ArcherEnglish Occupational name for one who practiced archery, from Latin arcus "bow" (via Old French).
ArmatiItalian From Italian armato meaning "armed, armoured, equipped".
ArmbrusterGerman Means "crossbow maker" from German armbrust "crossbow". The word armbrust was originally from Latin arcuballista meaning "bow ballista", but was modified under the influence of German arm "arm" and brust "breast".
Beck 4English From Old English becca meaning "pickaxe", an occupational surname.
BeckhamEnglish From an English place name meaning "Becca's homestead" in Old English (with Becca being a masculine byname meaning "pickaxe"). A famous bearer is retired English soccer player David Beckham (1975-).
BenbowEnglish From a nickname "bend the bow" given to an archer.
BowieScottish Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Buidheach, derived from buidhe meaning "yellow". A famous bearer was the American pioneer James Bowie (1796-1836), for whom the bowie knife is named. The British musician David Bowie (1947-2016), born David Robert Jones, took his stage name from the American pioneer (and the knife).
BowmanEnglish Occupational name for an archer, derived from Middle English bowe, Old English boga meaning "bow".
CarrollIrish From the given name Cearbhall. A famous bearer was Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, the author of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
CurranIrish Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corraidhín meaning "descendant of Corraidhín".
FaucherFrench Occupational name meaning "mower" in French, ultimately from Latin falx meaning "sickle, scythe".
FletcherEnglish Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".
KardosHungarian From Hungarian kard meaning "sword". It could have been applied to soldiers, sword makers, or one with a pugnacious nature.
KladivomCzech Means "hammer" in Czech, a nickname for a blacksmith.
KnefGerman Occupational name for a shoemaker, derived from Low German knif meaning "shoemaker's knife".
KolbeGerman From Middle High German kolbe meaning "club".
KundakçıTurkish From Turkish kundak meaning "stock, wooden part of a rifle".
LapointeFrench Means "the point (of a lance)" in French, possibly a nickname for a soldier.
ListerScottish Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac an Fleisdeir meaning "son of the arrow maker".
LongstaffEnglish Occupational name for an official who was equipped with a ceremonial staff, or a nickname for a tall person.
MachadoPortuguese, Spanish Denoted a person who made or used hatchets, derived from Spanish and Portuguese machado"hatchet", both from Latin marculus "little hammer".
Martel 2French, English Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel"hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.
MazzaItalian From a nickname (perhaps occupational) meaning "maul, mallet" in Italian.
MesserGerman Occupational name for a person who made knives, from Middle High German messer"knife".
Metz 1German Occupational name for maker of knives, from Middle High German metze"knife".
Ó CarraIrish Means "descendant of Carra", Carra being a nickname meaning "spear".
Ó CorraIrish Means "descendant of Corra" in Irish. The given name Corra means "spear".
PicardFrench Originally denoted a person from Picardy, a historical region of northern France. It is derived from Old French pic meaning "pike, spike".
PorrasSpanish, Catalan From a nickname meaning "club" in Spanish and Catalan, ultimately from Latin porrum meaning "leek".
PuskásHungarian Occupational name for a gunsmith or cannon maker, from Hungarian puska meaning "gun" (from German, itself from Latin buxis "box").
SachsGerman Originally indicated a person from Saxony (German Sachsen). The region was named for the Germanic tribe of the Saxons, ultimately derived from the Germanic word *sahsą meaning "knife".
ShakespeareEnglish From a nickname for a warlike person, from Old English scacan "to shake" and spere "spear". A famous bearer was the English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616).
SpadaItalian Occupational name for an armourer or swordsman, from Italian spada"sword", Latin spatha.
SpearEnglish From Old English spere"spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person.
StringerEnglish Occupational name for a maker of string or bow strings, from Old English streng"string".
TrapaniItalian From the name of the Sicilian city of Trapani, derived from Greek δρεπάνη (drepane) meaning "sickle".