English (American) Submitted Surnames

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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.

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)

Teegon English (American)

Temples English (American)

Tesdal English (American)

Thamrongsombutsakul English (American)
Panat Thamrongsombutsakul is an animator at Walt Disney Studios, known for his work on Ralph Breaks the Internet, Raya and the Last Dragon, and Megamind, among other animated films.

Thern English (American, Rare), Swedish (Rare)

Thorston English (American)

Tichenor English (American)

Tickles English (American)

Tilley English (American)
Variant of TILLY.

Tippetts English (American)
Tippetts Recorded as Tipp, Tippe, diminutives Tippell, Tippets, Tipping, patronymics Tippett, Tipples, Tippins, and possibly others, this is a medieval English surname. ... [more]

Tolliver Italian, English (American)
Americanized version of Taliaferro

Toppin English (American)

Torgoff English (American)

Tross English (American)
This is a surname used by a person in furry culture for his fursona, Arden Tross.

Truscott English (American), English

Truttman English (American)
Variant of Truttmann.

Tuttle English, English (American), Irish
Derived from the Old Norse given name Þorkell, derived from the elements þórr (see Thor) and ketill "cauldron". The name evolved into Thurkill and Thirkill in England and came into use as a given name in the Middle Ages... [more]

Umbarger English (American)

Unser English (American)

Urbington English (American)

Vampyr English (American)
A gothic surname.

Van Der Woodsen English (American)
The last name of Serena van der Woodsen, from Gossip Girl. She is played by Blake Lively.

van Luven English (American)
Americanization of van Leuven.

Vassell English (American)

Virginia English (American)

Virtuoso English (American), Spanish, Italian
This Italian surname could possibly be connected to those whose ancestors were involved in playing a musical instrument or somehow connected to the musical instrument industry.

Vroman English (American)

Vromann English (American)
Variant of Vroman.

Wackerman English (American), German
From the Americanized spelling of German Wackermann, a variant of Wacker, with the addition of Middle High German man, meaning ‘man’.

Walin English (American)
Americanized form of the Swedish surname Wallin.

Walkup English (American, Rare)

Walwrich English (American)

Wanderlust English (American)
Wanderlust derived from Artemis G.J. Wanderlust (birth name: Joseph E Yoder) in the year 2021, as an ornamental surname representing both:... [more]

Wattles English (American)

Whitacre English (American)
Variant of Whitaker. A notable bearer is Eric Whitacre (1970-), an American composer.

Whitesell English (American)
Americanization of Weitzel.

Wiatt English (American)
Americanized variant of Wyatt.

Wichorek Polish (Anglicized), English (American)
Americanized form of Wieczorek. Alternatively, it may be a variant of Wicherek.

Wideman English (American)
Americanized from of German Widemann or Weidmann.

Wilbers English (American)
from the given name Wilbur

Willson English (American)
Variant of Wilson.

Winegardner English (American)
Anglicized form of the German occupational surname Weingartner. A known bearer of this surname is the American writer Mark Winegardner (b. 1961).

Winslett English (American)

Winterford English (American)

Wiseau English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown, believed to be derived from French oiseau, meaning bird. As a surname, it is born by American Director Tommy Wiseau.

Wittenburg South African, German, English (American)

Wohlers English (American)

Woodley English (American)
"From the wooded meadow". The actress Shailene Woodley's last surname

Woolworth English (American)

Wyoming English (American)
From the name of the US state.

Yarasavych English (American, Rare)

Yarger English (American)
Americanized form of German Järger or Jerger

Yeska English (American)

Yoakum English (American)
Americanized version of Jochim

Younce English (American)

Zackowski English (American)
Americanized version of the surname Zakowski

Zeagler English (American)
Americanized spelling of German Ziegler.