Browse Surnames

Sheppard English
Variant of Shepherd.

Lawson English
Means "son of Laurence 1".

Good English
From a nickname meaning "good", referring to a kindly person.

Harman English
From the given name Herman.

Browne English
Variant of Brown.

Cowden English
From various English place names, which meaning either "coal valley", "coal hill" or "cow pasture" in Old English.

Cory English
Variant of Corey.

Henderson Scottish, English
Means "son of Hendry".

Kinsey English
Derived from the given name Cynesige.

Fletcher English
Occupational name for a fletcher, someone who attached feathers to the shaft of an arrow. It is derived from Old French fleche meaning "arrow".

Bloodworth English
Originally indicated someone from the town of Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, which was derived from the Old English byname Blīþa (meaning "happy, blithe") combined with worð "enclosure".

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

Briley English
Possibly a variant of Brierley.

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

Readdie English
Variant of Ready 1.

Brooke English
Variant of Brook.

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).

Lovell English
Variant of Lowell.

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.

Savege English (Rare)
Variant of Savage.

Gill English
Originally indicated someone who lived near a ravine, from Middle English gil (of Old Norse origin).

Benson English
Means "son of Benedict".

Paddon English
Variant of Patton.

Jagger English
From an English word meaning "carter, peddler". A famous bearer is the British musician Mick Jagger (1943-), the lead singer of the Rolling Stones.

Bourne English
Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring".

Kidd English
From a nickname meaning "young goat, kid" in Middle English, of Old Norse origin.

Aylmer English
Derived from the Old English name Æðelmær.

Herberts English, Dutch
Variant of Herbert.

Rollins English
From a diminutive of the given name Roland.

Hathaway English
Habitational name for someone who lived near a path across a heath, from Old English hæþ "heath" and weg "way".

Terrell English
Probably derived from the Norman French nickname tirel meaning "to pull", referring to a stubborn person.

Arterberry English
Variant of Atteberry.

Sergeant English, French
Occupational name derived from Old French sergent meaning "servant", ultimately from Latin servire "to serve".

Hubbard English
Derived from the given name Hubert.

Benn English
From a short form of Benedict.

Mann German, English
From a nickname meaning "man". This may have originally been given in order to distinguish the bearer from a younger person with the same name.

Botwright English
Variant of Boatwright.

Spearing English
Patronymic form of Spear.

Winter English, German, Swedish
From Old English winter or Old High German wintar meaning "winter". This was a nickname for a person with a cold personality.

Whittle English
From various English place names derived from Old English hwit "white" and hyll "hill".

Eliot English
Variant of Elliott.

Ryland English
From various English place names, derived from Old English ryge "rye" and land "land".

Farmer English
Occupational name for a tax collector, from Middle English ferme "rent, revenue, provision", from medieval Latin firma, ultimately from Old English feorm. This word did not acquire its modern meaning until the 17th century.

Prescott English
From the name of various English places meaning "priest's cottage" in Old English.

Honeycutt English
Derived from the name of the English town of Hunnacott, derived from Old English hunig "honey" or the given name Huna combined with cot "cottage".

Newman English
English cognate of Neumann.

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

Fuller English
Occupational name for a fuller, a person who thickened and cleaned coarse cloth by pounding it. It is derived via Middle English from Latin fullo.

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

Randal English
Derived from the given name Randel.

Newton English
From the name of one of many English towns meaning "new town". A famous bearer was the English physicist Isaac Newton (1643-1727).

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

Everett English
From the given name Everard.

Rennell English
Variant of Reynolds.

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".

Henson English
Means "son of Henne", a medieval diminutive of Henry.

Hopkins English
Patronymic formed from a diminutive of Hob.

Hobson English
Means "son of Hob".

Attwater English
Variant of Atwater.

Hopper English
Occupational name for an acrobat or a nickname for someone who was nervous or restless. A famous bearer was the American actor Dennis Hopper (1936-2010).

Rennoll English
Variant of Reynolds.

Cleveland English
Derived from a place name meaning "cliff land" in Old English.

Huff English
Means "spur of a hill", from Old English hoh.

Devin 2 French, English
Nickname for a person who acted divinely or prophetically, from Old French devin meaning "divine" or "seer, fortune teller", ultimately from Latin divinus.

Herman English, Dutch
From the given name Herman.

Georgeson English
Means "son of George".

Christopher English
Derived from the given name Christopher.

Radclyffe English
Variant of Radcliff.

Hollands English
Variant of Holland 1.

Tash English
From Middle English at asche meaning "at the ash tree".

Stevenson English
Variant of Stephenson.

Bernard u & m French, English, Dutch, German, Czech, Slovene
From the given name Bernard.

Selby English
From the name of a village that meant "willow farm" in Old English.

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

Aston 2 English
From the Old English given name Æðelstan.

Fairclough English
From a place name meaning "fair ravine, fair cliff" in Old English.

Reeve English
Occupational name derived from Middle English reeve, Old English (ge)refa meaning "sheriff, prefect, local official".

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

Durant English, French
Variation of Durand.

Anderson English
Means "son of Andrew".

St John English
From a place named for Saint John.

Morrish English
Variant of Morriss.

Brassington English
From a place name, which is derived from Old English meaning "settlement by a steep path".

Davis English, Scottish
Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Walton English
From the name of any of several villages in England, derived from Old English wealh "foreigner, Celt", weald "forest", weall "wall", or wille "well, spring, water hole" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Abbott English
English cognate of Abate.

Hunnicutt English
Variant of Honeycutt.

Huddleston English
From the name of a town in the Yorkshire region of England, which means "Hudel's town" in Old English.

Hayden 1 English
From place names meaning either "hay valley" or "hay hill", derived from Old English heg "hay" and denu "valley" or dun "hill".

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

Greene English
Variant of Green.

Rowe 1 English
Means "row" in Middle English, indicating a dweller by a row of hedges or houses.

Upton English
Denoted a person hailing from one of the many towns in England bearing this name. The place name itself is derived from Old English upp "up" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Dudley English
From a place name meaning "Dudda's clearing" in Old English. The surname was borne by a British noble family.

Horsfall English
From a minor place in Yorkshire derived from Old English hors "horse" and fall "clearing".

Dane 1 English
Variant of Dean 1 or Dean 2.

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

Norris 2 English
Means "wet nurse, foster mother" from Old French norrice, from Latin nutricius.

Elmer English
Derived from the Old English name Æðelmær.

Reed English
Variant of Read 1.

Garrod English
Derived from the given name Gerald.

Belanger English
From the given name Berengar.

Niles English
Means "son of Neil".

Sharp English
Nickname for a keen person, from Old English scearp "sharp".

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

Robertson English
Means "son of Robert".

Thrussell English
From Old English þrostle meaning "song thrush", referring to a cheerful person.

Mondy English
Variant of Monday 1 or Monday 2.

Abrahamson Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Wilkinson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Garey English
Variant of Geary.

Southgate English
Name for a person who lived near the southern gate of a town or in a town named Southgate, from Old English suþ and gæt.

Wynne English
Derived from the given name Wine.

Kingsley English
From a place name meaning "king's clearing" in Old English.

Stetson English
Possibly from the name of the village of Stidston in Devon, meaning "Stithweard's town".

Cartwright English
Occupational name indicating one who made carts.

Snell English
From Old English snel meaning "fast, quick, nimble".

Albert English, French, Catalan, Hungarian, Romanian, German
Derived from the given name Albert.

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

Woodcock English
Nickname referring to the woodcock bird.

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

Wyatt English
From the medieval given name Wyot.

Phelps English
Means "son of Philip".

Rogers English
Derived from the given name Roger.

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

Shelby English
Variant of Selby.

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

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

Linville English
From an unknown place name.

Walter English, German
Derived from the given name Walter.

Dean 1 English
Derived from Middle English dene meaning "valley".

Love English
From the Old English given name Lufu meaning "love".

Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".

Meyer 3 English
Variant of Mayer 3.

Atkinson English
Means "son of Atkin", a medieval diminutive of Adam.

Fairbairn Scottish, English
Means "beautiful child" in Middle English and Scots.

Scrivenor English
Variant of Scriven.

Lynwood English
Variant of Linwood.

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

Tatham English
From the name of the town of Tatham in Lancashire, itself from the Old English given name Tata combined with ham meaning "home, settlement".

Colt English
Occupational name for a keeper of horses, derived from Middle English colt.

Harrison English
Means "son of Harry".

Todd English
Means "fox", derived from Middle English todde.

Walterson English
Means "son of Walter".

Henryson English
Means "son of Henry". A bearer of this surname was the poet Robert Henryson (1425-1500).

Trevis English
English variant of Travers.

Bonner English
From Middle English boneire "kind, courteous", derived from Norman French bon aire "good bloodline".

Patterson English, Scottish
Means "son of Patrick".

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.

Victor French, English
Derived from the male given name Victor.

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

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

Hillam English
From English places by this name, derived from Old English hyll meaning "hill".

Merrill 1 English
Derived from the given name Muriel.

Garnier 2 English
Variant of Garner 1.

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

Harris English
Means "son of Harry".

Moss 2 English
From the given name Moses.

Raine 1 English
From a nickname derived from Old French reine meaning "queen".

Ridge English
Denoted a person who lived near a ridge, from Old English hrycg.

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

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

Nicholls English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Stevens English
Variant of Stephens.

Ericson English, Swedish
Means "son of Eric".

Peterson English
Means "son of Peter".

Holme English, Scottish
Referred either to someone living by a small island (northern Middle English holm, from Old Norse holmr) or near a holly tree (Middle English holm, from Old English holegn).

Tasker English
From Middle English taske meaning "task, assignment". A tasker was a person who had a fixed job to do, particularly a person who threshed grain with a flail.

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

Burrell English
English form of Bureau.

Sadler English
Occupational name for a maker of saddles, from Old English sadol "saddle".

Andrewson English
Variant of Anderson.

Ayton English
From the name of towns in Berwickshire and North Yorkshire. They are derived from Old English ea "river" or ieg "island" combined with tun "enclosure, yard, town".

Battle English
From a nickname for a combative person. In some cases it may come from the name of English places called Battle, so named because they were sites of battles.

Tailor English
Variant of Taylor.

Sudworth English
From an English place name composed of Old English suþ "south" and worþ "enclosure".

Moores English
Variant of Moore 1.

Hobbes English
Derived from the medieval given name Hob. A famous bearer of this name was British political philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679), the author of Leviathan.

Wayne English
Occupational name meaning "wagon maker, cartwright", derived from Old English wægn "wagon". A famous bearer was the American actor John Wayne (1907-1979).

Travers English, French
From an English and French place name that described a person who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. The place name is derived from Old French traverser (which comes from Late Latin transversare), which means "to cross".

Spear English
From Old English spere "spear", an occupational name for a hunter or a maker of spears, or a nickname for a thin person.

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

Raine 2 English, French
Derived from a Germanic name that was short for longer names beginning with the element ragin meaning "advice, counsel".

Fiddler English
English form of Fiedler.

Proudfoot English
Nickname for a person with a proud step.

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

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

Sangster English, Scottish
Occupational name or nickname for a singer, from Old English singan "to sing, to chant".

Griffiths Welsh, English
Means "son of Gruffudd".

Oliverson English
Means "son of Oliver".

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

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

Castle English
From Middle English castel meaning "castle", from Late Latin castellum, originally indicating a person who lived near a castle.

Revie English
Variant of Reeve.

Abney English
From the name of a town in Derbyshire, derived from Old English meaning "Abba's island".

Penny English
Nickname meaning "penny, coin" from Old English penning.

Chancellor English
Occupational name for an administrator, a chancellor, from Norman French chancelier.

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

Chance English
From a nickname for a lucky person or a gambler.

Gibbs English, Scottish
Means "son of Gib".

Goddard English
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

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

Draper English
Occupational name for a maker or seller of woollen cloth, from Anglo-Norman French draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap "cloth").

Montgomery English, Scottish
From a place name in Calvados, France meaning "Gumarich's mountain". A notable bearer was Bernard Montgomery (1887-1976), a British army commander during World War II.

Dane 2 English
Originally denoted a Dane, that is a person from Denmark.

Audley English
From a place name meaning "Ealdgyð's clearing" in Old English.

Christison English
Means "son of Christian".

Hunnisett English
Possibly a variant of Honeycutt.

Woods English, Scottish
Variant of Wood.

Ellery English
From the medieval masculine name Hilary.

Benton English
Denoted someone who came from Benton, England, which is derived from Old English beonet "bent grass" and tun "enclosure".

Howse English
Variant of Howe.

Tate English
Derived from the Old English given name Tata.

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

Beech 2 English
Originally a name for a person who lived near a beech tree, from Old English bece.

Eldred English
From the given name Ealdræd.

Kimberley English
From various English places called Kimberley. They mean either "Cyneburga's field", "Cynebald's field" or "Cynemær's field".

Hext English
From a nickname meaning "tallest" in Middle English. It is most common in the southwest of England in the county of Devon.

Baker English
Occupational name meaning "baker", derived from Middle English bakere.

Day English
From a diminutive form of David.

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

Earls English
Patronymic form of Earl.

Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.

Pearce English
From the given name Piers.

Ryley English
Variant of Riley 1.

Slade English
Derived from Old English slæd meaning "valley".

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".

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

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

Edwards English
Means "son of Edward".

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

Boon 2 English
Originally indicated a person from the town of Bohon, in Manche in France. The town's name is of unknown origin.

Arthurson English
Means "son of Arthur".

Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.

Hogarth English
Variant of Hoggard.

Blake English
Variant of Black. A famous bearer was the poet and artist William Blake (1757-1827).

Burns 1 English, Scottish
Derived from Old English burna "stream, spring". A famous bearer was the Scottish poet Robert Burns (1759-1796).

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

Whitaker English
From a place name composed of Old English hwit "white" and æcer "field".

Hardy English, French
From Old French and Middle English hardi meaning "bold, daring, hardy", from the Germanic root *harduz.

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

Williamson English
Means "son of William".

Quickley 1 English
Variant of Quick.

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.

Bowman English
Occupational name for an archer, derived from Middle English bowe, Old English boga meaning "bow".

Armstrong English
Means "strong arm" from Middle English. Tradition holds that the family is descended from Siward, an 11th-century Earl of Northumbria. Famous bearers of this name include the Americans Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), a jazz musician, and Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), an astronaut who was the first person to walk on the moon.

Poindexter English
From the Jèrriais surname Poingdestre meaning "right fist".

Stacey English
Variant of Stacy.

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

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.

Bennet English
Derived from the medieval English given name Bennett.

Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.

Traves English
English variant of Travers.

Nichols English
Derived from the given name Nichol.

Robson English
Means "son of Rob".

Carter English
Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).

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

Hamm English
Means "river meadow" in Old English.

Pitt English
Originally given to a person who lived near a pit or a hole, derived from Old English pytt "pit".

Dean 2 English
Occupational surname meaning "dean", referring to a person who either was a dean or worked for one. It is from Middle English deen (ultimately from Latin decanus meaning "chief of ten").

Huddleson English
Means "son of Hudel", a diminutive of Hudde.

Isaacson English
Means "son of Isaac".

Akers English
Variant of Acker.

Bannister English
From Norman French banastre meaning "basket". This was originally a name for a maker of baskets.

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

Goodwin English
Derived from the given name Godwine.

Wilmer German, English
Derived from the given name Willimar or Wilmǣr.

Brand 1 German, Dutch, English
Derived from the Old German given name Brando or its Old Norse cognate Brandr.

Simonson English
Means "son of Simon 1".

Brewer English
Occupational name for a maker of ale or beer.

Haight English
Topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, derived from Old English heahþu "height, summit".

Lum English
From the name of towns in England called Lumb, probably from Old English lum "pool".

Ware 2 English
From the Middle English nickname ware meaning "wary, astute, prudent".

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

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).

Leigh English
Variant of Lee 1.

Denzil English
From the place name Denzell, a manor in Cornwall, which is of unknown meaning.

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

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

Ness English, Scottish, Norwegian
From English ness and Norwegian nes meaning "headland, promontory", of Old Norse origin, originally referring to a person who lived there.

Ott English, German
From the given name Otto.

Wade 1 English
Derived from the Old English place name wæd meaning "a ford".

Sumner English
Occupational name for a summoner, an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English sumner, ultimately from Latin submonere "to advise".

Colby English
From various English place names, which were derived from the Old Norse nickname Koli (meaning "coal, dark") and býr "town".

Thomas English, Welsh, French, German
Derived from the given name Thomas.

Banner English
Occupational name for a flag carrier, derived from Old French baniere meaning "banner", ultimately of Germanic origin.

Nielson English
Variant of Nelson 1.

Bonham English
English form of Bonhomme.

Hume Scottish, English
Variant of Holme. A famous bearer was the philosopher David Hume (1711-1776).

Fields English
Name for a person who lived on or near a field or pasture, from Old English feld.

Alfredson English
Means "son of Alfred".

Watt English
Derived from the Middle English given name Wat or Watt, a diminutive of the name Walter. A noteworthy bearer was the Scottish inventor James Watt (1736-1819).

Tenley English
Possibly from the name of an English town derived from Old English tind "point" and leah "woodland, clearing".

Wilder English, German
Variant of Wild.

Triggs English
From a byname derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "true, loyal".

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

Tyson 2 English
Variant of Dyson.

Winston English
Derived from the given name Wynnstan.

Alvey English
Derived from the given name Ælfwig.

Whitehead English
Nickname for someone with white or light-coloured hair, from Old English hwit "white" and heafod "head".