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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keyword heir.
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Boukhalfa Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "father of the successor" in Arabic (see Khalaf or Khalifa).
Eyre English
Derived from Middle English eyer, eir "heir", originally denoting a man who was designated to inherit or had already inherited the main property in a particular locality. The surname was borne by the heroine of Charlotte Brontë's 'Jane Eyre' (1847).
Giesbrecht Dutch
A variant of the given name Giselbert, which in turn is related to Gilbert... [more]
Halili Filipino, Tagalog
Means "successor" in Tagalog.
Khalaf Arabic
Means "successor, descendant" in Arabic.
Khalife Lebanese (Gallicized)
French version of the Arabic name Khalifa which means “successor of Mohammed” used by Lebanese Christians ever since the French occupation of Lebanon.
Manalili Filipino, Pampangan, Tagalog
Occupational name derived from Pampangan alili or Tagalog halili meaning "successor, substitute, replacement".
McNair Irish
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Oighre "son of the heir". This form is associated mainly with Perthshire.
Príncipe Italian, Spanish
From principe "prince, heir" (Latin princeps, genitive principis, from primus "first" and capere "to take"), applied probably as a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces or for someone in the service of a prince.
Sooster Estonian
Sooster is an Estonian surname possibly derived from "soosik", meaning "favorite" and "heir".