cojoc meaning "sheepskin coat". This was an occupational name for a maker of these coats.

Cornett English
Derived from Old French cornet meaning "horn", referring to one who worked as a horn blower.

Horn English, 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.

Kopitar Slovene
From Slovene kopito meaning "hoof", an occupational name for a shoer.

Lane 2 French
Derived from a French word meaning "wool", designating one who worked in the wool trade.

Nicchi Italian
From the Italian word nicchio meaning "shell", possibly a nickname for people related to the sea.

Orenstein Jewish
Means "horn stone" in German.

Pelletier French
Derived from Old French pelletier "fur trader".

Róg Polish
Means "animal horn" in Polish.

Sanna Italian
From Italian sanna or zanna meaning "tusk, fang", a nickname for a person with a protruding tooth.

Skinner English
Occupational name for a person who skinned animals, from Old Norse skinn.

Sobol Russian, Ukrainian, Jewish
Occupational name for a fur trader, from the Slavic word soboli meaning "sable, marten". As a Jewish name it is ornamental.