Submitted Surnames Starting with E
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EADE English (British, ?)Originally derived from the Old English
Eadwig, which meant "prosperity / fortune in war." Surname found mainly in Scotland and northern England. Americanized spelling of Norwegian
Eide. Also see the similar given names:
Adam,
Edwy,
Eda, and
Edith.
EAGLE EnglishNickname for a lordly, impressive, or sharp-eyed man, from Middle English
egle "eagle" (from Old French
aigle, from Latin
aquila).
EAGLEBURGER English (American)Americanized form of German Adelberger, a habitational name for someone from a place called Adelberg near Stuttgart.
EAMES EnglishProbably from the possessive case of the Middle English word
eam ‘uncle’, denoting a retainer in the household of the uncle of some important local person. Possibly also a variant of
Ames.
EARENFIGHT Englishappears in early American history in Pennsylvania and New Jerssey. Jacob Earenfight fought in the Battle of Princeton in the American Revolutionary War.
EARNSHAW EnglishMeans "person from Earnshaw", Lancashire ("Earn's nook of land" -
Earn from an Old English personal name meaning literally "eagle"). In fiction this surname is borne by Catherine Earnshaw, her brother Hindley and her nephew Hareton, characters in Emily Brontë's 'Wuthering Heights' (1847).
EAST EnglishThis interesting surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century "east", east, and is topographical for someone who lived in the eastern part of a town or settlement, or outside it to the east...
[more] EASTBURN EnglishHabitational name from either of two places, one in Humberside and one in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English
ēast,
ēasten "east" and
burna "stream".
EASTERBROOK EnglishTopographic name for someone who lived by a brook to the east of a main settlement, from Middle English easter meaning "eastern" + brook meaning "stream".
EASTLEY EnglishA Saxon village called East Leah has been recorded to have existed since 932 AD. (
Leah is an ancient Anglo-Saxon word meaning 'a clearing in a forest'). There is additional evidence of this settlement in a survey from the time which details land in North Stoneham being granted by King Æthelstan to his military aid, Alfred in 932 AD...
[more] EBADI PersianDerived from Arabic عِبَاد
(ʿibād), the plural of عَبْد
(ʿabd) meaning “servant, slave”.
EBEN EnglishMeaning unknown. It could be from the given name
Eden, from the place name Eden, meaning "Place Of Pleasure".
ECKLAND Norwegian, SwedishProbably a respelling either of a Norwegian habitational name from several farmsteads named with
eik "oak" +
land "land", or of a Swedish ornamental compound with the same elements.
ECONOMOS GreekOccupational name for a steward, someone who managed a property, particularly church-owned land, from ancient Greek oikos meaning "household" + nomos meaning "law", "rule".
EDDY AmericanA common surname used among people whose ancestry originates from the United Kingdom (England, Ireland and Scottland etc.)
Shelia Eddy is an American who was convicted in 2014 for the murder of Skylar Neese in the state of West Virginia.
EDELSTEIN JewishOrnamental name derived from German
Edelstein "gemstone; precious stone".
EDÉN SwedishPossibly a habitational name from a place named with the element
ed "isthmus". In some cases it could also be a shortened form of
EDENIUS (a combination of Swedish
ed "isthmus" and the Latin suffix
-enius "descendant of").
EDEVANE Welsh, CornishA rare Welsh surname, believed to be of Cornish origin. This surname is made up of two elements. ‘Ed’ is not a shortened form of Edward, but derives from the ancient (Old English?) ‘ead’ meaning ‘prosperity’ and/or ‘happiness’...
[more] EDGE EnglishTopographic name, especially in Lancashire and the West Midlands, for someone who lived on or by a hillside or ridge, from Old English
ecg "edge".
EDGELL Medieval EnglishIt derives from the early word for a sword ecg, to which was sometimes added a suffix such as wolf.
EDGELY EnglishA surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, and a place name taken from either a village in Cheshire or one in Shropshire. The name means “park by the wood” in Old English.
EDGERLY EnglishHabitational name from any of numerous minor places named Edgerley, Edgerely, or Hedgerley.
EDMEADES EnglishMeant "son of
Edmede", from a medieval nickname for a self-effacing person (literally "humble", from Old English
ēadmēde "easy mind").
EDMINSTEIRE Scottishjohn edminsteire was a person captured at the battle of dunbar in 1651 and shipped to boston in 1652 on the ship john and sarah. we can find no previous record of the edminsteire name. conjecture from f.custer edminster that did the geneology is it is a combination of french and german names and originated from people that migrated to scotland with mary queen of scots about 100 years earlier.
EDMISTON ScottishHabitational name from Edmonstone, near Edinburgh, so named from the Old English personal name Ēadmund + tūn meaning "settlement".
EDSTRÖM SwedishCombination of Swedish
ed "isthmus" and
ström "stream".
EEK EstonianEek is an Estonian surname, possibly a corruption of "leek", meaning "flame" or "blaze". Possibly, a corruption of the Swedish word "Ek", meaning "oak".
EELMAA EstonianEelmaa is an Estonian surname, possibly from "eellas-" meaning "ancestral" and "maa" meaning "land".
EENMAA EstonianEenmaa is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
EENSALU EstonianEensalu is an Estonian name, possibly derived from "eend" (meaning "ledge") and "salu" ("grove").
EESPERE EstonianEespere is an Estonian surname meaning "in front of (ees) homefolk/family (pere)".
EFFENDI IndonesianTransferred use of the given name
Effendi, which is derived from the Ottoman title
افندي (efendi), ultimately from Greek
αφέντης (aféntis) meaning "lord, master, boss, ruler, prince".
EGEDE ScandinavianDerived from a place name on Sjælland containing the name element
EIK meaning "oak".
EGELAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of various farms in southwestern Norway named Eikeland, from eiki meaning "oak", "oak grove" + land meaning "land".
EGGLESTON EnglishHabitational name from a place in County Durham so called, or from Egglestone in North Yorkshire, both named in Old English as Egleston, probably from the Old English personal name Ecgel (unattested) + tūn ‘settlement’, ‘farmstead’.
EGIARRETA BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Arakil.
EGILATZ BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Donemiliaga.
EGNER GermanFrom a Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point (of a sword)’.
EGNER NorwegianHabitational name from a farmstead, of unexplained origin.
EGUCHI JapaneseJapanese surname meaning "mouth of the river". This surname is mostly found on the island of Kyūshū.
EHASALU EstonianEhasalu is an Estonian surname meaning "dusk grove". Eha is also an common feminine given name.
EHLERT GermanFrom a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
agil "edge", "point (of a sword)" +
hard "brave", "hardy", "strong" or ward "guard".
EHRMANTRAUT GermanA Latinized joining of the German words
irmin(world, all-encompassing) and
trud(strength)
EICH GermanGerman from Middle High German
eich(e) ‘oak’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived near an oak tree. In some cases, it may be a habitational name for someone from any of several places named with this word, for example Eiche or Eichen, or for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of an oak.
EICHELBERG GermanHabitational name from any of various places, notably one southeast of Heidelberg, named from Middle High German eichel meaning "acorn" + berc meaning "mountain", "hill", or topographic name for someone who lived on an oak-covered hill.
EICHELBERGER GermanHabitational name for someone from any of the various places called Eichelberg.
EICHHORN German, JewishGerman topographic name for someone who lived on or near an oak-covered promontory, from Middle High German
eich(e) ‘oak’ +
horn ‘horn’, ‘promontory’. German from Middle High German
eichhorn ‘squirrel’ (from Old High German
eihhurno, a compound of
eih ‘oak’ +
urno, from the ancient Germanic and Indo-European name of the animal, which was later wrongly associated with
hurno ‘horn’); probably a nickname for someone thought to resemble the animal, or alternatively a habitational name for someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a squirrel...
[more] EIDSNESS NorwegianHabitational name from a farmstead so named in western Norway, from Old Norse eid meaning "isthmus" + nes meaning "headland", "promontory".
EILAND GermanTopographic name for someone who lived on or owned property surrounded by water, from Middle High German
eilant, "island"
EINHORN GermanDerived from German
Einhorn (Middle High German
einhorn) "unicorn", denoting someone who lived at a house distinguished by the sign of a unicorn.
EINSTEIN German, JewishFrom German
ein meaning “one” and
stein meaning “stone”; also a habitational name from any of the various locations from Middle High German
einsteinen meaning “to enclose or surround with stone”...
[more] EIRIS Ancient Irish (Latinized)Its meaning That is fruitfulness or fertility. It comes from the Irish name Eire Or Eriu (Erin, Eirinn). Another ancient name is Ivernia (Hibernia or Iverni) and its meaning is the green and fertile lands.
EIRIZ PortugueseThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous parish of the municipality of Paços de Ferreira.
EISELE GermanFrom a short pet form of the personal name
Isenhart, from Old High German
isan ‘iron’ +
hart ‘hardy’, ‘strong’. From
Isenlin, a compound of Middle High German
isen ‘iron’ + the hypocoristic suffix
-lin, hence a nickname for a blacksmith, ironworker, or dealer in iron.
EISEN German, JewishGerman and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for an ironworker or smith, or an ironmonger, from Middle High German
isen ‘iron’, German
Eisen. It may also have been used as a nickname, with reference to the strength and hardness of iron or to its color, while as a Jewish name it was also adopted as an ornamental name from modern German
Eisen ‘iron’ or the Yiddish cognate
ayzn.
EISENBERGER German, JewishHabitational name for someone from any of the several places called Eisenberg. As a Jewish name it is also an ornamental name.
EJIOFOR Igbo, NigerianA famous bearer of this surname is Chiwetel Ejiofor, a British actor of Nigerian and Igbo descent.
EKBERG SwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
berg "mountain".
EKERN NorwegianHabitational name from a farm in eastern Norway so named, from Old Norse ekra ‘meadow’, ‘field’.
EKLAND Swedish (Rare)Combination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
land "land". A famous bearer is Swedish actress Britt Ekland (b. 1942).
EKLÖF SwedishCombination of Swedish
ek "oak" and
löf, an archaic spelling of
löv, "leaf".
EKMAN SwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
ek "oak" and
man "man".
EKSTRÖM SwedishSwedish ornamental name. A combination of
ek "oak" and
ström "stream".
EKVALL SwedishComposed of Swedish
ek "oak" and
vall "field, pasture".
ELAM EnglishEnglish habitational name for someone from a place called Elham, in Kent, or a lost place of this name in Crayford, Kent. The first is derived from Old English
el ‘eel’ +
ham ‘homestead’ or
hamm ‘enclosure hemmed in by water’...
[more] ELANDER SwedishOrnamental name composed of an unexplained first element + -ander, suffix adapted from Greek aner, andros ‘man’, a common element of Swedish surnames.
ELDON EnglishHabitation name from the Old English personal name
Ella- and
-don from
dun meaning "hill."
ELENBAAS DutchReinterpretation of Elenbos or Elebaers, from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements alja ‘other’ or agil ‘point or edge (of a sword)’ + berht ‘bright’.
ELESTIAL English (British, Modern, Rare)First used as a surname in September 2000, first appearing on a birth certificate in July 2009. Meaning "protected by angels"; the origin is an adopted surname from a type of quartz crystal, often referred to as a new millennium crystal...
[more] ELEXALDE BasqueThis indicates familial origin within any of several eponymous localities.
ELGETA BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
ELGEZABAL BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the municipality of Zornotza.
ELICH German, AmericanSurname meaning "noble" from
edelik or
edelich. Notable bearer is professional ice hockey player Matt Elich.
ELIE AmericanFrom Rembrandt and Giacomo Elie, professional footballers for Genoa FC and Juventus FC.
ELIO BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Navarrese locality.
ELISABELAR BasqueMeaning prairie or meadow of the church. It's a surname of the christian inspiration.
ELIZABELAR BasqueThe Basque surname Elizabelar or De Elizabelar means "meadow of the church,". It's a surname that belongs to Celtic families. The Basques come from the ancient Celtic ethnic group (Celtic tribe) in the Pyrenees called (named) the baskunes or the barskunes (the people of the above).
ELKANO BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Eguesibar.
ELL MedievalThis name derives from the Medieval given name Elis first recorded in the 1220 Pipe Rolls of Middlesex "Elis de Adham". The ultimate origin of the name is the Hebrew, Elisha or Elijah (meaning "Jehovah is God")...
[more] ELLENDER GermanRespelling of German
Elender, a nickname for a stranger or newcomer, from Middle High German
ellende ‘strange’, ‘foreign’, or a habitational name for someone from any of twenty places named Elend, denoting a remote settlement, as for example in the Harz Mountains or in Carinthia, Austria.
ELLERHOFF GermanThis name means "Black Alder Tree Courtyard" and was inspired by a tree in a yard at the family farm in Nettelstedt, Germany.
ELLINGHAM EnglishHabitational name from places so named in Hampshire, Northumbria, and Norfolk. The first of these is named from Old English
Edlingaham ‘homestead (Old English ham) of the people of
Edla’, a personal name derived from a short form of the various compound names with a first element
ead ‘prosperity’, ‘fortune’; the others may have the same origin or incorporate the personal name
Ella (see
Ellington).
ELLINGTON EnglishEnglish habitational name from places in Cambridgeshire, Kent, Northumbria, and North Yorkshire; most are so named from Old English Ellingtun ‘settlement (Old English
tun) associated with
Ella’, a short form of the various compound names with a first element
ælf ‘elf’, but the one in Kent has its first element from the Old English byname
Ealda meaning ‘old’.
ELMAHDY Arabic (Egyptian)Means "the Mahdi" from Arabic مَهْدِيّ
(mahdiyy) meaning "rational, sensible" or "guided one, rightly guided". In Islam, the term refers to a saviour figure who will restore peace to the world.
ELMORE EnglishAn English habitational name from Elmore in Gloucestershire, named from Old English
elm ‘elm’ +
ofer ‘river bank’ or
ofer ‘ridge’.
ELORTZ BasqueThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous neighborhood of the Navarrese municipality of Noain Elortzibar.
EL-QASES ArabicIt means "the narrative (which refers to the title of a chapter of the Quran)".
ELRASHIDY Arabic (Egyptian)Means "the rightly guided" from Arabic رَشِيد
(rašīd) meaning "well-guided, following the right course".
ELRIC English, AnimeFrom the medieval English givin name
Elric. Notable bearers were the Fullmetal Alchemist characters Edward and Alphonse Elric, as well as their mother, Trisha Elric.
EL-SHAFEI ArabicIt means "the intercessor (which refers to the Prophet of Islam, who will hopefully intercede on one's behalf before God on the day of judgement)".
ELSING GermanFrom a variant of the old personal name Elsung.
ELU EstonianElu is an Estonian surname meaning "life" and "being"; "living".
ELWELL EnglishMeans "person from Elwell", Dorset (probably "spring from which omens can be read").
ELWOOD EnglishIt's either from a place name in Gloucestershire, England called Ellwood that is derived from Old English
ellern "elder tree" and
wudu "wood", or a form of the Old English personal name
Ælfweald, composed of the elements
ælf "elf" and
weald "rule".
EMAMI PersianFrom the Arabic إمام
(ʾimām) meaning "leader, guide", used as a title for the leader of worship at an Islamic mosque.
EMERY English, French, NormanEnglish and French from a Germanic personal name,
Emaurri, composed of the elements
amja ‘busy’, ‘industrious’ +
ric ‘power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans...
[more] EMMER GermanA topographic name for someone who lived by land where grain was grown, a status name for someone who owned such land, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or dealt in grain.
EMSLEY EnglishA name that came from a family that lived in Yorkshire, where they derived the family name from Helmsley. Probably of Old English origin Helm and ley or leah, which means "a clearing in the woods."
ENATSU Japanese江 (E) means "River,Inlet" and 夏 (natsu) means "Summer". A notable bearer is Yutaka Enatsu who used to be a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers.
Enatsu is also on the first name sight. They both don't occur much.
ENCIÑIAS SpanishDerives from Spanish heritage and culture. Other spellings of the name of ENCIÑIAS may be Encinas, Encinias, Encinitas etc.
ENDO JapaneseFrom the Japanese 遠 (
en) "distant" and 藤 (
to,
do or
fuji) "wisteria." The second character may indicate historical or familial links to the formerly powerful
Fujiwara (藤原) clan.
ENGELBERT German, English, FrenchFrom a Germanic personal name composed of
engel (see
Engel) +
berht ‘bright’, ‘famous’. The widespread popularity of the name in France during the Middle Ages was largely a result of the fact that it had been borne by a son-in-law of
Charlemagne; in the Rhineland it was more often given in memory of a bishop of Cologne (1216–25) of this name, who was martyred.
ENGELBRECHT AfrikaansThe name Engelbrecht has multiple translations, including "Angle Glorious" and "Bright Angel".
ENGINEER Indian (Parsi)Parsi name literally meaning "engineer", referring to someone who made machines or engines. As the British rule of India demanded for all Parsees to adopt a surname, many used English vocabulary based on their occupation.
ENGLAND NorwegianHabitational name from any of various farmsteads, so named from Old Norse
eng "meadow" and
land "land".
ENGLANDER German, JewishEthnic name derived from German
Engländer, meaning 'Englishman', thus denoting an incomer from England. In some cases, the Jewish name may be an ornamental adoption.
ENJOLRAS LiteratureFrom a surname which was from Occitan
enjeura meaning "to terrify". This was the name of a charismatic activist in Victor Hugo's novel 'Les Misérables' (1862).
ENOKIDA Japanese榎 (Enoki) means "Hackle/Chinese Nettle Berry Tree", and 田 (Da) means Rice Paddy, Field". A notable bearer with this family name is Daiki Enokida, who is a professional baseball player.
ENOMOTO JapaneseFrom the Japanese 榎 (
eno) "hackberry," "nettle tree" and 本 (
moto) "base."
ENRIGHT Irish (Anglicized)From Irish Gaelic
Indreachtach, literally "attacker". The surname was borne by British poet D.J. Enright (1920-2002).
ENROTH SwedishCombination of Swedish
en "juniper" and
rot "root".
EPEMA Frisian"Son of Epa" or "Son of Eepa". The name was applied starting around 1620 C.E. to the descendants of Eepa, matriarch of a family of the "grytman" type of elected nobility who held political power in and around the town of Sneek/Snits...
[more] EPLBOYM YiddishIt means "apple tree", denoting either someone who planted them or lived near them.
EPPLER GermanOccupational name for a fruit grower or dealer, from Middle High German epfeler meaning "grower of or dealer in apples".
ERASO BasqueThis indicates familial origin within either of 2 eponymous Navarrese neighborhoods: Eraso, Municipality of Imotz or Eraso, Municipality of Larraun.