English (American) Submitted Surnames

Horst English (American), Dutch

Horvitz English (American)
Surname of Richard Steven Horvitz, a voice actor in Angry Beavers, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, and Invader Zim.

Hotaling English (American)
Americanized spelling of Dutch Hoogteijling, an indirect occupational name for a productive farmer, from hoogh ‘high’ + teling ‘cultivation’, ‘breeding’.

Householter English (American, Rare)
Americanized form of the German surname Haushalter.

Hunley English (American)
English: variant of Hundley, which also has English origins (Worcestershire and Herefordshire): possibly a variant of Huntley or a habitational name from a lost Hundley, and Hanley.... [more]

Huskey English (American)
Likely was named after an person who owned a husky

Hutchison English (American), Scottish

Hyneman English (American, Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Heineman.

Ideis English (American)
Variant of Idris.

Jacoway English (American)
Altered form of the personal name Jacques.

Jankins English (American)
Variant of Jenkins.

Jarred English (American, Modern)

Jaxey English (American)

Jemmott English (American)

Jentzen English (American)

Jimeno American (Hispanic), English (American)
Jimeno (pronounced He-me-no in English) is a Hispanic last name varient of Gimeno, Ximeno, or Jimenez... [more]

Johnescu English (Latinized), English (American)
From the given name John.

Julia Spanish, English (American, Rare)
From the given name Julia

Juvenal Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese, English (American)
From the given name Juvenal.

Kaigler English (American)
Americanized spelling of Kegler.

Kalister English (American)
Variant of McAlister.

Kambos Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kampos.

Kambosos Greek (Anglicized), English (American), English (Australian)
Anglicized form of Kamposos.

Kearl English (American)

Keather English (American)

Kepple English (American)
Americanized form of Köppel and Köpple.

Keppleman English (American, Rare)

Keystone English (American)

Kile English (American)
Americanized form of Keil.

Kingsolver English (American)
Altered form of English Consolver, which is unexplained. Compare Kinsolving.

Kirbey English (American)
Variant of Kirby.

Kitzmiller English (American)
Americanized form of German Kitzmüller, literally ‘kid miller’ ( see Kitz + Muller ), a nickname for a miller who kept goats; alternatively, the first element may be from a personal name formed with the Germanic element Gid-, cognate with Old English gidd ‘song’.

Kleber German, English (American)
Derived from German kleben "to bind, to stick", hence an occupational name for someone who applied clay daub or whitewash on buildings.

Kornet English (American), Dutch

Kroma English (American)
Surname of popular YouTuber Justin Kroma (LankyBox).

Kromrey English (American, Rare)
Kromrey middle school.

Krue English (American)

Kszyminski German (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Kuchinsky English (American), Jewish
Americanized spelling of Polish Kuczynski or Kucinski. ... [more]

Kush English (American)
Americanization of Kusz, Kusch, Kuš and Kus.

Kydon English (American)

Kyer English (American)
Anglicized form of Geier.

Kyland English (American)

Lacefield English (American)

Lail English (American)
Americanized form of German Lehl or Loehl. In either case, the name is a spelling variant of Lehle or Löhle, pet forms of the personal name Leonhardt.

Lakewood English (American)

Larx English (American)
The Great one

Lasasso English (American)

Laudenslager English (American)
Americanized form of German Lautenschläger. This spelling is not used in German at all.

Laurenti English (American, Rare)

Learn English (American)
The surname Learn is traced to an 18th-century settler and his family who lived in what is now Tannersville, Pa. It is an Anglicized version of the Germanic "Loehrner," which name the settler and his family also used.

Learson English (American), English (British)

Leaver English (American, ?)

Leiblee English (American)

Leroyce English (American, Rare)

Letterman English (American), German (Americanized)
Variant of Leatherman.

Levandoski Polish (Americanized), Polish (Portuguese-style), Polish (Anglicized), Brazilian, English (American), English (Canadian)
Form of Lewandowski.

Lieberher German (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Lieberherr.

Likens English (American)

Lillyblade English (American)

Linden English (American)
Variant of Lyndon.

Linick English (American)

Linkenhoker German (Austrian, ?), English (American)

Lippis English (American), English (Australian)

Lizyness English (American)
Unknown.

Loafman English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Laufmann.

Lofton English (American)

Lollie English (American)

Longbow English (American, Anglicized, Modern)
"Maker of strings".

Lonnie English (American)

Lorenson English (American)
Anglicized form of Danish/Norwegian Lauritsen or Swedish Lorentzon or any other variant (all meaning “son of Lorens”).

Lorsan English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Early American variant of Swedish Larson.

Louie English (American)

Lovechic English (American)

Lubeski English (American)

Lukehart English (American)
Americanized form of German Luckhardt.

MacHenry English (American)

Mahloy English (American)
Mahloy is a misspelling of Malloy by Charles Malloy's (b. 1898, Scotland) elementary school teacher in the Ireland. The surname Malloy is derived from the pre 10th century Old Gaelic name O'Maolmhuidh, meaning the descendant of the Great Chief.

Mahnken English (American)

Mambretti Italian, English (American)

Mamukelashvili English (American)

Maness English (American)
Probably a variant of Manes.

Manton English (American)

Mantooth English (American, ?)

Mapps English (American)

Maron English (American)
Americanized form of Maroń.

Marrie English (American)

Masheck English (American)

Mathena English (American, Rare, ?)

Matteson English (American)

Mavros English (American)
Means "Black" in Greek.

Mazzulla English (American)

Mccollumn English (American)

Mckenzy English (American)
Creative variant of MacKenzie.

Mechling English (American)

Mehof English (American)
Variant of Mehoff.

Mehoff Bulgarian, English (American)
Variant transcription of Mehov.

Miasek English (American)

Michelle English (American)
Directly taken from the given name Michelle.

Mickelson English (American, Anglicized)
Anglicization of the Danish-Norwegian surname Mikkelsen, which means "son of Mikkel," a variant of the personal name Michael.

Mier Spanish, English (American)
As a Spanish name relates to late summer and means "harvest" or "ripened".... [more]

Mikan English (American)

Millsap English (American), English
Judging by the name and how it sounds, I guess it's occupational. This is the name of a town in Texas, named after Fuller Millsap.

Milostan English (American)

Minahan English (American)

Minasian English (American)

Mistone English (American)

Moitoza English (American)

Moneymaker English (American)
Translated form of German Geldmacher or Geldschläger, occupational names for a coiner.

Moretz English (American)

Moscow English (American, Rare)
From the city of Moscow in Russia.

Mosteller English (American)

Mound English (American), English

Moyo English (American)

Mrsny English (American)

Mungro English (American, ?)

Murchie English (American, Anglicized), English (British, Anglicized)
"Murchie" comes from the personal name "Murdo". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname was "Mac Mhurchaidh", meaning son of "Murdo". The name "Murdo" is equivalent to "Murdock", and means sea warrior.

Murchison English (American)
May be an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Mac Mhurchaidh" meaning "Son of Sea Warrior"

Murkerson English (American)
May be related to the surname Murchison

Murkey English (American)

Nalick German (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Nedry English (American)
It was the most popular in the United States in 1897-1990.

Neese English (American)

Negratti English (American)

Nellor English (American)

Nellor English (American)

Nelms English (American)
Topographic name for someone who lived near or amid a grove of elm trees, from misdivision of Middle English atten elmes ‘at the elms’

Nelvin English (American)
Female named after her uncle who surname was Melvin. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931.

Nerdon English (American)

Neuberg English (American)

Newburgh English (American)

Newcomer English (American)
Nickname for a person who was new to a town or location, from Old English niwe meaning "new" and cumen meaning "to come".

Niece English (American)

Niedlmeyer English (American)

Nightingale English (American)
Americanization of Nachtigall.

Nihls English (American)

Nine English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Nein or Neun, from Middle High German niun meaning "nine".

Noggy English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Hungarian Nagy.

Noodleman English (American)

Nordeen English (American)
Perhaps an anglicization of Nordin or Nordén.

November English (American)
From the name of the month.

Noyes English (American)

Nunnally English (American)
Delivered from Nunnallys

Nunnallys English (American)
A common surname in America, belonging to 4058 individuals. Nunnally is most common among White (63.36%) and Black/African American (30.93%) individuals.

Nygard English (American), Norwegian (Rare)
Form of Nygård mostly used outside Scandinavia, as well as a (rare) Norwegian variant.

Oakleaf English (American)
Probably an Americanized (translated) form of Swedish Eklöf.

Officer English (Canadian), English (American, Rare)
Occupational name for the holder of any office, from Anglo-Norman French officer (an agent derivative of Old French office ‘duty’, ‘service’, Latin officium ‘service’, ‘task’).

Oosbree English (American)

Ord English, English (American)
Ord is an English descent surname that also has Gaelic roots. It's also short for many English surnames that end with "Ord". people include US Army general Edward Ord who practiced in California and had many street names after him.

Oregon English (American, Rare)
From the state of Oregon. Meaning “River of the west”

Oringer English (American)

Ormay English (American)
Believed to be the Americanization of the last name Ormoi from Hungary.

Ornell English (American, Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Oss English (American)
Americanized Varient of Aas

Ossitt English (American)

Ostrich German (Americanized), English (American), Croatian (Americanized)
Americanized form of Österreich or Oštrić.

Overbeck Low German, German (Modern), English (American, Americanized), Anglo-Saxon
From Low German over meaning "über" (over as a direct english translation) and beck meaning "Bach" (creek, stream). As opposed to many other germanic names it doesn't stem from someone's occupation rather from their address, with the exact meaning being something like "über dem Bach" (over the creek)... [more]

Oyaski English (American)
A surname created by Michael Oyaski (formally Michael O'Yaski). The surname is currently known to only be used by one particular branch of the O'Yaski family tree. The surname means "Dragon Rider of the West" according to members of the Oyaski family.

Oyley English (American)

Parkis English (American)

Parkis English (American)

Parkis English (American)

Parkis English (American)

Pash English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Pasch.

Passwater English (American)

Paytas Hungarian, English (American)
From the Hungarian nickname pajtás meaning "comrade, pal". Possibly originates from the Ottoman Turkish word پایداش‎ (paydaş) meaning "partner, sharer". A notable bearer of the surname is the American YouTuber Trisha Paytas.

Pearcy English (American)
Variant of Percy, which is a name derived from Perci, a parish and canton near St. Lo, in Normandy

Pendarvis English (American)
The American English spelling of the Cornish surname Pendarves. Ultimately, the surname is traced back to Pendarves Island, Cornwall.

Penton English (American, ?)

Perish English (American)
Variant of Parish.

Perpich English (American)
Americanized spelling of Croatian and Serbian Prpić. Prporuše was a term denoting young girls who, in the dry season, would visit houses in the village and pray for rain.

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Persons English (American)

Peterkin English (American)

Peterkin English (American)

Peterkin English (American)

Peterkin English (American)

Peterkin English (American)

Pines English (American)
Surname of the characters, Dipper, Mabel and Stan from Gravity Falls.

Pinkela English (American, Rare)

Pinkman English (American, Rare)

Pinson English (American)

Pitstick English (American)
Americanization of Pützstück.

Plain English (American)

Plantz English (American)
Deriving from England. "Men known as a Planter was an English term for people who were "planted" abroad in order to promote a political, religious cause or for colonization purposes." ... [more]

Podziemski English (American)

Poppert English (American)

Portis English (American)
A famous bearer is the American basketball player Bobby Portis (1995-).

Pottenger English (American)

Powalski English (American)
Surname of Leon Powalski from the Star Fox 64 series.

Prettyman English (American)

Prout English (American)

Prude English (American)
This surname comes from the English word prude. The definition for the word prude is a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

Puett English (American)
Americinized form of Pütt.

Quartney English (American, Rare)
Variant of Courtney.

Rabineau English (American)

Rainwater English (American)
Americanized form of the German family name Reinwasser, possibly a topographic name for someone who lived by a source of fresh water, from Middle High German reine ‘pure’ + wazzer ‘water’.

Raish English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Raisch.

Rape English (American, Rare)
A corruption of Rolfe.

Rassmussen English (American, Rare)
Americanized spelling of Danish and Norwegian Rasmussen.

Ravenswood English (American)
Ravenswood is a gothic surname.

Raver English (American)
Americanization of Röver.

Raynes English (American)
Patronymic version of many Germanic names with the first element starting with "ragin"

Rection English (American)

Redenbacher English (American)
The name "Redenbacher" appears to be a combination of two parts: "Reden" and "Bacher". Here's what I found about the meanings of these parts:... [more]

Redfern English (American)

Reedy English (American, Modern)

Remick English (American)
Anglicized form of Remich, Römmich and Remic.

Rinard English (American)
An Americanized version of the German Surname Reinhardt.

Riser English (American, Modern)

Rittenhouse German (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Rittinghaus.

Rivette French, English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Topographic name derived from a diminutive of Old French rive, meaning "(river) bank, shore"; see also Rivet.

Robare English (American)

Rodewald German, English (American)
From the Old German elements hruod "fame" and walt "power, authority".

Roush German (Americanized), English (American), English
Derived from Rausch.

Ruhl English (American)

Runner English (American)
Probably an altered spelling of German Ronner, annoccupational name for a runner or messenger, a lightly armed mounted soldier. Compare Renner. UK The surname Runner was first found in Lancashire. One of the first records of the family was found in the year 1246 when Alan de Runacres held estates in that shire... [more]

Ryerson English (American)
Americanized spelling of Swedish Reierson or of any of its cognates, for example Dutch Ryerse, Ryersen or Norwegian and Danish Reiersen.

Rylee English (American)
Variant of Riley.

Sagan English (American)

Salk English (American)
Likely the English form of Schalk, which means "dweller near a willow tree".

Sandburg English (American, Rare)
Americanized from of Swedish Sandberg.

Sarandon English (American, Rare)

Saterfield English (American)

Sawdey English (American)
Variant of Sawdy.

Schosha English (American)

Schottland English (American)

Scolari English (American)

Scrafford English (American)

Scruggs English (American)
Variant of Scroggs.

Seagle English (American)
Americanized form of Jewish Segal or German Siegel.

Selbee English (American)
Variant of Selby.

Sharon English (American)

Shasteen English (American, Modern)
A derivative Chastain.... [more]

Shebelbon English (American)

Sheldon English, English (American)
From an Old English place name meaning "valley with steep sides".

Shoat English (American)
Variant of Choate

Shoels English (American)
Variant of Scholes.

Sholar English (American)

Shoutz English (American)

Shuford English (American)
American form of German Schuffert (see Schuchardt).

Shuler German (Americanized), English (American)
Americanized form of Schuler.

Shurgot Polish, English (American)
Americanized spelling of Szurgot.

Shy English (American)
Americanization of Schei.

Sider English (American)
Americanization of Seider.

Sifford English (American, ?)

Silvers English, English (American)
Variant of Silver.

Sinema English (American)

Sjordsma Frisian (Anglicized), English (American, Rare)
Anglicized form of Sjoerdsma.

Slack English, Dutch, Scottish, English (American)
English and Dutch: nickname for an idle person, from Middle Dutch slac, Middle English slack, ‘lazy’, ‘careless’. ... [more]

Slean English (American)

Smithberger English (American)
Americanized form of German Schmidtberger or its variant Schmiedberger.

Smokey English (American)

Snearly English (American, Anglicized, Rare), German (Rare)
Ancestors immigrated from Baden-Württemberg, Germany prior to 1741.

Sneva English (American, Anglicized, Modern)

Sochan English (American)

Solace English (American)

Sondheim English (American, Rare), German (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Sontheimer.

Sophomore English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. Could be a nickname for the 2nd son.

Soucie English (American)

Southernland English (American), Scottish (Americanized)
Americanized form of Sutherland.

Spaeth German, English (American)
Variant of Späth.

Spah German (?), English (American)
Spah (sometimes spelt Späh) is last name found most commonly in the US that is believed to be of German origin. Unsure of the meaning.

Spearow English (American)
Variant of Sparrow.

Spinrad English (American)

Spoelstra English (American), Dutch

Starglitter English (American)

Steely English (American)
Americanized form of Swiss German Stühle, a variant of Stuhl .

Stephanie English (American)
Directly from the given name Stephanie.

Stiff English (American)
Used sometimes as a derogatory term, stiff means uptight. It is used in a surname in American culture as well as in the media, such as novels, movies or tv shows.

Stilitino English (American, Rare)

Stockholm Danish (Rare), English (American)
Danish variant of Stokholm. English usage could be a habitational name for someone from Stockholm, Sweden (see Stockholm), but this etymology does not apply to Scandinavian usage of the name.

Stockhome English (American, Rare)
Variant of Stockholm.

Stoley English (American), American

Storia English (American, Modern, ?)

Storie English (American)
Possibly a variant of Storey.

Strawberry English (American, Rare)
Possibly from the name of the fruit, or from any of the various places named Strawberry in the US.

Strawbridge English (American)
Someone who built bridges as a living.

St Thomas English (American, Rare), French (Rare)
English and French cognate of Sto. Tomas.

Sudborough English (American)

Sudborough English (American)

Sufficool English (American)

Sutch English (American)
Variant of Such.

Sutch English (American)
Variant of Such.

Sutch English (American)
Variant of Such.

Sutch English (American)
Variant of Such.

Sutch English (American)
Variant of Such.

Swagger English (American)
Probably a nickname for someone who's confident but aggressive and arrogant.

Swank English (American, Modern)

Swartwood English (American, Anglicized)
Variant of Swarthout, a Dutch locational name for a dweller in or near a black wood.

Swartzlander English (American)
Americanized form of German Schwarzländer, a habitational name for someone from an area of Bavaria known as Schwarzland ‘the black land’, from Middle High German swarz ‘black’ + land ‘land’.

Swiss English (American)
Americanized form of German Schweitz.

Symere English (American, Rare)
Name of unknown origin, typically used in the United States. It is best known as the real first name of American rapper Lil Uzi Vert.

Tacey English, English (American)
(East Midlands): From A Pet Form Of The Middle English Personal Name Eustace. Compare Stacey, Stace... [more]

Talley English (American)
Americanized form of Tallig.

Tazz English (American)