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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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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".
Çoban-zade Crimean TatarMeans "son of a sheperd" from Crimean Tatar
сопан (çopan) meaning "sheperd" and Persian
زاده (zade) meaning "born, offsping, child".
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... [
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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 Italian, SicilianMeans "gourd, pumpkin", possibly a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of gourds, or perhaps a nickname for someone with a large head or rotund figure.
Coda ItalianMeans "tail" in Italian, from Latin
cauda, probably referring to the bearer living on a long, narrow piece of land.
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".
Coetsee AfrikaansCoetsee is a rare Afrikaans given name derived from a historically significant South African surname. Coetsee/Coetzee is a Dutch-influenced adaptation of the French Huguenot surname, Couché, which means "to lay down" or "to place." The name has occupational origins, referencing upholsterers, bedmakers, or those who crafted bedding, as well as scribes and record keepers... [
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Coetsee AfrikaansThe surname Coetsee is of French Huguenot origin, derived from the Old French surname Couché or Cossé, meaning “laid down” or “placed in a reclining position.” It originally referred to craftsmen involved in bed-making and upholstery, as well as scribes who recorded information by “laying down” words on paper... [
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Cogdell English (British)This surname derives from Coquetdale, the picturesque area within Northumberland National Park. Its name is taken from the River Coquet and Old English
dæl "valley". The earliest reference of the River Coquet is found in the 8th Century, deriving from the Old English
Cocwudu “cock wood”.
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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Cohen IrishEither a version of Cowan or Coyne, not related with the jewish surname.
Cohitmingao Filipino, CebuanoFrom Cebuano
kuhit meaning "pole (used to reach or hook something)" and
mingaw meaning "deserted, lonely".
Cois ItalianPossibly from the name of a lost town, Coni. Alternately, may be from dialectical words meaning "to cook" or "finch", referring to an occupation or nickname.
Coish EnglishVariant of
Cosh, derived from Middle English
cosche "small cottage, hut, hovel".
Coit Medieval Welsh, French, EnglishThe surname Coit was first found in Carnarvonshire, a former country in Northwest Wales, anciently part of the Kingdom of Gwynedd, and currently is divided between the unitary authorities of Gwynedd and Conwy, where they held a family seat... [
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Cojuangco Chinese (Filipino)From the name of family patriarch Kho Giok Hoan (許玉寰), a 19th-century Chinese-Filipino businessman originally from Fujian. He was also known by his Hokkien nickname Khó͘ Hoân-ko (許寰哥) meaning "brother Kho Hoan", comprised of 許
(Khó͘), the Hokkien romanization of his surname, 寰
(Hoân), the second syllable of his given name, and 哥
(ko), a male honorific meaning "brother"... [
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Cokayne EnglishMedieval English nickname which meant "idle dreamer" from
Cockaigne, the name of an imaginary land of luxury and idleness in medieval myth. The place may derive its name from Old French
(pays de) cocaigne "(land of) plenty", ultimately from the Low German word
kokenje, a diminutive of
koke "cake" (since the houses in Cockaigne are made of cake).
Colburn EnglishHabitational name from a place near Catterick in North Yorkshire.
Colclough EnglishDerived from a place called Cowclough in Whitworth, Lancashire.
Colden English, ScottishEnglish: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire named Colden, from Old English
cald ‘cold’
col ‘charcoal’ +
denu ‘valley’.... [
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Coley EnglishWith variant
Colley can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas.
Colfax EnglishFrom a medieval nickname for someone with dark or black hair, from Old English
cola "charcoal" and
feax "hair".
Colgate EnglishHabitational name for a person from any of the places named Colgate or similar in England, from Old English
col "coal, charcoal" and
gæt "gate", indicating a gate leading into a woodland where charcoal was burned... [
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Coll CatalanTopographic name from Catalan
coll meaning "hill, mountain pass", ultimately from Latin
collum.
Colley EnglishWith variant
Coley, can mean "dark" or "blackbird" or it can be a nickname for Nicholas. Colley was used as a surname for generations of students from the same family taught by a teacher over many years in James Hilton's sentimental novel "Goodbye, Mr... [
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Collier EnglishFrom the English word for someone who works with coal, originally referring to a charcoal burner or seller. Derived from Old English
col "coal, charcoal" combined with the agent suffix
-ier.
Collin SwedishEither a combination of an unknown first name element (possibly derived from a place name) and the common surname suffix
-in, or a variant of German
Colin.
Collis EnglishA variant of
Collins 2, itself a patronymic of given names Collin or Colin, both ultimately nicknames for Nicholas.
Collu ItalianFrom a dialectical form of Italian
collo, meaning "neck" or "parcel, package".
Colmenares SpanishIt literally means "apiaries", denoting someone who either worked at some or lived near some.
Colo ItalianFrom the personal name Colo, a short form of Nicolo (see Nicholas). (Colò) nickname from medieval Greek kolos ‘lame’, classical Greek kylos.
Cologne FrenchHabitational name from a place in France called Cologne.
Colomb Frenchfrom Old French
colomb "pigeon" (from Latin
columbus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of pigeons or doves... [
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Colombres AsturianThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish in Ribadeva.
Colone ItalianFrom an augmentative form meaning “big Nicolas” of the personal name
Cola.
Colonel AmericanFrom a French word for a military rank of an officer who led a column of regimental soldiers. Could be a nickname for someone with a military bearing or demeanor.
Colonna Italiantopographic name from
colonna "column" (from Latin
columna).
Columbro ItalianPossibly related to Italian
colubro "snake, serpent", or perhaps to Latin
columba "dove, pigeon".
Combe FrenchEither a topographic name for someone living in or near a ravine from
combe "narrow valley ravine" (from Latin
cumba a word of Gaulish origin); or a habitational name from Combe the name of several places in the southern part of France of the same etymology.
Combeferre Literature (?)Combeferre is the surname of one of the strong, persuasive members of the ABC in Victor Hugo's novel Les Misérables. Meaning is unknown.
Comberbach EnglishHabitational name for a person from the village of Comberbach in Cheshire, from the Old English byname or given name
Cumbra "Cumbrian" and
bæc "stream, brook".
Combès FrenchEither a topographic name from
combe "narrow valley ravine" (see
Combe ) or a habitational name from any of various places in southern France for example in Hérault named Combes.
Comer EnglishOccupational name for a maker or seller of combs, or to someone who used them to prepare wool or flax for spinning, derived from Middle English
combere, an agent derivative of Old English
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Comish ManxManx: from Gaelic Mac Thómais ‘son of Thomas’. The main seat of the family in the Isle of Man was Ballacomish ‘Comish's (or Thomas's) farm’ (Arbory, IoM).
Comito ItalianFrom the medieval Latin
comitus, meaning "count", or the medieval Greek form of this word,
komitos, used as a nickname for someone who put on airs and graces or worked for a count.
Comley EnglishEither a nickname from Middle English
cumly, which means “fair,” “beautiful,” and “pleasing,” or a habitational name from Comley in Shropshire named with Old English
cumb meaning “valley” +
lēah meaning “woodland clearing.”
Commander EnglishFrom Middle English
comander "commander, leader, director", derived from Old French
comandeor "military commander". This may have been either an occupational name or a nickname.
Commons BretonIt's generally believed this name comes from a Breton personal name, derived from element "cam," meaning "bent," or "crooked;" or from the herb "cummin" (cumin). Or from the place name Comines, in Flanders, Northern France.... [
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Čomor Bosnian (Rare), BosnianČomor is a rare surname in the world and has (mostly) Herzegovenian origins. You can find most Čomors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Only 400 people bare the surname. Čomor has two meanings; First meaning is 'buttercup' and the second one is 'a disease that comes from eating fatty (oily) foods, fever with a constant feeling of nausea and disgust'
Comperatore Italian (Rare)Derived from the Italian noun
comperatore meaning "buyer, purchaser", which in turn is ultimately derived from the Italian verb
comperare meaning "to buy, to purchase". The former word is archaic, whilst the latter word is still in use but rare... [
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Compton EnglishHabitational name from any of the numerous places throughout England (but especially in the south) named Compton, from Old English cumb meaning "short, straight valley" + tūn meaning "enclosure", "settlement".
Comsa Romanian (Rare), RomanianThe surname Comsa likely has Eastern European origins, particularly in Romania. It may derive from a variation of the name Coman, relating to the Cumans, a historical group.
Comte FrenchNickname for someone who worked for a count or for someone acting haughty from Old French
conte cunte "count"... [
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Concepción SpanishMeans "conception'' in Spanish, in reference to the Immaculate Conception of Virgin Mary.