This is a list of surnames in which the categories include Sufjan Stevens songs.
ArmstrongEnglish 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.
Bell 1English From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.
BirdEnglish Occupational name for a person who raised or hunted birds.
BlackEnglish Means either "black" (from Old English blæc) or "pale" (from Old English blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.
BlueEnglish From a nickname for a person with blue eyes or blue clothing.
GatesEnglish Originally denoted a person who lived near the town gates.
GoldEnglish, German, Jewish From Old English and Old High German gold meaning "gold", an occupational name for someone who worked with gold or a nickname for someone with yellow hair. As a Jewish name it is ornamental.
GoodEnglish From a nickname meaning "good", referring to a kindly person.
HardingEnglish Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).
HinesIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhin meaning "descendant of Eidhin", a given name or byname of unknown origin.
HooperEnglish Occupational name for someone who put the metal hoops around wooden barrels.
KingEnglish From Old English cyning"king", originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king. A famous bearer was the American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968).
LoveEnglish From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".
RakeEnglish Originally a name for a dweller on a narrow pass or hillside, from Old English hrace meaning "throat, gorge".