Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the meaning contains the keywords musical or instrument.
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Crowther English
Originally meant "person who plays the crowd (an ancient Celtic stringed instrument)". It was borne by British entertainer Leslie Crowther (1933-1996).
Daiber German
Derived from either Middle High German tiuber "pigeon breeder, pigeon fancier" or from Middle High German touber "wind musician, musician who plays a wind instrument".
Kikerpill Estonian
Kikerpill is an Estonian surname meaning "cicer instrument".
Pill Estonian
Pill is an Estonian surname meaning "musical instrument".
Rutter English
Either (i) "player of the rote (a medieval stringed instrument played by plucking)"; or (ii) from a medieval nickname for a dishonest or untrustworthy person (from Old French routier "robber, mugger")... [more]
Sho Japanese
Japanese name meaning "to fly/soar" or "wind instrument".