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AkkaşTurkish Means "white brow" from Old Turkic ak "white" and kaş "brow".
BarbagelataItalian Named after the hamlet of Barbagelata, located in the commune of Lorsica, Genoa, Liguria, Italy. The name possibly means "cold beard", as it derives from "barba" (beard) and "gelata" (female form of cold).
BraileyEnglish Habitational name for a person from Brayley Barton in Devon, which is derived from the name of the Bray river (a back formation from High Bray which is from Celtic bre meaning "hill" or Old English brǣg "brow") combined with Old English leah "woodland, clearing".
CabeleiraPortuguese Likely originates from the Portuguese word "cabeleira," which means "head of hair" or "hairpiece." It might have been used as a nickname to describe someone with a notable or distinctive head of hair... [more]
CerdaSpanish, Portuguese Nickname for a person with a prominent tuft of hair, derived from Spanish and Portuguese cerda meaning "bristle, stiff, coarse, short, thick hair", ultimately from Late Latin cirra.
CestareEnglish (American, Modern) There is a similar name, Sastre, which is the Spanish form of the surname Sarto, meaning "tailor." The name CESTARE is phonetically similar to Sastre and could be a derivative of that name.... [more]
CiuffiItalian Probably from Italian ciuffo "tuft (of hair)".
ColfaxEnglish From a medieval nickname for someone with dark or black hair, from Old English cola "charcoal" and feax "hair".
CrepeauFrench From the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair".
FairfaxEnglish From a medieval nickname for someone with beautiful hair, from Old English fæger "fair" and feax "hair". It was borne by the English general Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671), commander of the Parliamentary army during the Civil War... [more]
FlanneryIrish Appears originally in Irish Gaelic as O Flannabhra derived from flann, meaning "red", and abhra, meaning "eyebrow". First appeared in County Tipperary, Ireland.
FureyIrish Anglicized form of Ó Fiúra and Ó Fiodhabhra. Means "bushy eyebrows" derived from Irish fiodh "wood" and (f)abhra "eyebrow."
FuttermanJewish Occupational name for a furrier, from Yiddish futer "fur, fur coat" and Yiddish man "man".
GaddamIndian, Telugu Derived from Telugu గడ్డము (gaddamu) meaning "beard".
GratoEnglish From a nickname given to somebody with grass-like hair, making this surname’s meaning “he with grass-like hair.”
HartonEnglish This surname is a habitational one, denoting someone who lived in a village in County Durham or in North Yorkshire.... [more]
HerbarthGerman, Norman References Old Norse Deity "Odin" being one of the "Son's of Odin". Remember that the Geats became the Ostrogoths through the Denmark pass--referenced in Beowulf. Or, it means "Warrior of the Bearded One", perhaps a King... [more]
JuusEstonian Juus is an Estonia surname meaning "hair".
JuusuEstonian Juusu is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "juus" meaning "hair".
KarakaşTurkish Means "black eyebrow" from Turkish kara meaning "black, dark" and kaş meaning "eyebrow".
KaramatsuJapanese Kara means "Larch" (green needles poking from a tree) and Matsu means "Pine/Fur Tree".
Kara-SalTuvan Means "black beard", derived from Tuvan кара (kara) meaning "black" combined with сал (sal) meaning "beard, moustache".
KourlitisGreek (Modern) Of unknown origin, bearing the locational suffix -tis, "of, from". Potentially related to κουρλί, "tendril of hair", kouros, "noble boy, youth", or a location such as Koursaroi.
KürschnerGerman Occupational name for a furrier, Middle High German kürsenære, from Middle High German kürsen meaning "fur coat".
MallochScottish Reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic MacIain Mhalaich "son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows", which was the family name of the MacGregors of Balhaldie. The Ian from whom the name is derived died in the early 16th century.
MarlockGerman (Archaic) Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German mar(e), denoting an evil elf, a creature that sits on one's chest at night, and Middle High German loc "a lock of hair; hair; mane"... [more]
MassingberdEnglish Perhaps from a medieval nickname for someone with an auburn or reddish beard (from Middle English massing "brass" + berd "beard").
MayuzumiJapanese The Japanese surname "Mayuzumi" (黛) is a compound of two kanji characters. "Mayu" (黛) means "eyebrow," and "zumi" (積) means "stack" or "accumulate." So, "Mayuzumi" could be interpreted as "stack of eyebrows" or "accumulation of eyebrows." It's a poetic and picturesque surname with potential connotations related to physical appearance or perhaps even an ancestral association with something related to eyebrows.
NaptsokCircassian Circassian name derived from Adyghe напцэ (nāpcă) meaning “eyelash, eyebrow”.
PelissierFrench From Old French "Pelicier", (Meaning "Furrier", from an agent derivative of pelice, meaning "Fur cloak", from Late Latin "pellicia", from "pellis", meaning "skin fur". An occupational name of someone likely in the fur and hide trade.
PeltzGerman, Jewish Occupational name for a furrier, from Middle High German bellez, (modern German pelz) "fur", "animal skin".
PelzerGerman Occupational name for a furrier, from an agent derivative Middle High German bellez "fur".
PestanaPortuguese Nickname for a person with prominent eyelashes, from Portuguese pestana "eyelash".
PiliItalian Sardinian form of Italian pelo "hair, hairy".
PletikosaCroatian Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
PletikosićCroatian Derived from pletiti, meaning "to knit", and kosa, meaning "hair".
RudatisGerman (East Prussian) Derived from Old Prussian ruds and Lithuanian rudas "(of hair) red" or Lithuanian rudis "redhead".
SaksakulmEstonian Saksakulm is an Estonian surname meaning "German brow".
ShebaniArabic (Maghrebi) From the name of an Arab tribe which is derived from Arabic شيب (šīb) meaning "white hair, grayness" or "cold, snow". This surname is chiefly used in Libya.
SherlockEnglish, Irish Nickname for someone with "fair hair" or "a lock of fair hair."
ShubinRussian Derived from Russian шуба (shuba) meaning "fur coat".
WicherekPolish, English Means "a light, gentle breeze", or figuratively, "an unruly strand of hair". It is a diminutive of the Polish word wicher, "strong wind".