Browse Submitted Surnames

This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is English; and the source is Nickname.
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Younger English, American
English (mainly Borders) from Middle English yonger ‘younger’, hence a distinguishing name for, for example, the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. In one case, at least, however, the name is known to have been borne by an immigrant Fleming, and was probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer ‘young nobleman’ (see Jonker)... [more]
Younghusband English
Combination of Middle English yong ”young” and husbonda ”farmer”.
Youngman English
From Middle English yunge man "young servant", ultimately from Old English geong mann "young man".
Youngs English
Variant of Young.
Zackert English, German
An Americanization of the German surnames Zacher and Zachert. It comes from a vernacular form of the personal name Zacharias.
Zescoi English
derived from the word zesty when used to describe someone