This is a list of surnames in which the categories include religion.
AbascalSpanish Means "priest's street" from Basque abas "priest" and kale "street".
AbateItalian From Italian abate meaning "abbot, priest", derived via Latin and Greek from an Aramaic word meaning "father". This was used either as a nickname or an occupational name for a worker in a priest's house.
AbbeyEnglish Indicated a person who lived near an abbey or worked in an abbey, from Middle English abbeye.
BeridzeGeorgian Means "son of the monk", from Georgian ბერი (beri) meaning "monk".
BishopEnglish Means simply "bishop", ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) meaning "overseer". It probably originally referred to a person who served a bishop.
BogomolovRussian Patronymic derived from Russian богомол (bogomol) meaning "pious one, devotionalist".
CannonEnglish From the ecclesiastical usage of canon, referring to a church official or servant who worked in a clergy house.
ChurchEnglish From the English word, derived from Old English cirice, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon) meaning "(house) of the lord". It probably referred to a person who lived close to a church.
CohenJewish Means "priest" from Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.
CrossEnglish Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.
EcclestonEnglish Denoted a person from any of the various places named Eccleston in England, derived from Latin ecclesia "church" (via Briton) and Old English tun "enclosure, yard, town".
HarelJewish Ornamental name adopted from a biblical place name meaning "altar, mountain of God" in Hebrew.
IglesiasSpanish From Spanish iglesia meaning "church", from Latin ecclesia (of Greek origin).
JainIndian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati Referred to a person who followed the principles of Jainism, a religion practiced in India. Jains are the followers of Lord Mahavira (599-527 BC).
KappelGerman, Dutch Name for a person who lived near or worked at a chapel, ultimately from Late Latin cappella, a diminutive of cappa "cape", arising from the holy relic of the torn cape of Saint Martin, which was kept in small churches.
KilloughIrish Indicated a person who was from Killough (County Down, Northern Ireland) or Killough (Wicklow, Ireland). The place name Killough means "church on the lake", derived from the Irish cill "church" and loch "lake".
KirbyEnglish From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".
KirchnerGerman Derived from Middle High German kirchenaere meaning "sexton".
KirkEnglish From northern Middle English kirk meaning "church", from Old Norse kirkja (cognate of Church). A famous fictional bearer is the starship captain James Kirk from the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), and subsequent films.
LemoineFrench Means "the monk" in French. This was typically a nickname or an occupational name for a person who worked in a monastery.
McMillanScottish Anglicized form of Gaelic MacMhaoilein meaning "son of Maolan", itself meaning "devotee, servant, tonsured one".
McNabScottish, Irish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aba meaning "son of the abbot".
MessnerGerman Occupational name for a sexton or churchwarden, from Old High German mesinari.
MonkEnglish Nickname or occupational name for a person who worked for monks. This word is derived from Latin monachus, from Greek μοναχός (monachos) meaning "alone".
PalmerEnglish Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
PapadopoulosGreek Means "son of the priest", from Greek πάπας (papas) combined with the patronymic suffix πουλος (poulos).
PaternosterEnglish, Italian Occupational name for a maker of rosaries, also called paternosters. They are derived from the Latin phrase pater noster "our Father", the opening words of the Lord's Prayer.
PayneEnglish From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.
PilgrimEnglish Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
PopeEnglish From a nickname that originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".
PopovićCroatian, Serbian Means "son of the priest", derived from Serbo-Croatian pop meaning "priest".
RosárioPortuguese Means "rosary" in Portuguese. This name was often given to people born on the day of the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary.
SextonEnglish Occupational name for a sexton (Middle English sexteyn), a caretaker for a church or graveyard.
TaggartIrish, Scottish Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.
VieiraPortuguese Denoted a person who came from a Portuguese town by this name, derived from vieria meaning "scallop". The scallop was a symbol of Saint James, and was traditionally worn by pilgrims to the shrine of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia.