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Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Alexander English
Derived from the given name Alexander.

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

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andrews English
Means "son of Andrew".

Andrewson English
Variant of Anderson.

Anson English
Means "son of Agnes".

Bishop English
Means simply "bishop", ultimately from Greek ἐπίσκοπος (episkopos) meaning "overseer". It probably originally referred to a person who served a bishop.

Christopher English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Christophers English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Christopherson English
Means "son of Christopher".

Church English
From the English word, derived from Old English cirice, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon) meaning "(house) of the lord". It probably referred to a person who lived close to a church.

Churchill English
From an English place name meaning "church hill". A famous bearer was Winston Churchill (1874-1965), the British prime minister during World War II.

Cole English
From a medieval short form of Nicholas or from the byname Cola.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Colson English
Means "son of Col".

Deacon English
Means "deacon", ultimately from Greek διάκονος (diakonos) meaning "servant".

Dennis English
From the given name Dennis.

Drake English
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".

Dwight English
From the medieval feminine name Diot, a diminutive of Dionysia, the feminine form of Dionysius.

Dyson English
Means "son of Dye".

Ellery English
From the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Eustis English
Derived from the given name Eustace.

George English
Derived from the given name George.

Georgeson English
Means "son of George".

Graves English
Occupational name for a steward, derived from Middle English greyve, related to the German title Graf.

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).

Ingram English
Derived from the given name Ingram.

Jerome English
Derived from the given name Jerome. A famous bearer of this surname was the American-born Jennie Jerome (1854-1921), Lady Randolph Churchill, mother of Winston Churchill.

Kirby English
From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".

Kirk English
From northern Middle English kirk meaning "church", from Old Norse kirkja (cognate of Church). A famous fictional bearer is the starship captain James Kirk from the Star Trek television series (1966-1969), and subsequent films.

Leon English
Variant of Lyon 1, Lyon 2 or Lyon 3.

Leonard English
Derived from the given name Leonard.

Leonardson English
Means "son of Leonard".

Lucas English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch
Derived from the given name Lucas. A famous bearer of this surname is George Lucas (1944-), the creator of the Star Wars movies.

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

Lyon 2 English, French
From a nickname derived from Old French and Middle English lion meaning "lion".

Lyon 3 French, English
From the given name Leon.

Murgatroyd English
From a place name meaning "Margaret's clearing".

Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Nicholson English
Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).

Nicolson English
Variant of Nicholson.

Nixon English
Means "son of Nick". A famous bearer was the American president Richard Nixon (1913-1994).

Owen Welsh, English
From the Welsh given name Owain.

Park 3 English
From the medieval name Perkin, a diminutive of Peter.

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

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

Parks English
Patronymic form of Park 3.

Pearce English
From the given name Piers.

Pearson English
Variant of Pierson.

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

Peter English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Peter.

Peters English, German, Dutch
Means "son of Peter".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

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.

Phillips English
Means "son of Philip".

Pierce English
From the given name Piers.

Pierson English
Means "son of Piers".

Platt English
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.

Pope English
From a nickname that originally designated a person who played the part of the pope in a play or pageant. Otherwise the name could be used as a nickname for a man with a solemn, austere, or pious appearance. It is derived from Latin papa, ultimately from Greek πάππας (pappas) meaning "father".

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

Sanderson English
Means "son of Alexander".

Saunders English, Scottish
Variant of Sanders.

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

Sidney English
Originally derived from various place names in England meaning "wide island", from Old English sid "wide" and eg "island". Another theory holds that it comes from the name of a town in Normandy called "Saint Denis", though evidence for this is lacking.

Simen English (Rare)
From the given name Simon 1.

Simmons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simms English
Derived from the medieval given name Sim, a short form of Simon 1.

Simon English, French, German, Dutch, Hungarian, Jewish
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simons English, German, Dutch
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Simonson English
Means "son of 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.

Sims English
Variant of Simms.

Stacey English
Variant of Stacy.

Stacy English
Derived from Stace, a medieval form of Eustace.

Steffen Low German, English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Stephens English
Derived from the given name Stephen.

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Stevenson English
Variant of Stephenson.

Sydney English
Variant of Sidney.

Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Tennison English
Means "son of Denis".

Tennyson English
Means "son of Denis".

Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.