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Fernow GermanHabitational name from a place called Fernau or Fernow.
Ferrand French, EnglishThis French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval French masculine given name
Ferrand, which was a variant form of the name
Fernand, itself a contraction of
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Ferrandin French (Rare)This French surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from the name of a profession (thus making it an occupational surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the masculine given name
Ferrandin, which was a diminutive of the medieval French given name
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Ferrandino ItalianDerived from the masculine given name
Ferrandino, which is a diminutive of the medieval Italian given name
Ferrando. For more information about this, please see the entry for the patronymic surname of
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Ferrando Italian, SpanishThis surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval masculine given name
Ferrando, which was in use in both Italy and Spain during the Middle Ages... [
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Ferrante ItalianThis surname can be derived from a given name (thus making it a patronymic surname) as well as from a nickname (thus making it a descriptive surname). In the case of a patronymic surname, the surname is derived from the medieval masculine given name
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Ferrantino ItalianDerived from the masculine given name
Ferrantino, which is a diminutive of the medieval Italian given name
Ferrante. For more information about this, please see the entry for the patronymic surname of
Ferrante.
Ferrar EnglishThe Ferrars are the Lincolnshire branch of the noble De Ferrers family. The latter having been linked to Tamworth Castle, manors in Baddesley Clinton, Tutbury Castle and the now ruined Groby Castle as well as many other estates around the UK.... [
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Ferreire CelticIt means smith. In the Gaelic languaje is gofaint or ngfaint.
Ferrers Ancient RomanIt derives from Latin, "ferrum", which means "iron". As a surname, it derives from two French villages named "Ferrieres" where iron was mined.
Ferrier ScottishScottish: occupational name for a smith, one who shoed horses, Middle English and Old French ferrier, from medieval Latin ferrarius, from ferrus ‘horseshoe’, from Latin ferrum ‘iron’. Compare
Farrar.
Ferrigno ItalianDerived from the adjective
ferrigno meaning "made of or resembling iron" (a derivative of Latin
ferrum meaning "iron"), applied as a nickname to someone who was very strong or thought to resemble the metal in some other way... [
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Feste LiteratureFeste was the fool in Twelfth Night, written by William Shakespeare.
Fett GermanNickname for a fat man, from Middle Low German vett meaning "fat".
Fett EnglishNickname from Old French fait, Middle English fet meaning "suitable", "comely".
Fett Norwegian (Rare)Derived from Old Norse
fit "land, shore". This was the name of several farmsteads in Norway.
Feuer JewishOrnamental name from modern German
Feuer "fire".
Feuer GermanMetonymic occupational name for a stoker in a smithy or public baths, or nickname for someone with red hair or a fiery temper, from Middle High German
viur "fire".
Feuerbacher GermanHabitational name for someone from any of the places called Feuerbach.
Feuerhahn GermanFeuerhahn comes from the Old High German words (fivr) meaning "fire" & (hano) meaning "cock".
Feuerschütte German (Modern)comes from the combination of the words "Feuer" and "Schütte", which form the word "flamethrower". Surname of a Brazilian Celebrity with German Origin "Lucas Feuerschütte"
Feuerstein GermanThis name comes from the German feuer meaning fire, and stein meaning stone. This was a name commonly given to a blacksmith.
Feuille FrenchThis is actually a standard word in French, correctly pronounce like "furry" without the r's. It means "leaf", or "sheet" (i.e. feuille de papier).
Feulner GermanFranconian dialect form of
Feilner (see
Feiler), or derived from
Feuln, a town near the district of Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany. A notable bearer is the American academic Edwin Feulner (1941-).
Feverel EnglishFrom a Middle English form of
February, probably used as a nickname either for someone born in that month or for someone with a suitably frosty demeanor. In fiction, this surname was borne by the central character of George Meredith's novel 'The Ordeal of Richard Feverel' (1859).
Feverfew LiteratureUsed in Jill Murphy's books, The Worst Witch, as well as the television adaptations for the surname of Fenella Feverfew. It is a combination of "fever" and "few".
Ffelan EnglishAnglisized version of the Gaelic Ó Faoláin meaning "descendent of Faolán", a given name meaning "wolf".
Ffrost Medieval WelshDevired from the old Welsh word "Ymffrostgar", meaning a brag or boastful person. Originally spelt as "Ffrost", later changed to "Frost".
Fiander English (British)The Fiander surname may have it's origins in Normandy, France (possibly from the old-French "Vyandre"), but is an English (British) surname from the Dorset county region. The Fiander name can also be found in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, Canada the origins of which can be traced back to the mid-1700's in the village of Milton Abbas, Dorsetshire.
Fibonacci ItalianA notable bearer is the mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci (1170-1240), the creator of the Fibonacci sequence.
Fichter GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near pine trees (originally bei den Fichten, Feichten, or Feuchten), from Old High German
fiohta. The vowel of the first syllable underwent a variety of changes in different dialects.
Fichter German (Austrian)Habitational name deriving from places named with this word in Württemberg, Bavaria, Saxony, or Austria.
Fichtner GermanThe Fichtner family name first began to be used in the German state of Bavaria. After the 12th century, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules, and names that were derived from locations became particularly common
Fielder EnglishSouthern English from Middle English
felder ‘dweller by the open country’.
Fieldhouse EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived in a house in open pasture land. Reaney draws attention to the form de Felhouse (Staffordshire 1332), and suggests that this may have become Fellows.
Fielding EnglishTopographic name from an Old English
felding ‘dweller in open country’.
Fieldman EnglishThis surname most likely means, "Field Man", if it's not derived from the English words themselves.
Fiene German, Low GermanA nickname for an elegant person, from Middle Low German
fin, meaning ‘fine’. Can also be a locational name from several fields and places named Fiene.
Fieri ItalianA notable bearer is American restaurateur and television host Guy Fieri (1968-).
Fifield EnglishLocal. Has the same signification as Manorfield. Lands held in fee or fief, for which the individual pays service or owes rent.
Figgis EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a trustworthy person (from the Anglo-Norman form of Old French
fichais "loyal").
Figueiredo PortugueseName for someone from any of various places named Figueiredo, from Portuguese
figueiredo meaning "fig tree orchard".
Figuerola CatalanIt indicates familial origin within either of 4 places: Figuerola farmhouse in the nucleus of Fontanet in the municipality of Torà in the comarca of Segarra, Figuerola neighborhood in the municipality of Les Piles, the municipality of Figuerola del Camp, or Figuerola d’Orcau neighborhood in the municipality of Isona i Conca Dellà.
Fija RyūkyūThis Ryūkyū Name has a Combination of Kanji Characters "比" meaning "Ratio", and "嘉".
Fijałkowski PolishThis indicates familial origin within the Masovian village of Fijałkowo.
Filipkowski PolishEither a patronymic from the given name
Filip, or a habitational name denoting a person from various places called
Filipki (also derived from the given name) in Poland.
Filkins EnglishMeans either (i) "person from Filkins", Oxfordshire ("settlement of Filica's people"); or "son of
Filkin", a medieval personal name meaning literally "little
Phil", from
Philip.
Fillery EnglishFrom a medieval nickname derived from Anglo-Norman
fitz le rei "son of the king" (see also
Fitzroy), probably applied mainly (and ironically) to an illegitimate person or to someone who put on quasi-royal airs.
Fillmore EnglishOf uncertain origin: it could be derived from the Norman given name Filimor, composed of the Germanic elements
filu ("very") and
mari or
meri ("famous"), or it might be a combination of the Saxon elements
fille ("abundance") and
mere, a word denoting a lake or otherwise humid land.
Filosa ItalianSouthern Italian: Probably an occupational nickname for a fisherman, from Sicilian filuòsa ‘fishing net’. Also from the subphylum: Filosa. These are known as euglyphids, filose (which means stringy or thread-like), amoebae with shells of siliceous scales or plates, which are commonly found in soils, nutrient-rich waters, and on aquatic plants.
Fils FrenchFrom
fils "son", used to identify the younger of two bearers of the same personal name in a family.
Finchem EnglishThis surname came from the Norman’s who had invaded England. The surname Finchem means homestead.
Fine English (?)English nickname for a clever or elegant man, from Old French
fin ‘fine’, ‘delicate’, ‘skilled’, ‘cunning’ (originally a noun from Latin
finis ‘end’, ‘extremity’, ‘boundary’, later used also as an adjective in the sense ‘ultimate’, ‘excellent’).
Finger English, German, JewishProbably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature or considered insignificant... [
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Fink German, Slovene, English, JewishNickname for a lively or cheerful person, Jewish ornamental name derived from the Germanic word for "finch", and German translation of Slovene
Šinkovec which is from
šcinkovec or
šcinkavec meaning "finch".
Finnerty IrishReduced anglicisation of Irish
Ó Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", a given name derived from
fionn meaning "fair, white" and
sneachta meaning "snow".
Finnigan IrishThis interesting surname is of Irish origin, and is an Anglicization of the Gaelic
O' Fionnagain, meaning the descendant(s) of Fionnagan, an Old Irish personal name derived from the word "fionn", white, fairheaded.
Finstad NorwegianMeans "Finn's farmstead", from the given name
Finn 2 and Old Norse
staðr "farmstead, dwelling". This was the name of several farms in Norway.
Fiordelise Italian (Rare)Derived from Italian
fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however,
fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lys, the symbol for the King of France (until the French Revolution). This surname either could have been ornamental, or could have referred to Italians loyal to the French Kingdom / Empire, even those among the king's guard.
Fiorelli ItalianThe surname Fiorelli was first found in Bolgna (Latin: Bononia), the largest city and the capital of Emilia-Romagna Region. The famous University of Bolgna was founded in the 11th century, by the 13th century the student body was nearly 10,000... [
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Firmino PortugueseSurname descendant of
Firmino, meaning “firm”. A famous bearer is Brazilian footballer Roberto Firmino.
Firth English, Scottish, WelshEnglish and Scottish: topographic name from Old English
(ge)fyrhþe ‘woodland’ or ‘scrubland on the edge of a forest’.... [
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Fischbach GermanFrom a place called Fischbach, or a topographic name from German meaning
fisch 'fish' +
bach 'stream'.
Fischioni Italian (Rare)Possibly deriving from fischiare, meaning to whistle, or from fischioni, the Italian word for widgeons.
Fiscus GermanFrom Latin fiscus ‘basket’, a humanistic Latinization of the German name
Korb. This is a metonymic occupational name for a basketmaker or a peddler, or a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a basket... [
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Fish Medieval English, JewishFrom Middle English
fische, fish ‘fish’, a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.... [
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Fishburne EnglishDerived from the villages of Fishbourne in West Sussex and the Isle of Wight, or the village and civil parish of
Fishburn in County Durham, England, all named from Old English
fisc meaning "fish" and
burna meaning "stream"... [
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Fising Anglo-Saxon (Rare), RomanianThis surname specifically comes from a village in Transylvania, Romania named Gergeschdorf, currently named Ungurei in Transylvania, Romania. The surname is a Siebenburgen Saxon or Transylvanian Saxon specific surname... [
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Fisk English (British)English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone supposedly resembling a fish in some way, from Old Norse fiskr ‘fish’ (cognate with Old English fisc).
Fiske English, NorwegianFrom the traditionally Norwegian habitational surname, from the Old Norse
fiskr "fish" and
vin "meadow". In England and Denmark it was a surname denoting someone who was a "fisherman" or earned their living from selling fish.
Fitch ScottishThe name fitch is of anglo-saxon decent, it refers to a person of iron point inrefrence to a soldier or worrior it is derived from an english word (Fiche) which means iron point the name started in county suffolk
Fitzempress History, Anglo-NormanMeans "son of the empress" in Anglo-Norman French. The three sons of Empress Matilda were known as Henry FitzEmpress (King Henry II of England), Geoffrey FitzEmpress, Count of Nantes, and William FitzEmpress, Count of Poitou.
Fitzooth Folklore (?)Fitzooth means "son of a nobleman". Robin Hood's real name was Robert Fitzooth.
Fitzwilliam IrishFitz appears to be a Norman term derived from the French word fils and the Latin word filius, each of which means son. The name is most common in England and Ireland, each of which was conquered by Normans between 1066-1167.
Fiveland Norwegian (Rare)From the name of a farm in Norway named with the word
fivel possibly meaning "cottongrass, bog cotton". This plant grows in abundance in the marshy land near the location of the farm.
Fjellström SwedishCombination of Swedish
fjäll "mountain, fell" and
ström "stream, river".
Flack Englishprobably from Middle English flack, flak "turf", "sod" (as found in the place name Flatmoor, in Cambridgeshire), and hence perhaps an occupational name for a turf cutter.
Flam JewishOrnamental name from Yiddish
flam "flame".
Flanner EnglishThis early occupational and mainly 'midlands' English surname, is actually of pre-medieval French origins. Introduced into England at the time of the Norman Conquest of 1066, it derives from the French word
flaonet meaning a 'little flan', and described a maker of patisserie or pancakes.
Flannery IrishAppears originally in Irish Gaelic as
O Flannabhra derived from
flann, meaning "red", and
abhra, meaning "eyebrow". First appeared in County Tipperary, Ireland.
Flash EnglishMeans "person who lives near a pool" (Middle English
flasshe "pool, marsh").
Flavigny FrenchFrench form of
Flavinius. The Flavigny Abbey, in the French region of Burgundy, became famous because of the candies made by its Benedictine monks, called the anise of Flavigny... [
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Flax EnglishMetonymic occupational name for someone who grew, sold, or treated flax for weaving into linen cloth,
Fleck EnglishMeaning unknown. It is used in the 2019 movie Joker as the real name of the titular character played by actor Joaquin Phoenix.
Fleig GermanNickname for a restless or insignificant person from Middle Low German vleige ‘fly’.
Fleischman German (Austrian)Fleischman translates in English to Meat Man, or Butcher It is most often used with a single "n" for those who were persecuted as Jews. Other Germanic spellings for Christians and others not deemed Jewish are
Fleischmann, or
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Flenot American (South, ?)I think this could be a French Indian name however, it may be misspelled, and I don't know the correct spelling.
Flerchinger GermanFlerchinger is a name with origins from the city of Flörschingen or Flörange in the Saarland region on the French and German border.
Flett ScottishProbably originating in Orkney and Shetland, from a place in the parish of Delting, Shetland, named with an Old Norse term 'flotr' denoting a strip of arable land or pasture. Also possibly derived from the Old Norse byname Fljótr ‘swift’, ‘speedy’... [
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Flink SwedishFrom Swedish
flink, an adjective for someone who is quick and accurate.
Flint English, GermanTopographic name for someone who lived near a significant outcrop of flint, Old English, Low German
flint, or a nickname for a hard-hearted or physically tough individual.