This is a list of surnames in which the categories include singers.
ARMSTRONG EnglishMeans
"strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.
CARPENTER EnglishFrom the occupation, derived from Middle English
carpentier (ultimately from Latin
carpentarius meaning "carriage maker").
CHEVALIER FrenchFrom a nickname derived from French
chevalier meaning
"knight", itself from
cheval meaning "horse", ultimately from Latin
caballus.
COHEN JewishMeans
"priest" from Hebrew
כֹּהֵן (kohen). It originally denoted one of the priestly tribe of Levi.
GRAY EnglishFrom a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.
GREEN EnglishDescriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.
JACKSON EnglishMeans
"son of JACK". Famous bearers of this name are the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).
MANN German, EnglishFrom a nickname meaning
"man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.
TAYLOR EnglishDerived from Old French
tailleur meaning
"tailor", ultimately from Latin
taliare "to cut".