Browse Surnames

Abraham Jewish, English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch
Derived from the given name Abraham.

Adamson English
Means "son of Adam".

Addison English
Means "son of Addy 2".

Akerman English
Variant of Ackerman.

Alberts English, Dutch
Means "son of Albert".

Allison English
Means "son of Alan" or "son of Alexander" (as well as other given names beginning with Al).

Allsopp English
From the name of the village of Alsop en la Dale in Derbyshire, England. It means "Ælli's valley" in Old English.

Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".

Anthony English
From the given name Anthony.

Appleby English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English æppel "apple" and Old Norse býr "farm, settlement".

Attaway English
Means "at the way", originally denoting someone who lived close to a road.

Attwood English
Variant of Atwood.

Atwater English
From Middle English meaning "dweller at the water".

Averill English
From Middle English aueril, Old French avrill meaning "April", perhaps indicating a person who was baptized in that month.

Babcock English
Derived from the medieval name Bab, possibly a diminutive of Bartholomew or Barbara.

Badcock English
From a diminutive of the medieval given name Bada.

Baldwin English
Derived from the given name Baldwin.

Ballard English
Variant of Ball using a pejorative suffix.

Barclay English, Scottish
From the English place name Berkeley, derived from Old English beorc "birch" and leah "woodland, clearing". The surname was imported to Scotland in the 12th century.

Barnett English
Derived from Old English bærnet meaning "place cleared by burning".

Barrett English
Probably derived from the Middle English word barat meaning "trouble, deception", originally given to a quarrelsome person.

Bartram English
From the given name Bertram.

Bateson English
Means "son of Bate".

Beasley English
From the name of a place in Lancashire, from Old English beos "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Beckett English
Originally a diminutive of Beck 1 or Beck 3.

Beckham English
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-).

Belcher English
From a Middle English version of Old French bel chiere meaning "beautiful face". It later came to refer to a person who had a cheerful and pleasant temperament.

Bellamy French, English
From Old French bel ami meaning "beautiful friend".

Belmont French, English
French and English form of Belmonte.

Bennett English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Bentley English
From a place name derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and leah "woodland, clearing". Various towns in England bear this name.

Bernard um French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Beverly English
Variant of Beverley.

Blakely English
Variant of Blakeley.

Bloxham English
From a place name meaning "Blocca's homestead". The Old English byname Blocca is of uncertain origin.

Bradley English
From a common English place name, derived from brad "broad" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Brandon English
From the name of various places in England meaning "hill covered with broom" in Old English.

Branson English
Means "son of Brandr".

Brasher English
Means "brass worker", derived from Old English bræs "brass".

Braxton English
From an English place name place name meaning "Bracca's town" in Old English.

Bridges English
Originally denoted a person who lived near a bridge, or who worked as a bridgekeeper, derived from Middle English brigge, Old English brycg.

Brigham English
Originally referred to one who came from a town called Brigham, meaning "homestead by the bridge" in Old English. This is the name of towns in Cumberland and Yorkshire.

Brinley English
Possibly from English places named Brindley, derived from Old English berned "burned" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Bristol English
From the name of a city in England meaning "the site of the bridge".

Bristow English
From the name of the city of Bristol, originally Brycgstow in Old English, meaning "the site of the bridge".

Britton English
Originally given to a person who was a Briton (a Celt of England) or a Breton (an inhabitant of Brittany).

Bronson English
Patronymic form of Brown.

Buckley 1 English
From an English place name derived from bucc "buck, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Bullard English
Possibly a nickname derived from Middle English bole "fraud, deceit".

Bullock English
From a nickname meaning "young bull".

Burgess English
From Middle English and Old French burgeis meaning "city-dweller", ultimately from Frankish burg "fortress".

Burnett English
Means "brown" in Middle English, from Old French brunet, a diminutive of brun.

Burnham English
From the name of various towns in England, typically derived from Old English burna "stream, spring" and ham "home, settlement".

Burrell English
English form of Bureau.

Burrows English
Topographic name derived from Old English beorg meaning "hill, mountain" or burg meaning "fort". Alternatively, it could come from a compound of bur "room, cottage, dwelling" and hus "house".

Butcher English
Occupational name for a butcher, derived from Old French bouchier.

Carlyle English
Variant of Carlisle.

Chaplin English, French
Occupational name for a chaplain, or perhaps for the servant of one, from Middle English, Old French chapelain. A famous bearer was the British comic actor Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977).

Chapman English
Occupational name derived from Old English ceapmann meaning "merchant, trader".

Chester English
From the name of a city in England, derived from Latin castrum "camp, fortress".

Clayton English
From the name of various places meaning "clay settlement" in Old English.

Clemens English
Derived from the given name Clement. This was the surname of the author Samuel Clemens (1835-1910), also known as Mark Twain.

Clement English
Derived from the given name Clement.

Clifton English
Derived from various place names meaning "settlement by a cliff" in Old English.

Clinton English
Derived from the English place name Glinton, of uncertain meaning, or Glympton, meaning "settlement on the River Glyme". This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton (1946-).

Colbert English, French
Derived from the given name Colobert.

Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Cookson English
Patronymic form of Cook.

Cornell English
Derived from the given name Cornelius.

Cornett English
Derived from Old French cornet meaning "horn", referring to one who worked as a horn blower.

Crawley English
From various place names derived from Old English crawe "crow" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Cropper English
Occupational name derived from Middle English croppe "crop", referring to a fruit picker or a crop reaper.

Crowley 2 English
Variant of Crawley.

Cummins English, Scottish, Irish
From the Old Breton given name Cunmin, a cognate of Cuimín, introduced to Britain at the time of the Norman Conquest.

Daniell English
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Daniels English
Variant of Daniel.

Danniel English
Variant of Daniel.

Darling English
From a nickname or byname derived from Middle English dereling, Old English deorling, meaning "darling, beloved one".

Darnell 1 English
Derived from Old French darnel, a type of grass.

Darnell 2 English
From the name of a town near Sheffield, derived from Old English derne "hidden" and halh "nook".

Darrell English
Originally denoted one who came from the town of Airel in Normandy, derived from Late Latin arealis meaning "open space".

Daubney English
From any of the various towns in France called Aubigny, derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Albinus.

Davison English
Means "son of David".

Deadman English
Variant of Debenham.

Dedrick English
Derived from the given name Dederick, an older form of Derek.

Deering English
From the Old English given name Deora meaning "dear, beloved".

Delaney 1 English
Derived from Norman French de l'aunaie meaning "from the alder grove".

Dennell English
Variant of Daniel.

Derrick English
Derived from the given name Derrick (see Derek). A famous bearer of this surname is the character Stephan Derrick from the German television series Derrick (1974-1998).

Dickens English
From the medieval given name Dicun, a medieval diminutive of Dick 1. A famous bearer of this surname was the British author Charles Dickens (1812-1870).

Dickman English
From Old English dic "ditch" combined with man "person, man". It was originally a name for a ditch digger or someone who lived near a ditch.

Dickson English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.

Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".

Elliott English
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Elias.

Ellison English
Patronymic form of the English name Ellis, from the medieval given name Elis, a vernacular form of Elijah.

Emerson English
Means "son of Emery". The surname was borne by Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), an American writer and philosopher who wrote about transcendentalism.

English English
Denoted a person who was of English heritage. It was used to distinguish people who lived in border areas (for example, near Wales or Scotland). It was also used to distinguish an Anglo-Saxon from a Norman.

Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Evanson English
Means "son of Evan".

Everest English
Originally denoted a person from Évreux in Normandy, itself named after the Gaulish tribe of the Eburovices. Mount Everest in the Himalayas was named for the British surveyor George Everest (1790-1866).

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Everill English
Derived from the feminine given name Eoforhild.

Falkner English, German
English variant and German cognate of Faulkner.

Farnham English
Indicated a person from any of the various towns named Farnham in England, notably in Surrey. Their names are from Old English fearn "fern" and ham "home, settlement" or ham "water meadow, enclosure".

Fenwick English
From an English place name, derived from Old English fenn "fen, swamp, bog" and wic "village, town".

Fiddler English
English form of Fiedler.

Fishman English
Occupational name for a fisherman.

Fitzroy English
Means "son of the king" in Anglo-Norman French, from French roi meaning "king". This name has been bestowed upon illegitimate children of kings.

Fleming English
Given to a person who was a Fleming, that is a person who was from Flanders in the Netherlands.

Flowers English
Variant of Flower.

Forrest English
Variant of Forest.

Fortune English
From Middle English, ultimately from Latin fortuna meaning "fortune, luck, chance". This was possibly a nickname for a gambler.

Francis English
Derived from the given name Francis.

Freeman English
Referred to a person who was born free, or in other words was not a serf.

Garbutt English
From the given name Gerbold.

Gardner English
Variant of Gardener.

Garland English
Means "triangle land" from Old English gara and land. It originally belonged to a person who owned a triangle-shaped piece of land.

Garnett 1 English
Occupational name referring to a person who made hinges, from Old French carne "hinge".

Garnett 2 English
From a diminutive of the given name Guarin.

Garnier 2 English
Variant of Garner 1.

Garrard English
From the given name Gerard.

Garrett English
Derived from the given name Gerald or Gerard.

Giffard French, English
Possibly from Old French gifart meaning "chubby" or possibly from the Germanic name Gebhard. Walter Giffard was one of the Norman companions of William the Conqueror.

Gilbert English, French
Derived from the given name Gilbert.

Gilliam English
Variant of William. A famous bearer of the name is cartoonist and filmmaker Terry Gilliam (1940-).

Gladwin English
Derived from the Old English given name Glædwine.

Gladwyn English
Variant of Gladwin.

Glazier English
Means "glass worker, glazier", from Old English glæs meaning "glass".

Goddard English
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

Godfrey English
From the Norman given name Godfrey.

Goodman English
Variant of Good.

Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.

Gorbold English
From the given name Gerbold.

Granger English, French
Means "farm bailiff" from Old French grangier, ultimately from Latin granum meaning "grain". It is borne in the Harry Potter novels by Harry's friend Hermione Granger.

Grayson English
Means "son of the steward", derived from Middle English greyve "steward".

Gregory English
From the given name Gregory.

Griffin 2 English
Nickname from the mythological beast with body of a lion with head and wings of an eagle. It is ultimately from Greek γρύψ (gryps).

Hackett English
From a diminutive of the medieval byname Hake, which was of Old Norse origin and meant "hook".

Hadaway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Haggard English
From a nickname meaning "wild, untamed, worn", from Old French, ultimately from a Germanic root.

Hammond English
From the Norman given name Hamo or the Old Norse given name Hámundr.

Hampson English
Means "son of Hamo".

Hampton English
From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Hancock English
From a diminutive of the medieval name Hann.

Harding English
Derived from the given name Heard. A famous bearer was American president Warren G. Harding (1865-1923).

Harford English
Habitational name from places called Harford in Gloucestershire and Devon, meaning "hart ford" or "army ford".

Harland English
From various place names meaning "hare land" in Old English.

Harrell English
From the given name Harold.

Hartell English
From various place names derived from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and hyll "hill".

Hartley English
Habitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations in England named Hartley, from Old English heorot "hart, male deer" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Hathway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Hawking English
From a diminutive of Hawk. A famous bearer was the British physicist Stephen Hawking (1942-2018).

Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.

Hayward English
Occupational name for a person who protected an enclosed forest, from Old English hæg "enclosure, fence" and weard "guard".

Haywood English
From various place names meaning "fenced wood" in Old English.

Headley English
From place names meaning "heather clearing" in Old English.

Hepburn English, Scottish
From northern English place names meaning "high burial mound" in Old English. It was borne by Mary Queen of Scot's infamous third husband, James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwall. Other famous bearers include the actresses Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003) and Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993).

Herbert English, German, French
Derived from the male given name Herbert.

Herriot English
From an Old French diminutive of the given name Herry.

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Hibbert English
Derived from the given name Hilbert.

Hodgson English
Means "son of Hodge", a medieval diminutive of Roger.

Hogarth English
Variant of Hoggard.

Hoggard English
Occupational name meaning "pig herder", from Old English hogg "hog" and hierde "herdsman, guardian".

Holland 1 English
From various English places of this name, derived from Old English hoh "point of land, heel" and land "land".

Holland 2 Dutch, German, English
Indicated a person from the Dutch province of Holland 1.

Hollins English
Referred to someone living by a group of holly trees, from Old English holegn.

Hopkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Hob.

Howland English
Variant of Holland 1.

Hubbard English
Derived from the given name Hubert.

Hudnall English
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Huda combined with halh "nook, recess".

Jackman English
Means "servant of Jack".

Jackson English
Means "son of Jack". Famous bearers of this name include the American president Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and the singer Michael Jackson (1958-2009).

Jakeman English
Means "servant of Jack".

Jameson English
Means "son of James".

Jamison English
Means "son of James".

Jardine English, Scottish
Means "garden", denoting someone who worked as a gardener.

Jarrett English
Variant of Garrett.

Jeffers English
Patronymic from the given name Jeffrey. A famous bearer was poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962).

Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Jenkins English
From the given name Jenkin, a diminutive of Jen, itself a Middle English form of John.

Jephson English
Variant of Jepson.

Johnson English
Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Kellogg English
Occupational name for a pig butcher, from Middle English killen "to kill" and hog "pig, swine, hog".

Kendall English
Derived from the town of Kendal in England, so-called from the river Kent, on which it is situated, and Old English dæl meaning "valley, dale".

Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Kimball English
Derived from the Welsh given name Cynbel or the Old English given name Cynebald.

Kinsley English
From the name of a town in West Yorkshire, meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne". The Old English given name Cyne is a short form of longer names beginning with cyne meaning "royal".

Kipling English
From the name of a town in Yorkshire, of Old English origin meaning "Cyppel's people", from a given name Cyppel of unknown meaning. A famous bearer of this name was the author Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936).

Kitchen English
Occupational name for a person who worked in a kitchen (of a monastery for example), derived from Old English cycene, ultimately from Latin coquina.

Knowles English
From Middle English knoll, Old English cnoll meaning "small hill, knoll". A famous bearer is American singer Beyoncé Knowles (1981-).

Langdon English
Derived from the name of various places, of Old English origin meaning "long hill" (effectively "ridge").

Langley 1 English
From any of the various places with this name, all derived from Old English lang "long" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Leavitt English
From the name of various places called Livet in Normandy, France. They are possibly of Gaulish origin.

Ledford English
From the name of English places called Lydford, derived from hlud meaning "loud, noisy" and ford meaning "ford, river crossing".

Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.

Lincoln English
Originally indicated that the bearer was from the English city of Lincoln, called Lindum Colonia by the Romans, derived from Brythonic lindo "lake, pool" and Latin colonia "colony". A famous bearer was Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), president of the United States during the American Civil War.

Lindsay English, Scottish
From the region of Lindsey in Lincolnshire, which means "Lincoln island" in Old English.

Lindsey English, Scottish
Variant of Lindsay.

Linwood English
Originally from place names meaning "linden tree forest" in Old English.

Lukeson English (Rare)
Means "son of Luke".

Lynwood English
Variant of Linwood.

Madison English
Means "son of Maud". A famous bearer of this surname was the fourth American president James Madison (1751-1836).

Mallory English
From Old French maleüré meaning "unfortunate", a term introduced to England by the Normans.

Manning 1 English
Patronymic form of Mann.

Marlowe English
Variant of Marlow.

Marsden English
From a place name derived from Old English mearc "boundary" and denu "valley".

Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".

Martell English
Variant of Martel 1 or Martel 2.

Martins English, Portuguese
Derived from the given name Martin.

Masters English
Variant of Masterson.

Mathers English
Occupational name meaning "mower, cutter of hay" in Old English.

Mathews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Maynard English
Derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.

Meadows English
Referred to one who lived in a meadow, from Old English mædwe.

Merrill 1 English
Derived from the given name Muriel.

Merrill 2 English
From the name of various places in England, derived from Old English myrige "pleasant" and hyll "hill".

Merritt English
From an English place name meaning "boundary gate".

Michael English, German
From the given name Michael.

Midgley English
From the English village of Midgley in West Yorkshire, meaning "midge (insect) wood" in Old English.

Milburn English
Derived from various place names meaning "mill stream" in Old English.

Milford English
Originally derived from various place names all meaning "ford by a mill" in Old English.

Millard English
Variant of Millward.

Morison English
Variant of Morrison.

Morrish English
Variant of Morriss.

Morriss English
Derived from the given name Morris.

Mullins 1 English
Derived from Norman French molin "mill".

Neville English, Irish
From the names of towns in Normandy, variously Neuville or Néville, meaning "new town" in French.

Newport English
Given to one who came from the town of Newport (which means simply "new port"), which was the name of several English towns.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nielson English
Variant of Nelson 1.

Norwood English
Originally taken from a place name meaning "north wood" in Old English.

Osborne English
Derived from the given name Osborn.

Overton English
Denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in England called Overton, meaning "upper settlement" or "riverbank settlement" in Old English.

Padmore English
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".

Parkins English
Means "son of Parkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Parrish English
Variant of Parish 1.

Parsons English
Originally denoted a son of a parson, a derivative of Latin persona "person".

Patrick English
From the given name Patrick.

Paulson English
Means "son of Paul".

Peacock English
From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

Pearson English
Variant of Pierson.

Perkins English
Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

Philips English, Dutch
Means "son of Philip". Famous bearers of this surname were Frederick Philips (1830-1900) and his son Gerard (1858-1942), the Dutch founders of the company Philips.

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Pilgrim English, German
Nickname for a person who was a pilgrim, ultimately from Latin peregrinus.

Pittman English
Variant of Pitt.

Porcher English, French
Means "swineherd" from Old French and Middle English porchier, from Latin porcus "pig".

Presley English
Variant of Priestley. This name was borne by musician Elvis Presley (1935-1977).

Preston English
Originally derived from various place names meaning "priest town" in Old English.

Purcell English
From Old French pourcel "piglet", from Latin porcellus, a derivative of porcus "pig". This was a nickname or an occupational name for a swineherd.

Quincey English
Variant of Quincy.

Randall English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Randell English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Readdie English
Variant of Ready 1.

Rennell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

Rennoll English
Variant of Reynolds.

Reynell English
Variant of Reynolds.

Richard English, French, German, Dutch
From the given name Richard.

Rickard English
From the given name Richard.

Robbins English
Derived from the given name Robin.

Roberts English
Means "son of Robert".

Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.

Rollins English
From a diminutive of the given name Roland.

Romilly English, French
Originally denoted a person who came from any of the various places in northern France called Romilly or from Romiley in England.

Rowland English
Derived from the given name Roland.

Royston English
Originally taken from an Old English place name meaning "Royse's town". The given name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose.

Ruggles English
From a medieval diminutive of the given name Roger.

Russell English
From a Norman French nickname that meant "little red one", perhaps originally describing a person with red hair.

Salvage English
Variant of Savage.

Sampson English
Derived from a medieval form of the given name Samson.

Samuels English
Derived from the given name Samuel.

Sanders English
Patronymic of the given name Sander, a medieval form of Alexander.

Sanford English
Variant of Sandford.

Sargent English
Variant of Sergeant.

Savidge English
Variant of Savage.

Scriven English
Occupational name meaning "writer, clerk, scribe" in Old French, derived from Latin scriba.

Sempers English
From the name of various towns named Saint Pierre in Normandy, all of which commemorate Saint Peter.

Seymour 1 English
From Saint Maur, a French place name, which commemorates Saint Maurus.

Seymour 2 English
From an English place name, derived from Old English sæ "sea" and mere "lake".

Sharman English
Variant of Sherman 1.

Sharrow English
Originally a name for someone from Sharrow, England, derived from Old English scearu "boundary" and hoh "point of land, heel".

Shearer English
English cognate of Scherer.

Shelton English
From the name of various English towns, meaning "shelf town" in Old English.

Shepard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Sherman 1 English
Means "shear man", referring to someone who used shears in his line of work, such as a sheep-shearer.

Shirley English
From an English place name, derived from Old English scir "bright" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Siddall English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English sid "wide" and halh "nook, recess".

Simmons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simpkin English
From a diminutive of the given name Simon 1.

Simpson English
Means "son of Sim", Sim being a medieval short form of Simon 1. This is the name of a fictional American family on the animated television series The Simpsons, starting 1989.

Skeates English
From the Old Norse nickname or byname skjótr meaning "swift".

Skinner English
Occupational name for a person who skinned animals, from Old Norse skinn.

Smedley English
From an unidentified place name probably meaning "smooth clearing" in Old English.

Sniders English
Variant of Snyder.

Snyders English
Variant of Snyder.