Surnames Categorized "rappers"

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Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Bailey English
From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".

Banks English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a hillside or a bank of land.

Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Black English
Means either "black" (from Old English blæc) or "pale" (from Old English blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.

Blanco Spanish
Means "white" in Spanish. The name most likely referred to a person who was pale or had blond hair.

Bowman English
Occupational name for an archer, derived from Middle English bowe, Old English boga meaning "bow".

Bridges English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a bridge, or who worked as a bridgekeeper, derived from Middle English brigge, Old English brycg.

Carter English
Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).

Cash English
Variant of Case.

Cole English
From a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola.

Combs English
Variant of Coombs.

Correa Spanish
Spanish form of Correia.

Cox English
Patronymic form of Cock.

Davis English, Scottish
Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Elliott English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Elias.

Evans Welsh, English
Means "son of Evan".

Ferguson Irish, Scottish
Means "son of Fergus".

Freeman English
Referred to a person who was born free, or in other words was not a serf.

Gray English
From a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.

Hale English
Derived from Old English halh meaning "nook, recess, hollow".

Harris English
Means "son of Harry".

Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.

Haynes English
Patronymic derived from the Norman name Hagano.

Hill English
Originally given to a person who lived on or near a hill, derived from Old English hyll.

Howse English
Variant of Howe.

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Jarvis English
Derived from the given name Gervais.

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Jones English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

Keyes 1 English
Variant of Kay 1 or Kay 2.

Lamar French, English
Originally from a place name in Normandy, derived from Old French la mare meaning "the pool".

Lamb English
From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Long English
Originally a nickname for a person who had long limbs or who was tall.

Lynn English
From the name of a town in Norfolk (King's Lynn), derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".

Malone Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Eoin meaning "descendant of a disciple of Saint John".

Mathers English
Occupational name meaning "mower, cutter of hay" in Old English.

Okafor Igbo
From the given name Okafor.

Olmo Spanish
Means "elm tree" in Spanish, ultimately from Latin ulmus. The name originally indicated a person who lived near such a tree.

Owens Welsh
From the Welsh given name Owain.

Parker English
Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

Peacock English
From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Post Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person who lived near a post, ultimately from Latin postis.

Reece Welsh
Derived from the given name Rhys.

Reyes Spanish
Spanish variant of Rey 1.

Santiago Spanish, Portuguese
From various Spanish and Portuguese places called Santiago.

Scott English, Scottish
Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.

Starr English
From Middle English sterre meaning "star". This was usually a nickname, but it could also occasionally be a sign name from the name of an inn called the Star.

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Victor French, English
Derived from the male given name Victor.

Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace.

Warner German, English
Variant of Werner.

West English, German
Denoted a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".

Williams English
Means "son of William".

Witherspoon English
Originally given to a person who dwelt near a sheep enclosure, from Middle English wether "sheep" and spong "strip of land".

Wong 1 Chinese (Cantonese)
Cantonese romanization of Wang 1.

Woods English, Scottish
Variant of Wood.

Wray English
Originally denoted someone who came from any of the various places of this name in northern England, from Old Norse vrá meaning "corner, nook".

Young English
Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.