CASONEnglish From the English place name Cawston, derived from the Old Norse given name KÁLFR combined with Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town".
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.
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.
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".
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.
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".