Surnames Categorized "strength"

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Alinari Italian
Means "son of Alinario", which is from the Germanic name Ellanher.

Armstrong English
Means "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.

Bähr German
From Middle High German bër "bear" or ber "boar". This was originally a nickname for a strong or brave person.

Erős Hungarian
Means "strong" in Hungarian.

Fermi Italian
Originally indicated a person from the town of Fermo in the Marche region of Italy, originally called Firmum in Latin meaning "strong, steady, firm".

Gagliardi Italian
From Italian gagliardo meaning "strong, vigorous".

Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).

Hardy English, French
From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", of Germanic origin.

Kemény Hungarian
Means "firm, hard, tough" in Hungarian.

Maynard English
Derived from the Germanic given name Meginhard.

Ortiz Spanish
Means "son of Orti", a byname deriving either from Latin fortis meaning "brave, strong" or fortunius meaning "fortunate".

Potenza Italian
From the name of the southern Italian city of Potenza, called Potentia in Latin, meaning "power, force".

Robustelli Italian
From a nickname for a strong person, from Italian robusto "strong", from Latin robustus "firm, solid, oaken".

Stark English, German
From a nickname meaning "strong, rigid", from Old English stearc or Old High German stark.

Strong English
Nickname derived from Middle English strong or strang meaning "strong".

Tosto Italian
From a nickname for a tough, stubborn person, from Italian tosto "hard, tough".

Turnbull English, Scottish
Nickname for someone thought to be strong enough to turn around a bull.