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-).
CauseyEnglish Indicated a person who lived near a causeway, from Old French caucie.
ChaseEnglish Occupational name for a hunter, from Middle English chase"hunt".
CrossEnglish Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.
DoranIrish From Irish Ó Deoradháin meaning "descendant of Deoradhán", where Deoradhán is a given name meaning "exile, wanderer".
DoyleIrish From the Irish Ó Dubhghaill, which means "descendant of Dubhghall". A famous bearer was Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), the author of the Sherlock Holmes mystery stories.
DriscollIrish From Irish Ó hEidirsceóil meaning "descendant of the messenger".
Gough 2Irish Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mag Eochadha meaning "son of Eochaidh".
HadzhievmBulgarian Derived from Bulgarian хаджия (hadzhiya) meaning "pilgrim", ultimately from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj).
HadžićBosnian From Bosnian hadž meaning "hajj, pilgrimage", ultimately derived from Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj). 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".
HollowayEnglish From the name of various English places, derived from Old English hol "hollow, sunken, deep" and weg "path, way".
JaggerEnglish From an English word meaning "carter, peddler". A famous bearer is the British musician Mick Jagger (1943-), the lead singer of the Rolling Stones.
KóborHungarian From Hungarian kóbor meaning "wanderer, ranger".
Lane 1English Originally designated one who lived by a lane, a narrow way between fences or hedges, later used of any narrow pathway, including one between houses in a town.
LaukkanenFinnish From a nickname for a person who took big steps, from Finnish laukka meaning "canter, gallop".
LynchIrish From Irish Ó Loingsigh meaning "descendant of Loingseach", a given name meaning "mariner".
MarkeyIrish From the Irish Ó Marcaigh meaning "descendant of Marcach", a given name meaning "horse rider".
McGillIrish, Scottish Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill meaning "son of the foreigner", derived from gall "foreigner".
NavrátilmCzech Means "returned" in Czech, from the verb navrátit "to return", perhaps used to denote a person who came home following a long absence.
NeumannGerman, Jewish From Middle High German niuwe and man meaning "new man, newcomer".
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, German Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.
ProcházkamCzech 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".
StrangeEnglish Derived from Middle English strange meaning "foreign", ultimately from Latin extraneus.
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".
TrippEnglish From Middle English trippen meaning "to dance", an occupational name for a dancer.
TrittenGerman Originally denoted someone who lived by a set of steps, from Middle High German trit"step".
Van WegbergDutch Means "from Wegberg", a small town in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany, close to the Dutch border. It is derived from old German weg "way, path, road" and berg "mountain".
VelaSpanish Occupational name for a guard, from Spanish vela meaning "watch, vigil".
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".
WallaceScottish, English, Irish Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Scottish hero William Wallace.
WallachYiddish From Middle High German walch meaning "foreigner (from a Romance country)".
WalshEnglish, Irish From Old English wælisc meaning "foreigner, stranger, Celt".
WaltonEnglish From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".