Browse Surnames

Homewood English
From various place names derived from Old English ham meaning "home" and wudu meaning "wood".

Aaron Jewish, English
From the given name Aaron.

Allard French, English
Derived from the given name Adalhard (or the Old English cognate Æðelræd).

Warren 1 English
Denoted a person who lived near a warren, from Norman French warrene meaning "animal enclosure" (of Germanic origin).

Barret English
Variant of Barrett.

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

Greenwood English
Topographic name for someone who lived in or near a lush forest, from Old English grene "green" and wudu "wood".

Penn 2 English
Occupational name for a person who kept penned animals, from Old English penn.

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

Jeanes 1 English
Derived from the given name Jan, a medieval English form of John.

Christopher English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Knight English
From Old English cniht meaning "knight", a tenant serving as a mounted soldier.

Royle English
Originally derived from a place name meaning "rye hill" from Old English ryge "rye" and hyll "hill".

Willis English
Derived from the given name William. A famous bearer of this surname is actor Bruce Willis (1955-).

Breckenridge Scottish, English
Originally indicated someone from Brackenrig in Lanarkshire, derived from northern Middle English braken meaning "bracken" (via Old Norse brækni) and rigg meaning "ridge" (via Old Norse hryggr).

Bennet English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Bolton English
From any of the many places in England called Bolton, derived from Old English bold "house" and tun "enclosure".

Statham English
From the name of a village in the English county of Cheshire, derived from Old English stæð meaning "wharf, landing place" and ham "home, settlement".

Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Bean English
English cognate of Bohn.

Hughes 1 English
Patronymic of the given name Hugh.

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

Burton English
From a common English place name, derived from Old English meaning "fortified town".

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

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

London English
From the name of the capital city of the United Kingdom, the meaning of which is uncertain.

Caulfield English
From a place name meaning "cold field", from Old English ceald "cold" and feld "pasture, field".

Causey English
Indicated a person who lived near a causeway, from Old French caucie.

Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".

Wheatley English
From any of the various places in England with this name, meaning "wheat clearing" in Old English.

Dennell English
Variant of Daniel.

Monk English
Nickname or occupational name for a person who worked for monks. This word is derived from Latin monachus, from Greek μοναχός (monachos) meaning "alone".

Hooker English
Originally applied to one who lived near a river bend or corner of some natural feature, from Old English hoc "angle, hook".

Toft English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many places in Britain of that name, derived from Old Norse topt meaning "homestead".

Richardson English
Means "son of Richard".

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

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

Plank German, English
Means "plank", from Old French, itself from Late Latin planca. This could have referred to a person who lived by a plank bridge over a stream, someone who was thin, or a carpenter.

Albinson English
Means "son of Albin".

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

Willard English
From the given name Wilheard or Willihard.

Bower English
From Old English bur meaning "dwelling, room".

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Mathews English
Derived from the given name Matthew.

Collins 2 English
Means "son of Colin 2".

Giles English
From the given name Giles.

Perry 1 English
From Old English pirige meaning "pear tree", a derivative of peru meaning "pear", itself from Latin pirum. A famous bearer was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

Green English
Descriptive name for someone who often wore the colour green or someone who lived near the village green.

Windsor English
From the name of a few English towns, one notably the site of Windsor Castle. Their names mean "riverbank with a windlass" in Old English, a windlass being a lifting apparatus. In 1917 the British royal family adopted this name (after Windsor Castle), replacing their previous name Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Lewin English
Derived from the given name Leofwine.

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

Tracy English, Irish
Variant of Tracey 1 or Tracey 2.

Mayer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

Waller 2 English
Derived from Old English weall meaning "wall", denoting a builder of walls or someone who lived near a prominent wall.

Sandford English
Indicated a person from Sandford, England, which means simply "sand ford".

Joyce English, Irish
From the given name Joyce.

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

Wolf German, English
From Middle High German or Middle English wolf meaning "wolf", or else from an Old German given name beginning with this element.

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

Shearer English
English cognate of Scherer.

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

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

Coleman Irish, English
From the given name Colmán.

Varley English
Originally denoted a person from Verly, France, itself derived from the Roman name Virilius.

Lyon 1 English, French
Originally denoted a person from the city of Lyon in central France, originally Latin Lugdunum, of Gaulish origin meaning "hill fort of Lugus". It could also denote a person from the small town of Lyons-la-Forêt in Normandy.

Rogerson English
Means "son of Roger".

Mayes English
Patronymic form of May.

Tuff English
Variant of Tuft.

Barton English
From a place name meaning "barley town" in Old English.

Roderick English
Derived from the given name Roderick.

Nowell English
Variant of Noel.

Miller English
Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

Franklin English
Derived from Middle English frankelin meaning "freeman". It denoted a landowner of free but not noble birth, from Old French franc meaning "free".

Harvey English
From the Breton given name Haerviu (see Harvey).

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

Palmer English
Means "pilgrim", ultimately from Latin palma "palm tree", since pilgrims to the Holy Land often brought back palm fronds as proof of their journey.

Washington English
From a place name meaning "settlement belonging to Wassa's people", from the given name Wassa and Old English tun meaning "enclosure, yard, town". A famous bearer was George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States. This surname was sometimes adopted by freed slaves, resulting in a high proportion of African-American bearers.

Cornell English
Derived from the given name Cornelius.

Whittemore English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and mor "moor, heath, bog".

Jeffery English
Derived from the given name Jeffrey.

Coke English
Variant of Cook.

Ackerman English
Means "ploughman", derived from Middle English aker "field" and man.

Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".

Cantrell English
Originally a name for someone from Cantrell in Devon, from an unknown first element and Old English hyll meaning "hill".

Belmont French, English
French and English form of Belmonte.

Thompkins English
From a diminutive of the given name Thomas.

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.

Teel English
From Middle English tele meaning "teal, duck".

Broadbent English
From a place name derived from Old English brad "broad" and beonet "bent grass".

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

Michaels English
Derived from the given name Michael.

Elwin English
Variant of Elwyn.

Lockwood English
From an English place name meaning "enclosed wood".

Bell 1 English
From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.

Ruskin 2 English
From a diminutive of the feminine given name Rose.

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

Brierley English
From an English place name, derived from brer "briar" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Linton English
Originally from place names meaning either "flax town" or "linden tree town" in Old English.

Raines English
Originally denoted a person from Rayne, Essex, England (possibly from an Old English word meaning "shelter") or from Rennes, Brittany, France (from the name of the Gaulish tribe of the Redones).

Sigourney English
From the name of the commune of Sigournais in western France, called Segurniacum in medieval Latin, itself of unknown meaning.

Lovell English
Variant of Lowell.

Kennard English
Derived from the given names Cyneweard or Cyneheard.

Traylor English
Meaning unknown.

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

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

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

Short English
From a nickname for a short person, from Middle English schort.

Debenham English
Originally denoted a person from the town of Debenham in Suffolk, derived from the name of the River Deben (meaning "deep" in Old English) combined with ham meaning "home, settlement".

Tanner English
Occupational name for a person who tanned animal hides, from Old English tannian "to tan", itself from Late Latin and possibly ultimately of Celtic origin.

Winfield English
From various English place names, derived from Old English winn "meadow, pasture" and feld "field".

Taft English
Variant of Toft.

Toller English
Occupational name meaning "tax gatherer", derived from Old English toln "toll, fee, tax".

Spears English
Patronymic form of Spear.

Morce English
Variant of Morriss.

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

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

Clarke English
Variant of Clark.

Adams English, Jewish
Derived from the given name Adam.

Yap English
From a nickname for a clever or cunning person, from Middle English yap meaning "devious, deceitful, shrewd".

Henderson Scottish, English
Means "son of Hendry".

Marley English
Originally denoted a person who hailed from one of the various places in Britain called Marley, ultimately meaning either "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood" in Old English. One of the main characters in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol (1843) bears this surname.

Faulkner English, Scottish
Occupational name meaning "keeper of falcons", from Middle English and Scots faulcon, from Late Latin falco, of Germanic origin.

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".

Cummings English
Variant of Cummins.

Fay French, English
Referred to a person who came from various places named Fay or Faye in northern France, derived from Old French fau "beech tree", from Latin fagus.

West English, German
Denoted a person who lived to the west of something, or who came from the west.

Tucker English
Occupational name for a fuller of cloth, derived from Old English tucian meaning "offend, torment". A fuller was a person who cleaned and thickened raw cloth by pounding it.

Symons English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Neil Scottish, English, Irish
Derived from the given name Neil.

Cooke English
Variant of Cook.

Cullen 1 English
From the name of the German city of Cologne, which was derived from Latin colonia "colony".

Stack English
From a nickname for a big person, derived from Middle English stack "haystack", of Old Norse origin.

Brock English
Derived from Old English brocc meaning "badger", ultimately of Celtic origin.

Keen English
From Old English cene meaning "bold, brave".

Jekyll English
Derived from the Breton given name Judicaël. This name was used by Robert Louis Stevenson for the character of Dr Henry Jekyll in the book Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886).

Wyndham English
From the name of the town of Wymondham, meaning "home belonging to Wigmund", from the given name Wigmund combined with Old English ham meaning "home, settlement".

Jacobson English
Means "son of Jacob".

Nye English
Originally indicated a person who lived near a river, from Middle English atten eye meaning "at the river".

Joiner English
Occupational name for a carpenter (that is, a person who joins wood together to make furniture).

Hailey English
Variant of Haley.

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

Cokes English
Variant of Cook.

Lynn English
From the name of a town in Norfolk (King's Lynn), derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".

Atteberry English
Means "dweller at the fortified town" from Middle English at and burh "fortified place".

Brett English
Originally a name given to someone who was a Breton or a person from Brittany.

Hobbs English
Derived from the medieval given name Hob.

Winslow English
Derived from an Old English place name meaning "hill belonging to Wine".

Tailor English
Variant of Taylor.

Brooks English
Variant of Brook.

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

Akers English
Variant of Acker.

Daniels English
Variant of Daniel.

Ryley English
Variant of Riley 1.

Evered English
From the given name Everard.

Mortimer English
From the name of a town in Normandy meaning "dead water, still water" in Old French.

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

Coy English
Means "quiet, shy, coy" from Middle English coi.

Kinsey English
Derived from the given name Cynesige.

Hopson English
Variant of Hobson.

Donalds English
Derived from the given name Donald.

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

Thatcher English
Referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw to them, derived from Old English þæc meaning "thatch, roof".

Westley English
From the name of various English towns, derived from Old English west "west" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Woodrow English
From a place name meaning "row of houses by a wood" in Old English.

Rhodes English
Topographic name derived from Old English rod meaning "cleared land", or a locational name from any of the locations named with this word.

Stokes English
Variant of Stoke.

Victors English
Derived from the given name Victor.

Stephenson English
Means "son of Stephen".

Kendrick 1 English
From the Old English given names Cyneric or Cenric.

Gorbold English
From the given name Gerbold.

Duke English
From the noble title, which was originally from Latin dux "leader". It was a nickname for a person who behaved like a duke, or who worked in a duke's household.

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

Tipton English
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".

White English
Originally a nickname for a person who had white hair or a pale complexion, from Old English hwit "white".

Ball English
From Middle English bal, Old English beall meaning "ball". This was either a nickname for a rotund or bald person, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a ball-shaped feature.

Snelling English
Variant of Snell.

Ivers English, Irish
Patronymic derived from the given name Ivor.

Hamm English
Means "river meadow" in Old English.

Close English
From Middle English clos meaning "enclosure", a topographic name for someone who lived near a courtyard or farmyard.

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

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

Maynard English
Derived from the Old German given name Meginhard.

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

Elton English
From an English place name meaning "Ella's town".

Riley 1 English
From the name of the town of Ryley in Lancashire, derived from Old English ryge "rye" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Braddock English
From various locations derived from Old English meaning "broad oak".

Day English
From a diminutive form of David.

Rowbottom English
Originally indicated a person who lived in an overgrown valley, from Old English ruh "rough, overgrown" and boðm "valley".

Hayley English
Variant of Haley.

Carlyle English
Variant of Carlisle.

Pryor English
Originally belonged to one who was a prior (a religious official), or one who worked for a prior.

Symonds English
Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Pound English
Occupational name for a person who kept animals, from Old English pund "animal enclosure".

Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Millard English
Variant of Millward.

Morris English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Derived from the given name Maurice.

Rennold English
Variant of Reynolds.

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).

Langford English
From any of various places in England with this name, derived from Old English lang "long" and ford "ford, river crossing".

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

Dixon English
Means "son of Dick 1".

Wallace Scottish, English, Irish
Means "foreigner, stranger, Celt" from Norman French waleis (of Germanic origin). It was often used to denote native Welsh and Bretons. A famous bearer was the 13th-century Sir William Wallace of Scotland.

Brant German, English
Variant of Brand 1 and Brand 2.

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

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

Underwood English
Means "dweller at the edge of the woods", from Old English under and wudu.

Benjaminson English
Means "son of Benjamin".

Welch English
Variant of Walsh.

Grey English
Variant of Gray.

Smalls English
Variant of Small.

Truman English
Means "trusty man" in Middle English. A famous bearer of the surname was American president Harry S. Truman (1884-1972).

Constable English
From Old French conestable, ultimately from Latin comes stabuli meaning "officer of the stable".

Sniders English
Variant of Snyder.

Ruff German, English
From the given name Rolf.

Arthur English, French
From the given name Arthur.

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

Harrell English
From the given name Harold.

Coupe English
From Middle English coupe meaning "barrel", a name for a barrel maker or cooper.

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

Dale English
From Old English dæl meaning "valley", originally indicating a person who lived there.

Ashworth English
From an English place name meaning "ash enclosure" in Old English.

Clarkson English
Patronymic form of Clark.

Peel English
Nickname for a thin person, derived from Old French pel, Latin palus meaning "stake, post" (related to English pole).

Danniel English
Variant of Daniel.

Proudfoot English
Nickname for a person with a proud step.

Dabney English
Variant of Daubney.

Wilbur English
From the nickname Wildbor meaning "wild boar" in Middle English.

Ray English
Variant of Rey 1, Rey 2, Rye or Wray.

Moores English
Variant of Moore 1.

Thwaite English
Indicated a dweller in a forest clearing or pasture, from Old Norse þveit "clearing, pasture".

Haley English
From the name of an English town meaning "hay clearing", from Old English heg "hay" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Durand French, English
From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.

Sims English
Variant of Simms.

Harris English
Means "son of Harry".

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-).

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

Gibson English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Sharman English
Variant of Sherman 1.

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

Anthonyson English (Rare)
Means "son of Anthony".

Flowers English
Variant of Flower.

Hathway English
Variant of Hathaway.

Watts English
Patronymic derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter.

Hardwick English
From Old English heord "herd" and wic "village, town".

Beake English
Variant of Beck 3.

Paris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.

Beck 1 English, German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
Cognate of Bach, from Middle English bekke (from Old Norse), Low German beke or Old Norse bekkr all meaning "stream".

Hyde English
From Middle English hide, a unit of land, approximately the size necessary to support a household.

Wilton English
From any of the English towns named Wilton.

Ibbott English
Matronymic surname derived from the medieval name Ibota, a diminutive of Isabel.

Lamb English
From the name of the animal, perhaps a nickname for a shy person.

Brook English
Denoted a person who lived near a brook, a word derived from Old English broc.

Starr English
From Middle English sterre meaning "star". This was usually a nickname, but it could also occasionally be a sign name from the name of an inn called the Star.

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

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.

Chamberlain English
Occupational name for one who looked after the inner rooms of a mansion, from Norman French chambrelain.

Harden English
From a place name meaning "hare valley" in Old English.

Sweet English
From a nickname meaning "sweet, pleasant", from Old English swete.

Tirrell English
Variant of Terrell.

Howland English
Variant of Holland 1.

Martinson English
Means "son of Martin".

Josephs English
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Minett English
From the medieval given name Minna.

Cobb English
From a medieval English byname meaning "lump".

Lacey English
Derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy. The name of the town was Gaulish in origin, perhaps deriving from a personal name that was Latinized as Lascius.

Hopkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Hob.

Corwin English
Derived from Old French cordoan "leather", ultimately from the name of the Spanish city of Cordova.

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".

Salvage English
Variant of Savage.

Warwick English
From the name of an English town, itself derived from Old English wer "weir, dam" and wic "village, town".

Vance English
Indicated a dweller by a fen, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, marsh".

Joseph English, French
Derived from the given name Joseph.

Wakefield English
Originally indicated a person who came from the English city of Wakefield, derived from Old English wacu "wake, vigil" and feld "field".

Barber English, Scottish
Indicated a barber, one who cut hair for a living.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Ainsworth English
Habitational name for a person from the village of Ainsworth near Manchester, itself from the Old English given name Ægen and worþ meaning "enclosure".

Daniel English, French, German, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Romanian
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Sydney English
Variant of Sidney.

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

Meyer 4 English
Variant of Myer.

Hendry Scottish, English
Derived from the given name Henry.

Williamson English
Means "son of William".

Eldridge English
Derived from the given name Aldric.

Shaw 1 English
Originally given to a person who lived near a prominent thicket, from Old English sceaga meaning "thicket, copse".

Fear English
Derived from Middle English feare meaning "friend, comrade".

Earls English
Patronymic form of Earl.

Austin English
Derived from the given name Austin.

Moon 2 English
Originally indicated a person from the town of Moyon in Normandy.

Stone English
Name for a person who lived near a prominent stone or worked with stone, derived from Old English stan.

Danell English
Derived from the given name Daniel.

Abrahams Jewish, English, Dutch
Means "son of Abraham".

Oliver English, Catalan, German, French
Derived from the given name Oliver.

Blue English
From a nickname for a person with blue eyes or blue clothing.

Priestley English
From a place name meaning "priest clearing", from Old English preost and leah.

Peck 1 English
Variant of Peak.

Gabrielson English
Means "son of Gabriel".

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

Sherburne English
Variant of Sherburn.

Savidge English
Variant of Savage.

Byrd English
Variant of Bird.