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Citro ItalianFrom Italian meaning "citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise any citrus fruit.
Citron French, VenetianUltimately from Latin
citrum meaning "lemon, citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise lemons or any citrus fruit.
Citrone English, ItalianUltimately from Latin
citrum meaning "lemon, citrus fruit". Possibly an occupational name for someone who sells or raise lemons or any citrus fruit.
Ciubotaru RomanianMeans "boot maker" in Romanian, the one that makes boots ("ciubota" (singular), regionalism for "cizma"/"gheata"). Not the same with "shoe maker" (or "Schumacher" in German) as the Romanian "Ciubotar" refers strictly to boots and not all kinds of shoes.
Claassen GermanThe name Claassen means "son of Klaus." It's primarily German, but it's also Dutch and Danish.
Clague ManxShortened Anglicization of either Gaelic
Mac Luathóg "son of Luathóg", itself derived from a diminutive of Gaelic
luath, Manx
leah "swift", or from Gaelic
Mac Laoghóg "son of Laoghóg", which is derived from a diminutive of Gaelic
laogh and Manx
lheiy "calf".
Clah NavajoFrom Navajo
nitłʼa meaning "he is left-handed".
Claine Scottish, IrishAnglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, a patronymic name meaning "son of the servant of Saint John."
Claremont FrenchMeans "clear hill" in French, from the Latin
clarus "clear" and French
mont "mountain", A cognate of
Clairmont.
Clavel SpanishMetonymic occupational name for a spice trader or a nail maker, derived from Spanish
clavel or Catalan
clavell meaning "nail", later also "clove", itself a derivative of Latin
clavellus "nail".
Clavel FrenchMetonymic occupational name for a nail maker, ultimately from Latin
clavellus "nail", but in some cases possibly from the same word in the sense "smallpox, rash". A fictional bearer is Miss Clavel, a nun and teacher in Ludwig Bemelmans's 'Madeline' series of children's books (introduced in 1939).
Clavell French, CatalanThe first documented records of the surname Clavell appear in Catalunya between 1291 and 1327. The word clavell traces back to the Indo-European words "kleu", later "klawo" meaning a metal tool. In Latin "clavus", it eventually became a surname "Clavell".
Clavero English, Catalan1 English: occupational name from Old French clavier ‘doorkeeper’ (from Latin clavis ‘key’).... [
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Claw EnglishThe surname Claw is a very rare English surname.
Claxton EnglishFrom the names of any of several settlements in England, derived from either the personal name
Clacc (from Old Norse
Klakkr "bump, hillock") or the Old English word
clacc "hill, peak" combined with
tun "town, settlement".
Clayberg EnglishMeaning is unknown, but it most likely means "clay mountain", from surnames
Clay "clay" and
Berg "mountain".
Claypool EnglishDerived from
Claypole, a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, named from Old English
cl?g meaning "clay" and
pol meaning "pool".
Cleamons EnglishLikely an anglicized variation of
Clemons, which derives from the Latin
Clemens, meaning “merciful” or “gentle.” It evolved through Old French and Middle English influences, often indicating lineage as a patronymic name.
Cleave EnglishFrom an English topographical name meaning "cliff".
Cleaves EnglishOriginates from the Old English
cleof, meaning “cliff,” indicating a topographic connection to steep landscapes. It emerged during the Middle Ages as hereditary surnames became common, reflecting the geographical features of the areas where people lived.
Cleburne EnglishCleburne is a surname of Northern English and Southern Scottish Anglo-Saxon origin.
Clef ItalianAt the end of the 10th century, Gregorian musical scribes increased the precision of early notation by introducing a horizontal line to indicate a base pitch. The pitch of this line was indicated by a letter at its start... [
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Clemenceau FrenchDerived from the French given name
Clément. A notable bearer was the French prime minister Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929), who successfully lead France through the end of World War I.
Clerc FrenchOccupational or status name for a member of a minor religious order or for a scholar Old French
clerc from Late Latin
clericus from Greek
klerikos a derivative of
kleros "inheritance legacy" with reference to the priestly tribe of Levites (see
Levy ) "whose inheritance was the Lord"... [
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Clerico ItalianOccupational or status name for a member of a minor religious order or for a scholar from Late Latin
clericus (see
Clerc ). Italian cognitive of
Clark.
Clerihew ScottishA Scottish surname of unknown origin and meaning. A clerihew is a humorous or satirical verse consisting of two rhyming couplets in lines of irregular metre about someone who is named in the poem. It was invented by the British author Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875-1956; Clerihew was his mother's maiden name)... [
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Cleveland EnglishEnglish regional name from the district around Middlesbrough named Cleveland ‘the land of the cliffs’, from the genitive plural (
clifa) of Old English
clif ‘bank’, ‘slope’ +
land ‘land’... [
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Cleveland Norwegian (Anglicized)Americanized spelling of Norwegian
Kleiveland or
Kleveland, habitational names from any of five farmsteads in Agder and Vestlandet named with Old Norse
kleif "rocky ascent" or
klefi "closet" (an allusion to a hollow land formation) and
land "land".
Clevenger EnglishOccupational name for a keyholder derived from the word
claviger, itself from Latin
claviger meaning "key-bearer".
Cleverley EnglishProbably means "person from Cleveley", Lancashire ("woodland clearing by a cliff").
Cliff Englishhabitational name from any of numerous places called Cliff(e), Cle(e)ve, or Clive, from Old English
clif "slope, bank, cliff", or a topographic name from the same word... [
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Clift EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a crevice in rock, derived from Middle English
clift meaning "cleft". The American actor Montgomery Clift (1920-1966) was a famous bearer of this name.
Clisby EnglishSurname originating in the village of Cleasby in North Yorkshire's Richmondshire district.
Clive EnglishEnglish surname meaning "cliff" in Old English, originally belonging to a person who lived near a cliff.
Clooney English, IrishFrom Gaelic
Ó Cluanaigh meaning "descendant of
Cluanach". Cluanach was a given name derived from Irish
clauna "deceitful, flattering, rogue".
Clopton EnglishHabitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, Suffolk, and Warwickshire, named Clopton from Old English clopp(a) meaning "rock", "hill" + tūn meaning "settlement".
Clore English (American)Americanized spelling of German
Klor (from a short form of the medieval personal name Hilarius (see Hillary) or Klar).
Closs GermanThe surname Closs is of Germanic origin, likely derived from the Low German word
kloss or
kloß, meaning “dumpling” or “ball”, possibly used as a nickname for someone with a round shape or associated with food preparation... [
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Closson Scottishthis name is of the noble family in Orkney islands known as the closson whom came to Orkney with the viking raiders in the early 900's and they founded the noble house of closson there of
Clotts EnglishFound in the United States, most likely either an English spelling of
Klutz, meaning "awkward, clumsy," or as a plural form of the English surname Clot, meaning "cloth ."
Cloud EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived near an outcrop or hill, from Old English
clud "rock" (only later used to denote vapor formations in the sky).
Cloud FrenchFrom the Germanic personal name
Hlodald, composed of the elements
hlod "famous, clear" and
wald "rule", which was borne by a saint and bishop of the 6th century.
Clough English (British)The distinguished surname Clough is of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin. It is derived from the Old English "cloh," meaning "ravine" or "steep-sided valley," and was first used to refer to a "dweller in the hollow."
Cluff EnglishDerived from pre 7th century word "cloh" meaning a ravine or steep-sided valley.
Clutterbuck EnglishEnglish surname of unknown origin, possibly a corrupted form of a Dutch surname derived from Dutch
klateren "to clatter" and
beek "brook", or from
klateren and
bok "buck, billy goat", or from an older form of
kladboek meaning "account book, minute book".
Clwyd WelshThis indicates familial origin near the River Clwyd.
Cly NavajoFrom Navajo
tłʼaaí meaning "lefty, left-handed one", from the verb
nishtłʼa "to be left-handed".
Clyde ScottishA river in the south-west of Scotland, running through Inverclyde, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, and the city of Glasgow. The second longest in Scotland; and the eighth longest in the United Kingdom... [
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Cmiel PolishFrom the Polish noun 'trzmiel', which means "bumblebee."
Coach IrishOrigin uncertain. Most probably a reduced form of Irish McCoach, which is of uncertain derivation, perhaps a variant of
McCaig.
Coach FrenchPossibly an altered spelling of French Coache, from the Norman and Picard term for a damson, probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of plums.
Coady IrishCoady or
Cody originated in the Southern Counties of Ireland. The Norman family Odo le Ercedekne acquired land in Kilkenny, Ireland in early 1300's. In medieval records it was spelled
Lerceddkne and then
Archdeken and then
Archdeacon... [
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Coakley IrishFrom Irish Gaelic
Mac Caochlaoich "son of
Caochlaoch", a personal name meaning literally "blind warrior".
Coard English, Northern IrishDerived from Old French
corde "string", a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cord or string, or a nickname for an habitual wearer of decorative ties and ribbons.
Coates EnglishName for a cottager or a person who lived in a humble dwelling, derived from Old English
cote meaning "cottage, hut". It could also be used as a habitational name for someone from any of numerous locations with this name.
Coatney EnglishThe initial bearer of this surname lived in a little cottage.
Cobain ScottishThis unusual surname is of Old Norse origin and is found particularly in Scotland. It derives from an Old Norse personal name
Kobbi, itself from an element meaning large, and the Gaelic
bain, denoting a fair person, with the diminutive ('little' or 'son of') form
Cobbie.
Çobanov m AzerbaijaniMeans "son of the shepherd", from Azerbaijani
çoban meaning "shepherd".
Cobbold EnglishFrom the medieval male personal name
Cubald (from Old English
Cūthbeald, literally "famous-brave").
Coccia ItalianMeaning uncertain, possibly from Sicilian
cocciu "grain, berry", denoting a kind of gruel; an occupational name for a farmer from Greek
κόκκος (
kokkos) "grain, seed"; or from Italian
coccia "head, shell", referring to someone with a large head, or who was stubborn.
Coccimiglio ItalianFrom Sicilian
cuccumeli, the name of several fruit-bearing deciduous trees or of the hackberry plant, itself borrowed from an Ancient Greek word; possibly
κοκκύμηλον (
kokkymelon) "plum", literally "cuckoo apple", or from
κόκκος (
kókkos) "grain, seed, kernel" and
μῆλον (
mêlon) "apple, any fruit from a tree".
Cocco ItalianPossibly from Italian
cocco, meaning "darling, favourite" or "hen's egg".
Cochet FrenchEither from
cochet a diminutive of
coq "rooster" used as a nickname for a vain conceited or womanizing individual. Or possibly also a habitational name from (Le) Cochet the name of several places in various parts of France.
Cocke Englishnickname from Middle English cok ‘cock’, ‘male bird or fowl’ (Old English cocc), given for a variety of possible reasons. Applied to a young lad who strutted proudly like a cock, it soon became a generic term for a youth and was attached with hypocoristic force to the short forms of many medieval personal names (e.g. Alcock, Hancock, Hiscock, Mycock)... [
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Cocuzza ItalianFrom
cocuzza "gourd", "pumpkin", applied either as an occupational name for a grower or seller of gourds or a nickname for a rotund individual.
Codino ItalianMeans "pigtail, plait" in Italian, literally "tail's end". Ultimately from Latin
cauda "tail (of an animal)". Perhaps given to someone who often wore their hair in such a style, possibly given to orphans or foundlings.
Codispoti ItalianA Calabrian surname from Greek
οικοδεσπότης (
oikodespótis) "host, master of the house".
Coe EnglishEnglish (Essex and Suffolk): nickname from the jackdaw, Middle English
co, Old English
ca (see
Kay). The jackdaw is noted for its sleek black color, raucous voice, and thievish nature, and any of these attributes could readily have given rise to the nickname.
Coggeshall EnglishHabitational name from Coggeshall in Essex, England, which was derived from
Cogg, an Old English personal name, and Old English
halh meaning "nook, recess".
Coggill EnglishRecorded in several forms as shown below, this is a surname of two possible nationalities and origins. Firstly it may be of Scottish locational origins, from the lands of Cogle in the parish of Watten, in Caithness, or secondly English and also locational from a place called Cogges Hill in the county of Oxfordshire... [
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