BirkGerman Either a variant of Buerk or a habitational name derived from places named Birk, Birke, or Birken.
GodleyEnglish From the names of various places in England so named or similar, all derived from the Old English byname Goda 1 and leah "woodland, clearing".
LilienthalGerman Habitational name from any of the places called Lilienthal in Schleswig-Holstein Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemburg named with Middle High German liljen "lilies" (from Latin lilium) and tal "valley".
KalynyukUkrainian From Ukrainian калина (kalyna), meaning virburnim.
UmonJapanese (Rare) This surname combines 右 (u, yuu, migi) meaning "right" or 宇 (u) meaning "eaves, heaven, house, roof" with 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate."... [more]
PoplarEnglish Nickname for someone living by a poplar tree.
BerglindSwedish Combination of Swedish berg "mountain, hill" and lind "linden tree".
BraheDanish (Rare), Swedish (Rare) Danish and Swedish noble family with roots in Scania and Halland, southern Sweden (both provinces belonged to Denmark when the family was founded). A notable bearer was Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601).
Saint-saënsFrench From any place named Saint-Saens by honor to the saint Sidonius.
FalcónSpanish, South American Originally a nickname from falcón, an archaic variant of Spanish halcón "falcon" (from Latin falco). It is a cognate of Falco.
ShieldEnglish Metonymic occupational name for an armorer, from Middle English scheld "shield" (Old English scild, sceld).
PulišićCroatian Derived From puliš meaning "to smoke". It may refer to a smoker or someone who sells cigarettes.
GalsworthyEnglish From a place in Devonshire meaning "sweet gale enclosure" in Old English. A famous bearer of the name was the English author John Galsworthy (1867-1933), known for making the 'The Forsyte Saga'.
FramptonEnglish English: habitational name from any of various places so called, of which there are several in Gloucestershire and one in Dorset. Most take the name from the Frome river (which is probably from a British word meaning ‘fair’, ‘brisk’) + Old English tun ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’... [more]
IzzoItalian Possibly derived from the given name Ezzo (see Azzo), from an Italianized form of Germanic Hitz or Hilz (from hildiz "battle, fight"), or from a short form of any of several names ending with -izzo, such as Bonizzo, Obizzo, or Abizzo.
EuteneuerMedieval German From German "euten," meaning "to burn" or "to clear by burning" suggesting a name for those involved in land clearance through controlled burning.
IronsEnglish English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Airaines in Somme, so named from Latin harenas (accusative case) ‘sands’. The form of the name has been altered as a result of folk etymology, an association of the name with the metal... [more]
AshidaJapanese Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").
KellnerGerman, Dutch, Jewish, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Hungarian, French Means "waiter, cellarman" in German, ultimately derived from Latin cellarium "pantry, cellar, storeroom". This was an occupational name for a steward, a castle overseer, or a server of wine.
O'gradyIrish Anglicized form of Ó Gradaigh, meaning "descendant of Gradaigh." Gradaigh is a personal name derived from the Irish Gaelic word grada, "the illustrious one."
NarvaEstonian Narva is an Estonian surname taken from the city of the same name in Ida-Viru County.
CzechPolish, English From the ethnonym meaning "Czech", or from the short form of a personal name such as Czesław. The English surname is borrowed from the Polish surname, or from Czech or Slovak Čech.
RomseyEnglish From the town of Romsey in Hampshire, England. The surname itself is derived from Old English rum meaning "broad", and ey meaning "area of dry land in a marsh."
BurchfieldEnglish From the name of various places in England called Birchfield, all derived from Old English bierce "birch tree" and feld "field". Essentially an English cognate of German Birkenfeld.
KusunokiJapanese From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
HaagGermanic (Archaic) 'The German surname Haag, like many surnames, was taken from some geographical feature near the dwelling place of its first bearer. Coming from the Old Norse haga, or some local variation of the word, the name means "one who lives near a hedged or fenced enclosure."... [more]
HansIndian Derived from Sanskrit hamsa "swan; goose".
CountrymanEnglish Translation of German Landmann, Landsmann or Dutch Landman, Landsman, which means ‘countryman’ or ‘fellow countryman’.
BrocosGalician This indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Agolada in the Comarca of O Deza.
ReinkingGerman Reinking is a German-derived surname meaning "one who is neat and tidy"
StradlingEnglish (British) Researchers found the origin of this surname Stradling by referring to such documents as the Viking Sagas, the Orkneyinga Sagas, the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, the Inquisitio and the translations of local manuscripts, parish records, baptismal & tax records, found in the north of Dingwall, and in the Orkneys and Shetlands.... [more]
CanakTurkish From the Turkish town of Çanakkale. Canak is the Anglicised form, which may or may not retain its Turkish pronunciation.
BarreseItalian, Sicilian Denoted a person from any of the various minor places named Barra in southern Italy (for example the large district in the eastern part of Naples), derived from Italian barra meaning "barrier, bar, obstacle".
HerfurthGerman Either a metonymic occupational name for a soldier from Middle High German hervart "campaign military expedition" (from Old High German heri "army" and vart "journey")... [more]
SelanderSwedish Combination of Swedish sel "stretch of calm water in a river or stream" and the common surname suffix -ander (originally from Greek aner "man"). The first element, sel, is also a common place name element in Northern Sweden and it's possible that this name is both ornamental and locational in origin.
HerrmanGerman Herrman is of ancient German origin. It is derived from a Germanic personal name made up of the elements heri meaning "army," and man meaning "man." Herrman was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region.
GummEnglish From a nickname or byname from Middle English gome, Old English guma "man".
SassanoJapanese (Rare) From Japanese 颯々 (sassa), sound- and script-changed from 颯爽 (sassō) meaning "gallant; jaunty" and 野 (no) meaning "field; plain", referring to a stately person who traveled to the fields.
GingoldJewish An invented Jewish name, from Yiddish, literally "fine gold". Hermione Gingold (1897-1987) was a British actress.
SampornaFilipino, Maranao Means "main point" in Maranao, possibly from Sanskrit संपूर्ण (sampūrṇ) meaning "complete, entire, whole".
CarboneroSpanish Famous bearers are Carlos Carbonero, a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sampdoria on loan from Fénix and Sara Carbonero, a Spanish sports journalist.
AxfordEnglish Habitational name from a village named Axford either in Hampshire or Wiltshire, both derived from Old English æsc "ash tree" and Old English ford "ford", which gives their name the meaning of "ford by the ash trees" or "a ford with ash trees"... [more]
LhuillierCebuano, Filipino Borrowed from French L'Huillier used in the Philippines. Jean Henri Diago Lhuillier (1969) is a Filipino businessman, diplomat, and sports patron.