This is a list of surnames in which the categories include scientists.
BrownEnglish Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.
CurieFrench Occupational name for a farm hand, from Old French éscuerie"stable". Famous bearers were the married scientists Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), who studied radioactivity.
EinsteinJewish Ornamental name derived from German ein "one" and stein "stone". A famous bearer was the German physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955).
FlemingEnglish Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands.
FreudGerman, Jewish Means "joy" in German, a nickname for a cheerful person. A famous bearer was the psychologist Sigmund Freud (1856-1939).
GeigerGerman Means "fiddle player" in German, derived from Old High German giga "fiddle".
HerschelGerman, Jewish Diminutive form of Hirsch 1 or Hirsch 2. A famous bearer was the British-German astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), as well as his sister Caroline Herschel (1750-1848) and son John Herschel (1792-1871), also noted scientists.
PavlovmRussian, Bulgarian Means "son of Pavel". A famous bearer of this surname was the Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936), known for his discovery of the conditioned reflex.
ShenChinese From Chinese 申 (shēn) referring to the ancient state of Shen, which existed during the Zhou dynasty.
Van LeeuwenhoekDutch Variant of Leeuwenhoek. A famous bearer of this surname is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), a pioneer in the field of microscopy.
WatsonEnglish, Scottish Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.
WoodwardEnglish Occupational name for a forester, meaning "ward of the wood" in Old English.