AnayaSpanish From the names of a few Spanish towns, possibly of Arabic origin meaning "stagnant water" or "path".
BiniciTurkish From the Turkish word binici meaning "rider, horseman".
CarterEnglish Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).
HadzhievBulgarian Means "son of the pilgrim" from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (hajj).
HadžićBosnian From Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (hajj). It originally denoted a person who had completed the hajj.
HalloranIrish From Irish Ó hAllmhuráin meaning "descendant of Allmhurán". The given name Allmhurán means "stranger from across the sea".
KóborHungarian From Hungarian kóbor meaning "wanderer, ranger".
LaukkanenFinnish From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".
MarkeyIrish From the Irish Ó Marcaigh meaning "descendant of Marcach", a given name meaning "horse rider".
NavrátilCzech Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.
PalmerEnglish Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.
PellegrinoItalian Means "pilgrim, traveller" in Italian, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
PilgrimEnglish Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
ProcházkaCzech Means "walk, wander, stroll" in Czech. This was an occupational name for a travelling tradesman.
RitterGerman From Middle High German riter meaning "rider, knight", a cognate of Ryder.
RomeroSpanish Derived from Spanish romero meaning "pilgrim to Rome".
RyderEnglish Occupational name for a mounted warrior, from Old English ridere meaning "rider".
SeaverEnglish From the unattested Old English given name Sæfaru, derived from the Old English elements sæ "sea, ocean" and faru "journey".
SheridanIrish From the Irish name Ó Sirideáin meaning "descendant of Sirideán". The given name Sirideán possibly means "searcher".
TornincasaItalian From a medieval Italian name given to a boy born after the death of a previous one, derived from Italian ritorna in casa "come back home".
TraversEnglish, French From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".
VelaSpanish Derived from Spanish vela meaning "sail" or the homonym vela meaning "watchful".
Wade 2English From the Old English given name Wada, a derivative of the word wadan "to go".
WalkerEnglish Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".