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Coney EnglishMeans "seller of rabbits", or from a medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble a rabbit (in either case from Middle English
cony "rabbit").
Confalone Italianfrom
gonfalone "standard banner" from Old French
gonfalon (of ancient Germanic origin) a metonymic occupational name for a standard bearer either in a military context or as the officer of a guild responsible for carrying the banner in religious processions... [
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Congdon Irish, EnglishA variant of Irish "
Condon". In English usage: a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place; probably Devon or Cornwall, where the modern surname is most frequent.
Cong Tang Ton Nu VietnameseOften written with the middle two words uncapitalized when with a full name; example: Con tang ton Nu Hue Hue. The first name is Hue Hue, and the surname is Cong tang ton Nu. It is a female royal Vietnamese surname created by the
Nguyen Dynasty.
Coniglio ItalianFrom
coniglio "rabbit" (from Latin
cuniculus ) applied as a nickname for a timid person or a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in rabbits. Italian cognitive of
Coelho.
Coninx Belgian, DutchVariant form of
Koning, from a genitive form of Middle Dutch
coninc "king, leader, important person".
Conklin EnglishOrigin unidentified. Possibly of Dutch origin, deriving from
konkelen "to plot, intrigue, deceive" or from a given name containing the element
kuoni meaning "brave, bold"... [
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Conlon IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conalláin or Ó Caoindealbháin.
Connington EnglishThis name means "The king's manor, the royal estate," from the Old Scandinavian word "konunger" + the Old English word "tun." It was listed twice in the Domesday Book of 1086, once as Coninctune and secondly as Cunitone.
Conquest EnglishProbably from a medieval nickname, perhaps applied to a domineering person. This surname is borne by the British poet, historian and critic Robert Conquest (1917-).
Conran IrishThe surname Conran is derived from 'O Conarain', and Conran is a more anglicized version.... [
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Considine IrishAnglicisation of Irish
Mac Consaidín meaning "son of Consaidín". The given name
Consaidín is the Irish form of
Constantine... [
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Conte ItalianMeans "count (a title of nobility)" in Italian.
Contestabile ItalianMeans "debatable, questionable" in Italian, perhaps a nickname for an argumentative person, or for someone of dubious respectability.
Contractor Indian (Parsi)Parsi occupational surname for a contractor, or someone who works on the basis of a contract. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many adopted English vocabulary based on their occupation (i.e.
Engineer or
Merchant).
Converse EnglishOriginally a nickname for a Jew converted to Christianity or an occupational name for someone converted to the religious way of life, a lay member of a convent, from Middle English and Old French
convers "convert".
Conyngham Scottishalternate spelling or descendant from surname Cunningham. source: Baron or Marquess Conyngham family line.
Conzett RomanshDerived from
Conz, a variant of the given name
Kunz, in combination with the diminutive suffix
-ett.
Coogan IrishAnglicized form of the Gaelic name "MacCogadhain"; composed of the Gaelic prefix "mac," which means "son of," and the Gaelic personal name "Cuchogaidh", which means "Hound of War". The name is also found in Ireland as Cogan, Coggan, Coggen, Cogin, Coggon, Coogan and Goggin(s).
Cookinham Jewish (Americanized)This has the form of an English habitational name; however, there is no record of any such place name in the British Isles, and the surname does not appear in present-day records. It is probably an Americanized form of Jewish Guggenheim .
Cooley IrishAnglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name.
Coolidge EnglishProbably an occupational name for a college servant or someone with some other association with a university college, for example a tenant farmer who farmed one of the many farms in England known as College Farm, most of which are or were owned by university colleges.
Coot English“an early member was a person who seemed to exhibit some of the characteristics of birds.”
Cooter EnglishA Sussex, England surname of uncertain meaning. Could be a local pronunciation of
Cotter, meaning "cottage dweller" for a serf in the feudal system allowed to live in a cottage in exchange for labor on the cottage owner's estate.
Cope EnglishFrom Middle English
cope "cape, cloak", an occupational name for a maker of cloaks, or a nickname for someone known for wearing one.
Copernicus HistoryNicolaus Copernicus is a mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe... [
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Coppenhaver GermanAmericanized spelling, probably originally spelled Kopenhaver or Koppenhaver. Means "owner of a hill".
Copus EnglishFor full analysis of the origin for the name Copus/Copas I would refer you to my family website copusfamily.co.uk
Coraggio ItalianFrom Italian meaning "courage, bravery". Historically, the surname could have been given to someone who was known for their bravery or courage in the face of conflict, danger, or adversity, or to someone associated with the military or warfare.
Corbeanu RomanianDerived from Romanian
corb, itself originally from the Latin
corvus meaning "raven" (bird).
Corbett English, Scottish, WelshNickname from Norman French
corbet meaning 'little crow, raven'. This surname is thought to have originated in Shropshire. The surname was taken by bearers to Scotland in the 12th Century, and to Northern Ireland in the 17th Century.... [
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Corbie FrenchCorbie is a French surname, likely from the town of Corbie in northern France. It may be derived from the Latin word "corvus", meaning "crow."
Corbin English, FrenchDerived from French
corbeau meaning "raven," originally denoting a person who had dark hair.
Corbyn EnglishVariant of
Corbin, notably borne by current Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn (1949-).
Corcovado SpanishMeans "hunchback" in Spanish. It would denote a person with a curved spine.
Cordasco ItalianFrom the given name
Corda or
Cordio (a short form of Accord(i)o, literally "agreement") + the suffix -
asco denoting kinship.
Corday FrenchEither from the French word
corde meaning "cord/rope/string", or from the Latin word
cor meaning "heart." This was the surname of Charlotte Corday, the assassin who killed Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat during the French revolution.
Cordell EnglishMeans "maker of cord" or "seller of cord" in Middle English.
Corden EnglishDerives from Old French
Cordon meaning "a seller of ribbon" or from
Cordoan, a locational job description for a worker in fine kid leather. Originally associated with the city of Cordova in Spain... [
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Cordero SpanishMeans "lamb" in Spanish, either used as an occupational name for a shepherd or a religious name referring to Jesus as the Lamb of God.
Cordier FrenchGiven to someone who worked or made with cord and or strings from old French
corde "string".
Cordisco ItalianPossibly from Italian
cordesco "second-born lamb, butchered calf".
Córdoba SpanishIndicates someone who was originally from the city of
Córdoba (Cordova) in Andalusia, Spain. The name itself is derived from Phonecian
Qʾrtuba meaning "Juba’s city", itself from Phonecian
qʾrt meaning "city" and
juba referring to King Juba I of Numidia.
Cordonnier FrenchAn occupational surname for a cordwainer or shoemaker, and derived from Old French
cordouanier, literally meaning "cobbler".
Cordoveiru AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Pravia.
Cordray EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for a proud man (from Old French
cuer de roi "heart of a king").
Coreano Filipino, Spanish, PortugueseMeans "Korean" in Spanish and Portuguese, possibly an ethnic name or regional name for someone from Korea or who had connections with Korea.
Cork EnglishMetonymic occupational name for a supplier of red or purple dye or for a dyer of cloth, Middle English
cork (of Celtic origin; compare
Corkery).
Corkery Irish (Anglicized)Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Corcra "descendant of
Corcra", a personal name derived from
corcair "purple" (ultimately cognate with Latin
purpur).
Corkill Manx, IrishThe name is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ("son of
Thorkell") which is derived from the Old Norse personal name meaning "Thor's kettle".
Corliss EnglishDerived from Old English
carleas "free from anxiety; unconcerned", cognate to Old Norse
kærulauss. This was a nickname given to a carefree person.
Cormier FrenchFrench topographic name for someone who lived near a sorb or service tree, Old French
cormier (from
corme, the name of the fruit for which the tree was cultivated, apparently of Gaulish origin).
Cornacchia ItalianNickname meaning "crow, jackdaw" in Italian, applied to someone who was talkative or thought to resemble a crow or jackdaw in some other way.
Cornet French, WalloonEither a topographic name for someone who lived on a street corner, from a derivative of
corne "corner". From
cornet, denoting either a rustic horn or an object made of horn, hence a metonymic occupational name for a hornblower or for a worker in horn... [
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Corney EnglishA habitational surname from places in Cumbria and Hertfordshire named
Corney, derived from either Old English
corn "grain, seed" or a metathesized form of
cran "crane (bird)" combined with
eg "island, dry land in a marsh"... [
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Cornwall CelticOne who came from Cornwall, a county in the South West of England.
Cornwell EnglishHabitational name from Cornwell in Oxfordshire, named from Old English corn, a metathesized form of cron, cran ‘crane’ + well(a) ‘spring’, ‘stream’.variant of Cornwall.
Coronacion Spanish (Philippines)Derived from Spanish
coronación, meaning "coronation", referring to the idea that the Virgin Mother of God was physically crowned as Queen of Heaven after her Assumption.
Coronado Spanishfrom
coronado "crowned" past participle of
coronare "to crown" (from Latin
corona "crown") applied as a nickname for someone who behaved in an imperious manner or derived from the village Coronado in Galacia.
Coronel Spanish, PortugueseMeans "colonel" in Spanish and Portuguese, used as an occupational name for someone in command of a regiment.
Corongiu ItalianPossibly from Sardinian
corongiu "rocky hill, boulder, large mass", denoting someone who lived near such a landmark, or perhaps a nickname based on the bearer's physical appearance.
Corpus EnglishPossibly derived from Old Norse
Korpr "raven", a nickname for a person with dark hair.
Corrales SpanishHabitational name for someone originally from any of the various locations named Corrales in Spain, from Spanish
corral meaning "coral, enclosure".
Corrias ItalianProbably from Sardinian
corria "leather strap, lace, belt; narrow strip of land".
Corrie EnglishHabitational name from places in Arran, Dumfries, and elsewhere, named Corrie, from Gaelic
coire "cauldron", applied to a circular hanging valley on a mountain.
Corrigan EnglishTraditionally an Irish surname meaning "spear". From the Irish Gaelic
corragán which is a double diminutive of
corr 'pointed'.
Corrin Manx, ScottishFirst documented in 1290, sources suggest prototypes to be of Norse and/or Irish origins or a Manx contraction of Mac Oran from Mac Odhrain.
Corson EnglishNickname from Old French 'corson', a diminutive of curt ‘short’
Corson Dutch (Americanized, ?)From the given name of
Cors Pieters, a sailor with the Dutch West Indies Company, who arrived in the Dutch Colony, New Amsterdam (present day New York), on or before 1638... [
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Corte Spanish, Catalan, Italian, PortugueseFrom
corte "court", applied as an occupational name for someone who worked at a manorial court or a topographic name for someone who lived in or by one.
Cosca ItalianTopographic name from the Calabrian dialect word
c(u)oscu "oak", also "wood".
Coscollola CatalanThis indicates familial origin within or within the vicinity of the eponymous farmhouse in the municipality of Lladurs.
Cosgrove EnglishHabitational name from Cosgrove in Northamptonshire, named with an Old English personal name
Cof + Old English
graf "grove", "thicket".
Cossart English, FrenchFrom French, referring to "a dealer of horses" (related to the English word "courser"). This surname was brought to England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066, and became one of the many Anglo-Norman words that made up Middle English.
Cossiga Italian, SardinianSardinian translation of the place name
Corsica. A famous bearer of the name is Francesco Cossiga (1928-2010), Italian politician who served as Prime Minister (1979-1980) and as President (1985-1992).
Cossu ItalianProbably from Sardinian
cossu "tub, trough, basin".