ANHOLTS DutchOriginally denoted a person from Anholt in the Netherlands, which means "hold, rest" in Dutch (a place where people could rest for the night).
AYERS (3) EnglishIndicated a person from the town of Ayr in Scotland. The town was named for the river that flows through it, itself derived from an Indo-European root meaning "water".
BECKHAM EnglishFrom an English place name meaning "Becca's homestead". The byname
Becca means "pickaxe" in Old English. A famous bearer is retired English soccer player David Beckham (1975-).
BLAKESLEY EnglishFrom the name of a town in Northamptonshire, itself meaning "Blæcwulf's meadow" in Old English.
Blæcwulf is a byname meaning "black wolf".
BOLTON EnglishFrom any of the many places in England called Bolton, derived from Old English
bold "house" and
tun "enclosure".
BOON (2) EnglishOriginally indicated a person from the town of Bohon, in Manche in France. The town's name is of unknown origin.
BREISACHER GermanOriginally denoted one who came from the town of Breisach, in Germany. The town's name is possibly from a Celtic word meaning "breakwater".
BURNHAM EnglishFrom the name of various towns in England, typically derived from Old English
burna "stream, spring" and
ham "home, settlement".
CAMPANA Italian, SpanishOccupational name from Late Latin
campana meaning
"bell", ultimately derived from the Italian region of Campania, where bells were produced.
CAULFIELD EnglishFrom a place name meaning
"cold field", from Old English
ceald "cold" and
feld "pasture, field".
COLLINGWOOD EnglishFrom a place name, itself derived from Old French
chalenge meaning "disputed" and Middle English
wode meaning "woods".
COLOMBERA ItalianFrom a derivative of Italian
colomba "dove" indicating a house where doves were held.
COMTOIS FrenchIndicated a person from Franche-Comté, a province in eastern France, which translates to "free county".
DUNBAR ScottishFrom the name of a town in East Lothian, Scotland, derived from Gaelic
dùn meaning "fort" and
barr meaning "summit", so called from its situation on a rock that projects into the sea.
ELY EnglishFrom the name of a town in eastern England meaning "eel district".
FREITAS PortugueseMeans
"broken" in Portuguese, a name for one who lived on broken, stony ground.
HAMBLETON EnglishFrom various English place names, derived from Old English
hamel "crooked, mutilated" and
tun "enclosure, yard, town".
HONEYCUTT EnglishDerived from the name of the English town of Hunnacott, derived from Old English
hunig "honey" or the given name
Huna combined with
cot "cottage".
HORTON EnglishFrom the names of various places in England, which are derived from Old English
horh "dirt, mud" and
tun "enclosure, yard, town".
KEITH ScottishFrom a place name that is probably derived from the Brythonic element
cet meaning
"wood". This was the surname of a long line of Scottish nobles.
KELSEY EnglishFrom an English place name meaning "Cenel's island", from the Old English name
Cenel "fierce" in combination with
eg "island".
KERR ScottishFrom Scots
kerr meaning
"rough wet ground", ultimately from Old Norse
kjarr.
KILLAM EnglishDenoted one who hailed from the English town of Kilham, meaning "kiln homestead".
KIRBY EnglishFrom numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse
kirkja "church" and
býr "farm, settlement".
LANGDON EnglishDerived from various places names, of Old English origin meaning
"long hill" (effectively
"ridge").
LANGLEY (1) EnglishFrom any of the various places with this name, all derived from Old English
lang "long" and
leah "woodland, clearing".
LATERZA ItalianFrom the name of the town of Laterza near Taranto in Apulia. It is typical of southern Italy.
LONDON EnglishFrom the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain.
LYNDON EnglishOriginally from a place name meaning "linden tree hill" in Old English.
MONROE ScottishDesignated a person who had originally lived near the mouth of the Roe River in Derry, Ireland.
MURRAY (1) ScottishDerived from the region in Scotland called
Moray meaning "seaboard settlement". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.
NORTHROP EnglishOriginally denoted one who came from a town of this name England, meaning "north farm".
ORTEGA SpanishFrom a Spanish place name (belonging to various villages) derived from
ortiga "nettle".
PEAK EnglishOriginally indicated a dweller by a pointed hill, from Old English
peac "peak". It could also denote a person from the Peak District in Derbyshire, England.
PRESCOTT EnglishFrom the name of various English places meaning
"priest's cottage" in Old English.
RHODES EnglishTopographic name derived from Old English
rod meaning
"cleared land", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.
SANDOVAL SpanishDerived from the name of a town in Spain, ultimately from Latin
saltus "forest, glade" and
novalis "unploughed land".
STAFFORD EnglishFrom the name of the English city of Stafford, Staffordshire, derived from Old English
stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and
ford meaning "ford, river crossing".
SUTTON EnglishFrom various English place names meaning
"south town".
TRUJILLO SpanishOriginally denoted a person from Trujillo, Spain, originally called
Turgalium in Latin.
VAN AMSTEL DutchMeans
"from Amstel", a Dutch river that means "water area".
VAN BREDA DutchMeans
"from Breda", a city in the province of Noord-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is derived from Dutch
breed meaning "wide" and
Aa, the name of a river.
ZABALA BasqueOriginally denoted someone who lived in a place of this name in Biscay. It is derived from Basque
zabal meaning "large, wide".
ZELLWEGER German (Swiss)Originally denoted a person from the Appenzell region of Switzerland. The place name is derived from Latin
abbatis cella meaning
"estate of the abbot". A famous bearer is actress Renée Zellweger (1969-).