Burns 1English, Scottish Derived from Old English burna"stream, spring". A famous bearer was the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).
ButlerEnglish, Irish Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller"wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).
CasonEnglish From the English place name Cawston, derived from the Old Norse given name Kálfr combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
ChaseEnglish Occupational name for a hunter, from Middle English chase"hunt".
ClarkEnglish Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America.
KeatonEnglish From any of three English place names: Ketton in Rutland, Ketton in Durham or Keaton in Devon. The first is probably derived from an old river name or tribal name combined with Old English ea "river", with the spelling later influenced by tun "enclosure, yard, town". The second is from the Old English given name Catta or the Old Norse given name Káti combined with Old English tun. The third is possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" combined with Old English tun.
Kelly 1Irish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh meaning "descendant of Ceallach". Famous bearers include actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).
KnightEnglish From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.
MataSpanish, Portuguese, Catalan From Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan mata meaning "trees, shrubs", possibly from Late Latin matta meaning "reed mat".
MaxwellScottish From a place name meaning "Mack's stream", from the name Mack, a short form of the Scandinavian name Magnus, combined with Old English wille "well, stream". A famous bearer was James Maxwell (1831-1879), a Scottish physicist who studied gases and electromagnetism.
PlattEnglish From Old French plat meaning "flat, thin", from Late Latin plattus, from Greek πλατύς (platys) meaning "wide, broad, flat". This may have been a nickname or a topographic name for someone who lived near a flat feature.
PollockScottish From the name of a place in Renfrewshire, Scotland, derived from a diminutive of Gaelic poll meaning "pool, pond, bog". A famous bearer was the American artist Jackson Pollock (1912-1956).
PostDutch, German, English Indicated a person who lived near a post, ultimately from Latin postis.
PriceWelsh Derived from Welsh ap Rhys, which means "son of Rhys".
SandsEnglish From Old English, indicated the original nearer lived on sandy ground.
SavageEnglish English nickname meaning "wild, uncouth", derived from Old French salvage or sauvage meaning "untamed", ultimately from Latin silvaticus meaning "wild, from the woods".
SiddallEnglish From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".
SpencerEnglish Occupational name for a person who dispensed provisions to those who worked at a manor, derived from Middle English spense "larder, pantry".
StoneEnglish Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.
StrongEnglish Nickname derived from Middle English strong or strang meaning "strong".
TaylorEnglish Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".
ThorntonEnglish From any of the various places in England by this name, meaning "thorn town" in Old English.
TiptonEnglish Originally given to one who came from the town of Tipton, derived from the Old English given name Tippa combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".
TodaroItalian From a regional form of a given name Todaro, a variant of Teodoro. It is quite common in Sicily.
ValePortuguese Means "valley" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin vallis.