This is a list of surnames in which the categories include rivers.
Ayers 3English Indicated 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".
Best 2German Derived from the name of the river Beste, meaning unknown.
CrawfordEnglish From a place name derived from Old English crawa "crow" and ford "river crossing".