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Drexel German, JewishIt originates from the pre 7th century word 'dreseler' meaning 'to turn', a verb which in medieval times had a wide range of meanings.
Dreyfuss German, JewishMeans "three feet" in German. This surname originates from the German city of Trier. The Latin name for the city was "Treveris," whose pronunciation eventually developed into Dreyfuss. The spelling variants tend to correspond to the country the family was living in at the time the spelling was standardized: the use of one "s" tends to be more common among people of French origin, while the use of two tends to be found among those of German descent
Drielsma Dutch, JewishDerived from the Frisian town IJlst. IJlst in Frisian is Drylts > Dryls > Driels combined with the Frisian surname suffix -(s)ma, which is most likely derived from Old Frisian monna meaning "men". Drielsma has Frisian Jewish origins.... [
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Driggers AmericanCorruption of the Spanish surname
Rodriguez. Originated in 17th century Virginia as a former slave by that surname was integrated into free society.
Driver EnglishOccupational name for a driver of horses or oxen attached to a cart or plow, or of loose cattle, from a Middle English agent derivative of Old English drīfan ‘to drive’.
Dromgoole IrishAn Anglicized from the Irish Gaelic place name Droim Gabhail in County Louth, Ireland meaning "ridge of the forking stream." Dromgoolestown in County Louth is believed to be named after this surname... [
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Dropkin Jewish, BelarusianJewish (from Belarus): nickname from Belorussian drobka ‘crumb’+ the eastern Slavic patronymic suffix -in.... [
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Drost Dutch, German, DanishMeans "reeve, steward; sheriff, bailiff" in German and Dutch, a title for the administrative head of a court or district.
Drouillard FrenchProbably a derogatory nickname, from a derivative of the regional term
drouiller "to defecate", which also has various figurative senses.
Drozdowski PolishHabitational name for someone from any of various places called Drozdowo or Drozdów, for example.
Drum ScottishHabitational name from a place and castle in Aberdeenshire named from Gaelic
druim "ridge".
Drummer EnglishLocational name from a place called Drummer, near Chadderton in Lancashire. The meaning is possibly from the pre 7th century Olde English 'drum' meaning "a ridge".
Drumpf GermanThe surname "Drumpf" is of German origin and dates back to the 16th century¹. It is most commonly known as the likely predecessor to the family name of
Donald Trump, the businessman and 45th president of the United States¹... [
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Drury English, French, IrishOriginally a Norman French nickname, derived from
druerie "love, friendship" (itself a derivative of
dru "lover, favourite, friend" - originally an adjective, apparently from a Gaulish word meaning "strong, vigourous, lively", but influenced by the sense of the Old High German element
trut,
drut "dear, beloved").... [
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Drux GermanVariant of
Trux, which itself is a contracted form of
Truxes and derived from the German word
Truchsess, ultimately from Middle High German
truhsaeze and Old High German
truhtsazzo (from
truht "band; cohort; regiment" and
saza "seat; chair").... [
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Dryden EnglishPossibly from an English place name meaning "dry valley" from the Old English elements
drȳġe "dry" and
denu "valley". A notable bearer was the English poet, literary critic, translator and playwright John Dryden (1631-1700).
Dryer EnglishFrom an agent derivative of Old English
dr̄gean "to dry"; possibly an occupational name for a drier of cloth. In the Middle Ages, after cloth had been dyed and fulled, it was stretched out in tenterfields to dry.
Du Aimé FrenchThe Duaime surname comes from an Old French word "hamel," which meant "homestead." It was likely first used as a name to describe someone who lived at a farm on the outskirts of a main town, or for someone that lived in a small village.
Dual RomanshDerived from the preposition
de "of" and Romansh
ual "brook, creek".
Duan ChineseFrom Chinese 段
(duàn) referring to the ancient fief of Duan Gan (段干).
Dubach German (Swiss)A surname describing a person from the town of Tübach in St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Dube Ndebele, ZuluIt means Zebra. It is usually a surname instead of a person's name used by Zimbabwean Ndebele people and South African Zulu people.... [
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Dubec FrenchGeographical
du bec "from the stream".
Bec (from Germanic
baki) is a regional term in Normandy for a stream.
Dublin EnglishHabitational name for someone from a places named
Dublin.
Dubosque FrenchDuBosque means 'of the forest' in french and was a surname given typically to someone from a rural treed area.
Dubreuil FrenchTopographic name derived from Old French
breuil meaning "marshy woodland" (also derived from Late Latin
brogilum, of Gaulish origin). In French the term later came to mean "enclosed woodland" and then "cleared woodland", and both these senses may also be reflected in the surname.
Dubuisson FrenchA topographic name for someone who lived in an area of scrub land or by a prominent clump of bushes, derived from Old French
buisson meaning "small tree, bush, scrub".
Duca RomanianDerived from the old Romanian title
duca "vaivode duke".
Duca Italianfrom the title of rank
duca "duke" (from Latin
dux genitive
ducis "leader") an occupational name for someone who lived or worked in the household of a duke or a nickname for someone who gave himself airs and graces like a duke... [
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Ducasse FrenchFrench: topographic name for someone who lived by an oak tree, from Old French casse ‘oak (tree)’ (Late Latin cassanos, a word of Celtic origin), with the fused preposition and article du ‘from the’... [
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Duchemin FrenchEither a topographic name with fused preposition and definite article
du "from the" for someone who lived beside a path from
chemin "path way" (from Late Latin
caminus a word of Gaulish origin); or a habitational name for someone from Le Chemin the name of several places in various parts of France.
Duchêne FrenchMeans "from the oak (tree)" in French, used to denote a person who lived near an oak tree or an oak forest.
Duck English, IrishEnglish from Middle English
doke "duck", hence a nickname for someone with some fancied resemblance to a duck, or an occupational name for someone who kept or hunted ducks. Alternatively, a variant form of
Duke... [
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Duck DutchDutch variant of Duyck. In a German-speaking environment, this is also a variant of van Dyck and Dyck.
Duckworth EnglishHabitational name from Duckworth Fold, in the borough of Bury, Lancashire, which is named from Old English
fuce "duck" and
wor{dh} "enclosure".
Duclos Frenchdu 'from the' from Old French clos 'enclosure' (see Clos ) or a habitational name for someone from Le Clos the name of several places in various parts of France so it means "from the enclosure"
Dudayev Chechen, Ossetian (Russified)Russified form of a Chechen and Ossetian family name of disputed meaning; the name may be derived from Ossetian дудахъхъ
(dudaqq) meaning "bustard", from Ingush тат
(tat) meaning "Mountain Jew", or from Circassian дадэ
(dade) meaning "grandfather" or "king, head, chief"... [
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Duddridge EnglishIt is locational from a "lost" medieval village probably called Doderige, since that is the spelling in the first name recording (see below). It is estimated that some three thousand villages and hamlets have disappeared from the maps of Britain over the past thousand years... [
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Dude EnglishDerived from Old English word
doughty which meant "manly".
Dudin RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka), which denotes a wind-blown instrument similar to a flute or pipe. It was probably used to denote a musician or shepherd who played the flute or pipe, as well as someone who made pipes... [
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Dudkin RussianDerived from Russian дудка
(dudka) meaning "fife, pipe", referring to a folk instrument played by shepherds. Thus, it was used to denote someone who made pipes or a shepherd who played pipes.
Dudziak PolishNickname for a person who played the bagpipes or perhaps sold them, derived from Polish
duda meaning "bagpipe".
Dueñas SpanishFrom the name of a municipality in Palencia province, Spain, derived from Spanish
dueña meaning "madame, mistress".
Duerre GermanTopographic name for a person who lived on a dry, barren land, derived from Old German
durri and German
dürre meaning "barren, infertile". It could also be a variant of
Dürr.
Duesler Upper GermanAndrew & brother Jacob were the Progenitors of Duesler, Duessler, Dueßler from 1752 Germany to America. ... [
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Dufau FrenchThe name DUFAU come from two French words DU which means « of the » and FAU which is old French for a beech tree. Surnames in France were given later so the person with this name meant he/she had a beech tree in his property... [
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Dufault FrenchAlternate spelling of Dufau, meaning "of the beech tree."
Duffield EnglishThe meaning is dove field or open country. It's origin is the Yorkshire area named after a few places there.... [
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Dufresne FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived near a prominent ash tree from Old French
fraisne fresne "ash" from Latin
fraxinus "ash".
Dugal IndianBased on the name of a Khatri clan. In India the name is more commonly spelled
Duggal.
Dugmore Medieval EnglishThis habitational name is chiefly found in the West Midlands region of England. The origin is certainly Old English pre 7th Century and may be Ancient British i.e. pre Roman 55 A.D. The origins are lost but are believed to develop from "Dubh" meaning "black" and "mor" a morass or swamp... [
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Dugonja BosnianThis surname is used at: Sarajevo, Mostar, Dubrovnik, Novi Pazar.
Duguid ScottishProbably "do good", from a Scottish nickname for a well-intentioned person or (ironically) a do-gooder.
Duhamel FrenchTopographic name for someone who lived in a hamlet, from Old French hamel, a diminutive of ham "homestead", with fused preposition and definite article du.
Dukakis GreekDukakis means "son of the duke or little duke".
Dukakis GreekAlternate transcription of Greek Δουκάκης (see
Doukakis). This name is borne by the American lawyer and politician Michael Dukakis (1933-), who served as Governor of Massachusetts twice... [
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Dukelow EnglishThis surname is of Old French origin. It was initially introduced into England by the Normans after the Conquest of 1066, and subsequently by French Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecutions in their own country... [
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Dul KhmerDerived from Sanskrit डुल
(dula) meaning "shake, tremble".
Du Lac Arthurian CycleIn the series Merlin, this was the surname of Sir Lancelot: Lancelot du Lac. du Lac possibly means "of the lake."
Dulay Filipino, TagalogOccupational name for a picker of fruit or a gatherer of bird nests, from Tagalog
dulay meaning "climbing a tree".
Dulcamara Italiangiven to my great great grandfather who was left on the doorstep of a church in Chiavari Italy. The priest took inspiration from names of plants in the garden. This one came from the plant in English would mean 'bitter sweet nightshade'
Duldulao IlocanoFrom Ilocano
duldulaw referring to a variety of early-maturing rice with a red kernel, used as an occupational name for a grower of this type of rice.
Dülger TurkishMeans "carpenter" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian درگر
(dorgar).
Dulin FrenchThe surname Dulin is most common in France and is an occupational name meaning "from flax". Pronounced "du LIN" in English; however, in French it is pronounced "du LON". Anglicized in some cases as Duling, Dowling, or Dulong (a more common French surname brought to England, Ireland and Scotland from French Normans and later Huguenots).
Dulquer ArabicThe name is derived from the Arabic word "Dhul-Qarnayn". Actor Dulquer Salmaan says it means Warrior. but another meaning is "Expressive, Diplomatic"
Dumagit VisayanLiterally "to swoop" or "to snatch" in Cebuano. Related to Dumaguete, capital of the province of Negros Oriental.
Dumaraos TagalogMeans "to celebrate" from Tagalog
daos meaning "celebration".
Dumfries Scottish, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)From the name of a market town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, derived from Gaelic
dùn meaning "fort" and
preas meaning "thicket". This surname is found predominantly in Aruba, the Netherlands and Suriname... [
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Dumlao Filipino, IlocanoLikely a nickname for an attentive or perceptive person, derived from Ilocano
dumlaw meaning "to notice".
Dummitt EnglishHabitational name from Dumart-en-Ponthieu in Somme, France.
Dunacre English (British)From Scottish Gaelic dun or donn, meaning 'fort' or 'brown' respectively, and acre, as in a plot of land. Dunaway EnglishOriginally indicated someone who came from the village and civil parish of
Dunwich in Suffolk, England, derived from Old English
dun meaning "hill" (or possibly
dune meaning "valley") and
weg meaning "way"... [
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Dunayevsky RussianDerived from the
Danube, the second-longest river in Europe. Two famous bearers are Soviet film composer and conductor Isaak Dunayevsky (1900-1955), and his son, Russian film composer Maksim Dunayevsky (1945-).
Dundas Scottish, Northern IrishScottish and northern Irish (Counties Leitrim and Fermanagh): habitational name from Dundas, a place near Edinburgh, Scotland, which is named from Gaelic
dùn ‘hill’ +
deas ‘south’.
Dundass ScottishVariation of Dundas possibly miss spelled at imagination into Quebec (Lower Canada) late 18th Century
Dundee ScottishFrom the name of the city of
Dundee in Scotland, derived from Gaelic
dùn meaning "fort" and
dè meaning "fire".
Dundović CroatianPatronymic of the Ragusan word dundo meaning "uncle" or "gentleman" and originating from the Latin word dominus (meaning "master" or "sir").
Dundreary EnglishThis was a nickname for someone who had dundrearies, which were long sideburns.
Dunford EnglishDerived either from Dunford Bridge in Yorkshire (named after the River Don and the English word “Ford”), or from Dunford House in Yorkshire (named after “Dunn’s Ford”). One known bearer is US General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Dunkinson English (British)Derives from the Scottish surname of
Duncanson with the same meaning of "son of
Duncan". Likewise, it may derive further from the Gaelic male given name "Donnchad", related ultimately to "Donncatus", a Celtic personal name of great antiquity.
Dunmore English, ScottishHabitational name from Dunmore Farm in Oxfordshire or from any of many places in Scotland named in Gaelic as Dún Môr 'great hill'.
Dunne Irish, English, ScottishThis surname means dark and was likely given to those with a dark complexion or with dark hair.
Dunwoody Scottish, Scottish GaelicIt is said that the origin is pre 7th century Gaelic from ''dun'' or ''din'' meaning a wood or forest and ''gwydd'' which means much the same. Arguably the name means wood - wood, a result of language and dialect changing several times in the past 1500 years.
Duong KhmerMeans "disk, circle" or "dear, darling, beloved" in Khmer.
Dupain FrenchMeans "of the bread" in French, probably used as an occupational name for a baker.