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

Spence English
Variant of Spencer.

Winship English
Possibly denoted a person who came from Wincheap Street in Canterbury, England. It is uncertain origin, possibly meaning "wine market" in Old English.

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.

Leyton English
Variant of Layton.

Paris English, French
Variant of Parish 1.

Warner German, English
Variant of Werner.

Bradford English
Derived from the name of the city of Bradford in West Yorkshire, which meant "broad ford" in Old English. This is also the name of other smaller towns in England.

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

Payton English
From the name of the town of Peyton in Sussex. It means "Pæga's town".

Styles English
Locational name for one who lived near a steep hill, from Old English stigol "stile, set of steps".

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

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".

Pender 1 English
From Middle English pind "to pen up". This was an occupational name for someone who penned animals.

Thompson English
Means "son of Thomas".

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.

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).

Sinclair English
Derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair".

Barnet English
Variant of Barnett.

Davids English
Means "son of David".

Speight English
English form of Specht, probably a loanword from German or Dutch.

Aiken English
From the medieval given name Atkin, a diminutive of Adam.

Harrell English
From the given name Harold.

Gardener English
Occupational surname for one who was a gardener, from Old French jardin meaning "garden" (of Frankish origin).

Brice English
From the given name Brice.

Rodgers English
Derived from the given name Rodger.

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.

Bisset English
From Old French bis meaning "drab, dingy", a nickname for someone who looked drab.

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.

Ellis English, Welsh
Derived from the given name Elijah, or sometimes Elisedd.

Bush English
Originally a name for a person who lived near a prominent bush or thicket.

Harman English
From the given name Herman.

Greene English
Variant of Green.

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

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

Abrams Jewish, English
Means "son of Abraham".

Bloxam English
Variant of Bloxham.

Croft English
From Old English croft meaning "enclosed field".

Winterbottom English
From Old English winter meaning "winter" and botm meaning "ground, soil, bottom". This name probably referred to a winter pasture at the bottom of a lowland valley.

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.

Taylor English
Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".

Cook English
Derived from Old English coc meaning "cook", ultimately from Latin coquus. It was an occupational name for a cook, a man who sold cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house.

Harmon English
From the given name Herman.

Goddard English
Derived from the Germanic given name Godehard.

Shakespeare English
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).

Harper English
Originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps.

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

Allen English, Scottish
Derived from the given name Alan.

Botwright English
Variant of Boatwright.

Cooper English
Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.

Hawkins English
From a diminutive of Hawk.

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

Verity English
From a nickname meaning "truth", perhaps given originally to a truthful person.

Hayes 1 English
From various English place names that were derived from Old English hæg meaning "enclosure, fence". A famous bearer was American President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893).

Disney English
Means "from Isigny", referring to the town of Isigny in Normandy. This surname was borne by the American animator and filmmaker Walt Disney (1901-1966).

Monday 2 English
Denoted a person for whom this was a significant day, often the day they would pay their feudal fees.

Wilkerson English
Means "son of Wilkin".

Walters English
Derived from the given name Walter.

Gladwyn English
Variant of Gladwin.

Smith English
Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).

Hershey English
Originally denoted a person from Hercé in Normandy.

Saylor English
Occupational name meaning "acrobat, dancer", derived from Old French sailleor, from Latin sallitor.

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

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.

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.

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

Tyrell English
Variant of Terrell.

Elwes English
Derived from the given name Eloise.

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

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

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

Bryson English
Means "son of Brice".

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

Firmin English, French
From the given name Firmin.

Eads English
Means "son of Eda 2" or "son of Adam".

Wilkins English
Means "son of Wilkin".

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

Goodman English
Variant of Good.

Bagley English
From various English place names, derived from the Old English given name Bacga combined with leah "woodland, clearing".

Layton English
Derived from the name of English towns, meaning "town with a leek garden" in Old English.

Ready 1 English
From Middle English redi meaning "prepared, prompt".

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

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".

Kendal English
Variant of Kendall.

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