Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Anglo-Saxon; and the language is West Germanic.
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Ashman English, Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Anglo-Saxon Æscmann, a byname meaning "pirate, seaman", composed of æsc "(boat or spear made of) ash tree" and man "person, man"... [more]
Ferneyhough Anglo-Saxon
The surname Ferneyhough is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is a topographic surname for someone who lived in a "Fernhöhle," which translates to a distance hollow or cave. The name is derived from the Old English words "fearn," meaning fern, before the 7th century, and "hol(h)," meaning hollow or depression in the ground... [more]
Lennard Anglo-Saxon, German
Derived from the baptismal name for Leonard.... [more]
Maddrell Manx, Anglo-Saxon
The placename is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name "Modred".... [more]
Marsham Anglo-Saxon
This name originated from the Norfolk location of Marsham. The first family to use this name adopted it by living in that area.
Nipple Anglo-Saxon, German, Dutch, Germanic, English (American)
It could relate to someone who lived near a small hill or mound, as nipple in English can colloquially describe a rounded hilltop. It could also be a variation or corruption of a German or Dutch surname, such as Knippel, Nippel, or Nippold... [more]
Wormald Anglo-Saxon
Composed of the elements wyrm "dragon, snake, serpent" and halh "nook, recess, valley".