Fullen

English surname, variant of Fuller; also a French surname, from the noun foulon (“fuller”), from the same ultimate source.


Fyffe

en-proper noun

Fyffe (countable and uncountable, plural Fyffes)


Strecker

From the German surname, from the verb strecken (“to stretch”).


Makin

Makin (countable and uncountable, plural Makins)


Blandford

Blandford (countable and uncountable, plural Blandfords)


Kimba

In South Australia, from an Aboriginal word for bushfire.


Freire

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].


Borger

Borger (countable and uncountable, plural Borgers)


Balboa

From Spanish, from Galician Balboa, from Valboa, from Latin vallis bona, "Good Valley".


Lorenzana

From Spanish, of Galician origin. A common Guatemalan, Mexican, and Filipino surname.


Rayfield

From an unrecorded Old English male given name *Ræfweald, from an uncertain first element + weald (“power”).


Wittenberg

North German surname, from the place in Germany (see below).


Backstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Backström or Bäckström, from backe (“hill”) or bäck (“stream”) + ström (“stream”).


Gum

* As an English and German surname, variant of Gumm.
* As a north/Low German surname, from Old Saxon gumo (“man”).
* As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 甘 (gān) (Gan).


Brindley

Brindley (countable and uncountable, plural Brindleys)

From Old English berned (“burnt”) + lēah (“woodland, glade, clearing”). Equivalent to burnt + -ley (“lea”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Haglund

Borrowed from Swedish Haglund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hage (“enclosure, pen”) and lund (“grove”).


Mendelson

Anglicised from German Mendelssohn or directly from its etymon, Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (mendelson).

An originally Jewish surname from German or Yiddish.


Westlund

Borrowed from Swedish Westlund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements väst (“west”) and lund (“grove”).


Koopman

Anglicised from Dutch Koopman, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (Dutch koopman). Doublet of Chapman and Kaufman.


Callanan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Callanáin (“descendant of Callanán”), a personal name of unclear origin.


Blouin

en-proper noun

Blouin (countable and uncountable, plural Blouins)


Weikel

Weikel (countable and uncountable, plural Weikels)

Borrowed from France Weikel, a variant of Weigel.


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Boulton

Boulton (countable and uncountable, plural Boultons)


Millwood

Millwood (countable and uncountable, plural Millwoods)


Cayton

Cayton (countable and uncountable, plural Caytons)

From the Old English personal name Cǣga + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Candler

A surname originating as an occupation for a candlemaker.


Welk

* As a German surname, variant of Welge, from Middle Low German welich (“lively, luxuriant”), from Old Saxon welag, from Proto-West Germanic *welag; also as a variant of Welsch.
* Also as a German surname, from archaic Middle High German welc (“mild, soft”), from the root of the verb welken (“to wither”).
* As a Lower Sorbian surname, from wjelk (“wolf”).
* Also as a Sorbian surname, from the personal name Welimir, from Proto-Slavic *velьjь (“great”).


Minaya

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Minaya.


Arnott

en-proper noun

Arnott (countable and uncountable, plural Arnotts)

Scottish habitational surname, from a place called Arnot, near Kinross.


Mease

A patronymic from May or a variant of Meece.


Tapper

A surname originating as an occupation for an innkeeper or wine merchant.


Agan

* As an Irish surname, probably a spelling variant of Egan.
* As a Swiss (Alemannic German) surname, Americanized from Eggen.


Warford

From Old English personal name Wīgheard (genitive singular Wīgheardes) + ford.


Victory

Victory (countable and uncountable, plural Victorys or Victories)


Justiniano

From Spanish, a common surname in Bolivia.


Golub

From Slavic surnames such as Golub or Голуб, meaning "dove". Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *golǫbь.


Fein

From the German and Jewish (via Yiddish פֿײַן (fayn)) surname, from the adjective fein (“fine”), similar to the surname Fine.


Leist

From the German surname, from the noun Leisten (“last”).


Viloria

From Spanish Viloria, a surname common in Venezuela and the Philippines.


Bartsch

German surname Bärtsch, Germanized from a Slavic pet form of Bartholomaeus. Compare Bartholomew.


Rine

From the German surname, variant of Rein, Rhine, Rhein.


Escarcega

Borrowed from Spanish Escárcega, a variant of Escarzaga, a surname of Basque origin.


Urrea

Borrowed from Spanish Urrea, itself of Basque origin.


Lipton

Lipton (countable and uncountable, plural Liptons)


Marden

Marden (countable and uncountable, plural Mardens)


Arvin

Arvin (countable and uncountable, plural Arvins)


Shaeffer

From German Schäfer (“shepherd”). More at Schaefer.


Beringer

Borrowed from Dutch Beringer, German Beringer or French Béringer.


Thurlow

Habitational surname from the villages of Great and Little Thurlow, in Suffolk, from an unexplained first element + Old English hlǣw (“mountain, hill, mound”).


Town

en-proper noun

Town (countable and uncountable, plural Towns)

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Town, Merthyr Tydfil


Kilbourne

Kilbourne (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbournes)


Scranton

Scranton (countable and uncountable, plural Scrantons)


Braud

French surname of Germanic origin, from the name Berwald, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *wald (“rule”). Compare Beraud, Brault, Breaud.


Radabaugh

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reidenbach.


Bohan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhacháin (“descendant of Buadhachán”), a personal name from the diminutive form of buadhach (“victorious”).


Shu

From atonal romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of various Chinese surnames, including those variously romanized as Xu or Hsu whose separate sound /ɕ/ is conflated with /ʃ/ by English speakers.


Drennen

en-proper noun

Drennen (countable and uncountable, plural Drennens)


Spinks

A surname transferred from the nickname.


Vanderhoof

Americanized from a Dutch surname, from van der hoef. Compare Vanderhoef.


Embree

Embree (countable and uncountable, plural Embrees)


Leming

Leming (countable and uncountable, plural Lemings)


Simcox

Sim + cock (“a medieval diminutive suffix”) + -s.

A surname transferred from the given name.


Meldrum

Meldrum (countable and uncountable, plural Meldrums)


Flannigan

Flannigan (countable and uncountable, plural Flannigans)


Brindle

Brindle (countable and uncountable, plural Brindles)

From Old English burna (“stream, brook”) + hyll (“hill”). The surname could either derive from the village in England or be an Americanized spelling of South German Brindl and Bründl.


Wayland

Wayland (countable and uncountable, plural Waylands)

From Old English Wēland, related to Old Norse Vǫlundr, Old High German Wiolant (German Wieland). Cf. English wile.


Cammack

Cammack (countable and uncountable, plural Cammacks)

Various origins:
* Reduced form of McCammack.
* Variant of Cammock, a habitational surname.
* From Old English cammoc (“hog fennel, sulphurwort”), a nickname for a prickly person.


Anzaldua

Borrowed from Spanish Anzaldúa, from Basque aintzi (“swamp”) + aldu (“high”).


Retzlaff

Germanized form of Slavic personal names such as Radoslav, Ratislav, etc.


Bigger

en-proper noun

Bigger (countable and uncountable, plural Biggers)


Candela

Borrowed from Italian, Catalan and Spanish Candela.


Spink

Spink (countable and uncountable, plural Spinks)

Originally a nickname from Middle English spink (“chaffinch”).


Scurry

Scurry (countable and uncountable, plural Scurrys)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scoireadh (“descendant of Scoireadh”).


Zubia

Borrowed from Spanish Zubia, itself from Basque zubi (“bridge”).


Brekke

Norwegian surname, from several farms of the same name, from Old Norse brekka (“slope, descent”). Compare Brakke.


LaFayette

en-proper noun

LaFayette (countable and uncountable, plural LaFayettes)

(countable) A surname from French. Alternative form of Lafayette


Henton

Henton (countable and uncountable, plural Hentons)


Reynosa

Reynosa (countable and uncountable, plural Reynosas)


Mong

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Norwegian Mong, a habitational surname from a place in Rogaland.
* Borrowed from Korean 몽 (mong), a surname of unclear origin.
* Borrowed from Khmer ម៉ុង (mong).


Pattillo

Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Scotland, from the Pictish element peit (“portion (of land)”) + a Scottish Gaelic word akin to Irish tulach (“hill”).


Edgell

From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed by the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”).


Weddington

Weddington (countable and uncountable, plural Weddingtons)

From an unattested Old English personal name Hwæt + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Friedland

Friedland (countable and uncountable, plural Friedlands)


Torrance

Torrance (countable and uncountable, plural Torrances)


McNairy

McNairy (countable and uncountable, plural McNairys)


Renken

From the German and Dutch surname, patronymic form of Renk.


Cullinan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuilleannáin (“descendant of Cuilleannán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of cuileann (“holly”).


Yeoman

en-proper noun

Yeoman (countable and uncountable, plural Yeomans)


Breeze

* As an English surname, spelling variant of Breese.
* As a Welsh surname, from ap Rhys (“son of Rhys”); see Reese.


Norby

Norby (countable and uncountable, plural Norbys)

From Old Norse norðr (“north”) + býr (“farmstead”). The surname could also be a variant of some Scandinavian surnames, such as Nordby or Norrby.


Loh

Borrowed from Chinese, including
* 羅／罗 (Mandarin: Luó; Cantonese: lo⁴; Hakka: Lò; Hokkien: Lô; Teochew: lo5),
* 盧／卢 (Cantonese: lou⁴; Teochew: lou5),
* Wu 陸／陆 (8loq),
* 駱／骆 (Mandarin: Luò; Hokkien: Lo̍h), etc.


Norsworthy

English habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Walkhampton, Devon, from the Old English personal name Norþ, a byname from norþ (“north”), + -s- + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).


Bienaime

Borrowed from French Bienaimé, from bien-aimé (“beloved”).


Blomberg

Two possible origins:
* Borrowed from German Blomberg, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Swedish Blomberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements blom (“flower”) and berg (“mountain”).


Marbury

Marbury (countable and uncountable, plural Marburys)

From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).


Yelverton

Yelverton (countable and uncountable, plural Yelvertons)

Probably from the Old English personal name Geldfriþ + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Ellenburg

Ellenburg (countable and uncountable, plural Ellenburgs)

The New York town is from the given name Ellen + -burg.


Moroney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolruanaidh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Ruanadh”).


Crumb

English, Scottish, and Irish surname, spelling variant of Crum.


Finan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnáin (“descendant of Fionnán”), a personal name which derives from the diminutive form of fionn (“fair, blond”).


Concannon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conceannainn (“descendant of Conceannann”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”), ceann (“head”) and fionn (“fair, white”).


Boyko

Romanization of Ukrainian Бойко (Bojko).


Tieu

Borrowed from Vietnamese Tiêu, from Chinese 蕭／萧 (xiāo).


Starbuck

A mutation of the placename Starbeck (“area in North Yorkshire, England”).

The Starbucks were Dorothy’s nearest neighbors and although the house was obscured by a thick screen of spruce, she could see part of their beach while working on the lower ledges of her garden.

1989, Kathryn Lasky Knight, chapter 21, in The Widow of Oz, New York, N.Y.; London: W. W. Norton & Company, →ISBN, page 186:


Trumbull

en-proper noun

Trumbull (countable and uncountable, plural Trumbulls)


Ruane

Anglicized from Irish Ó Ruadháin (“descendant of Ruadhán”).


Vaquera

Borrowed from Spanish Vaquera, feminine form of Vaquero.


Cockrum

Cockrum (countable and uncountable, plural Cockrums)

Probably a reduced form of Cockerham or a variant of Cochrane.


Laxton

Laxton (countable and uncountable, plural Laxtons)


Bothwell

Bothwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bothwells)

From Middle English bothe (“booth”) + welle (“well, spring”).

A habitational surname from Middle English.


Wojtowicz

Borrowed from Polish Wójtowicz or Wojtowicz.


Kolodziej

Borrowed from Polish Kołodziej, from Polish kołodziej (“wheelwright”), from Proto-Slavic *kolodějь.


Rogel

* from Spanish Rogel, a personal name equivalent to Roger
* Americanized from Slovene Rogelj, from Slovene rogelj (“horn point”)
* As a German surname, of uncertain etymology, possibly from the obsolete Middle High German rogel (“loose”).


Hadfield

Hadfield (countable and uncountable, plural Hadfields)

From Old English hǣþ (“heath”) + feld (“field”).

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.


Bermejo

Borrowed from Spanish Bermejo, from bermejo, originally adapted as a nickname for a red-haired man.

A surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the nickname].


Mazzone

Borrowed from Italian Mazzone, italianization of the Sicilian surname Mazzuni, from mazzuni (“mason”).


Rizzuto

/ɹɪtˈsuːtəʊ/

Italian Rizzuto, from Sicilian rizzutu (“curly-haired”).


Carpentier

From French Carpentier (“charpentier”) (carpenter), from Norman Carpentier and Picard Carpentier, from Latin carpentarius.

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Mucha

From Czech Mucha, Polish Mucha, or Slovak Mucha, from Proto-Slavic *muxa (“fly”).


Franko

* As a Ukrainian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from the personal name Franko, a rendition of Francis. Compare Franco.
* As a Jewish surname, Slavicized from Frank, related to the above.


Pasternak

Borrowed from Polish Pasternak, Ukrainian Пастернак (Pasternak) and Yiddish פּאַסטערנאַק (pasternak).

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פּאַסטערנאַק


Lawley

en-proper noun

Lawley (countable and uncountable, plural Lawleys)


Kring

* As a German surname, from obsolete Kring (“ring, circle”), now Kringel.
* Also as a German surname, named after Saint Quirinus of Rhineland.
* As a Swedish surname, from kring (“quick, lively”).


Vandegrift

/ˈvændəˌɡɹɪft/


Hyun

Borrowed from Korean 현 (hyeon), from Chinese 玄 (xuán).


Bellman

A surname originating as an occupation for a town crier.


Matula

From Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Polish Matula or Polish Matuła.


Diop

West African surname, probably a spelling variant of Diab.


Tiwari

Transliteration of Hindi तिवारी (tivārī), Nepali तिवारी (tiwārī).


Krumm

From the German surname, from the adjective krumm (“crooked”).


Bhandari

Borrowed from Sanskrit भंडारी (bhaṃḍārī).


Stringham

Probably a habitational surname from the village of Strensham, in Worcestershire.


Eastham

en-proper noun

Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)

From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).


Jaco

Various etymologies:
* Portuguese Jacó
* Italian Jàco or Italian Jacò
* Czech or Slovak Jačo


Northington

Northington (countable and uncountable, plural Northingtons)

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the north of a settlement, from Old English norþ (“north”) + in + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Compare Norrington, which shares the same etymology.


Dombroski

Americanized spelling of Polish Dąbrowski.


Hagstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Hagström, from hage (“pasture, enclosure”) + ström (“stream”).


Threlkeld

Threlkeld (countable and uncountable, plural Threlkelds)

The place name is from Old Norse þræll (“serf, slave”) + kelda (“spring, well”).


Biros

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Greek Μπίρος (Bíros), a relationship surname from Albanian bir (“son”).
* Borrowed from Polish Biroś, perhaps related to the Slovak surname.
* Borrowed from Slovak Biroš or Bíroš, variants of Bíreš.


Walthall

Walthall (countable and uncountable, plural Walthalls)

* As an English surname, from obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old English weald (“power”) + þēof (“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ).
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Waldie.


Palmquist

Borrowed from Swedish Palmquist, from palm (“palm tree”) + kvist (“twig”).


Carron

Carron (countable and uncountable, plural Carrons)


Gratton

Gratton (countable and uncountable, plural Grattons)

From Old English grēat (“great”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Cleghorn

Cleghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Cleghorns)

Habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.


Brownlow

Brownlow (countable and uncountable, plural Brownlows)

From Old English brūn (“brown”) + hlāw (“mound, hill”).


Mitcham

Mitcham (countable and uncountable, plural Mitchams)


Klepper

* As an East German (Silesian) surname, dialectal variant of Klöpfer, Klopfer (“doorknocker”).
* Also as a German surname, from the verb klappern (“to chatter”).
* As a rare German surname, from the noun Klepper (“nag, old horse”).
* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish קלעפּן (klepn, “to stick”), for which see kleben.

A surname from German.
A surname from Yiddish


Corner

Corner (countable and uncountable, plural Corners)


Bejar

Borrowed from Spanish Béjar, a habitational surname.


Hillyard

Hillyard (countable and uncountable, plural Hillyards)


Fincham

From Old English finċ (“finch”) + lēah (“homestead”).


Boddy

English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Body.


Mikula

From Czech Mikula, Slovak Mikula, Polish Mikuła or Mikula (less common).


Randhawa

Borrowed from Punjabi ਰੰਧਾਵਾ (randhāvā).


Farrer

Farrer (countable and uncountable, plural Farrers)


Shum

Borrowed from Cantonese 岑 (sam4) or Cantonese 沈 (sam2).


Brabham

Variant of Brabant, altered by association with habitational surnames ending in -ham.


Fitzgibbon

From Anglo-Norman fitz Gibbon (“son of Gibbon”).

der

An Irish surname from Anglo-Norman [in turn originating as a patronymic].


Kluge

From the German surname meaning "clever one, "from klug (“clever”) + -e.


Kirchoff

From the German surname, variant of Kirchhoff.


Talmadge

en-proper noun

Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)

Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.


Lint

* As an occupational English surname, from the noun lint, chiefly in the Scottish English sense "flax fibers for spinning."
* As a Dutch surname, from several placenames with the element Lint, probably from linde (“lime tree”).


Sciortino

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Sciortino, itself from Sicilian. Ultimately from Arabic شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy, “policeman”).

ubor

A surname from Italian [in turn from Arabic].


Barre

From the French surname, named after several places containing Barre in France.


Zaldivar

Borrowed from Spanish Zaldívar (“Zaldibar”), from Basque Zaldibar.


Tarvin

en-proper noun

Tarvin (countable and uncountable, plural Tarvins)


Batty

From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.


Meader

From mead + -er, either a topographic surname for someone who lived by a meadow or an occupational surname for a brewer or seller of mead.


Wilmer

From Old English willa (“mind, will, determination, purpose, desire, wish”) + mǣre (“famous”), from Proto-Germanic *Wiljamērijaz, from *wiljô + *mērijaz.


Pettengill

Ethnic surname for someone from Portugal, from an altered form of Middle English Portyngale (“Portugal”).


Houde

From the French surname of Germanic origin, from Frankish *hildi (“battle”) or *aud (“wealth”). Compare Wood, Houle, and Hood.


Rathbone

en-proper noun

Rathbone (countable and uncountable, plural Rathbones)


Nock

From the Middle English phrase atten okes (“at the oaks”).


Toure

Borrowed from French Touré ; ultimately from Soninke.


Longworth

Longworth (countable and uncountable, plural Longworths)

From Old English lang (“long”) + worþ (“enclosure”).


Cassano

From the Italian surname, from Cassiano, Casciano, from the Roman name Latin Cassianus, from Cassius.


Eastridge

Possibly an English habitational surname. However, given the fact that this surname is not found in the UK, it may alternatively be an Americanized form of German Estrich or Oesterreich.


Vandenheuvel

Borrowed from Dutch van den Heuvel (“of/from the hill”).


Dahlquist

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlqvist, from dahl (“valley”) + kvist (“twig”).


Sutcliffe

en-proper noun

Sutcliffe (countable and uncountable, plural Sutcliffes)

Habitational surname, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + clif (“cliff”).


Stonecipher

Americanized spelling of German Steinseifer.


Kirkley

Kirkley (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkleys)

From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).


Manz

* As an Alemannic German surname, pet form of the personal name Mangold.
* As a German surname (Bavaria, Austria), pet form of the personal name Manhart, Manhardt.
* As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Manc, a short form of Manislav, Manomir, from Proto-Slavic *mamiti (“to deceive, lure”).


Voth

en-proper noun

Voth (countable and uncountable, plural Voths)


League

English surname, perhaps a spelling variant of Leake.


Moberly

Moberly (countable and uncountable, plural Moberlys)


Claycomb

Habitational surname from some minor place named with Old English clǣġ (“clay”) + cumb (“valley, combe”).


Harjo

From Creek hadcho (“crazy; recklessly brave”).


Kelliher

en-proper noun

Kelliher (countable and uncountable, plural Kellihers)


Urquiza

Borrowed from Spanish Urquiza, itself of Basque origin.


Stoneking

Translation of the German surname Steinkönig, composed of the elements Stein (“stone”) and König (“king”).


Stickley

Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English stiġel (“stile; sharp point”), sticol (“high, steep, stickle”) or from a personal name Sticca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stile + -ley (“lea”).


Wootton

en-proper noun

Wootton (countable and uncountable, plural Woottons)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Jolliff

A surname.; Alternative form of Jolliffe


Blackmer

From Old English blæc (“black”) + mere (“pond, pool, lake”).


Chatterjee

Anglicization of Bengali চাটুজ্জে (caṭujje).


Nordquist

From Swedish Nordquist, spelling variant of Nordqvist, from nord + kvist, literally, “northern twig”.


Balke

* As a German surname, from Balken (“beam”). Also a spelling variant of Balk.
* As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse balkr (“beam”), a doublet of the above.


Aldape

Borrowed from Spanish Aldape, itself from Basque.


Veazey

Veazey (countable and uncountable, plural Veazeys)

Nickname for a cheerful person, from a reduced form of Old French envoisié (“playful, merry”).


Nealon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Nialláin (“descendant of Niallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Niall.


Waterbury

en-proper noun

Waterbury (countable and uncountable, plural Waterburys)


Pair

From the German surname, probably a variant of Baer, from the noun Bär (“bear”).


Donoho

A surname from Irish, a variant of Donoghue.


Rohn

From the German surname, from the obsolete noun Middle High German ron (“stump, block”). Also a medieval derivative of Ecclesiastical Latin Hieronymus (compare Jerome).


Conlan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conalláin (“descendant of Conallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Conall.


Popham

en-proper noun

Popham (countable and uncountable, plural Pophams)


Grimshaw

Grimshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Grimshaws)

From Old Norse Grímr and Old English sċeaga (“shaw”), equivalent of Grim + 's + shaw.


Mazon

Mazon (countable and uncountable, plural Mazons)

In Illinois, from mzan, a Potawatomi word for nettles. The surname may be from Spanish Mazón.


Clower

Two possible origins:
* English occupational surname for a nailer, from an agent derivative of Old French clou (“nail”).
* Americanized spelling of German Klauer.


Licona

Borrowed from Spanish Licona, Castilianized form of Basque Likona.


Bostrom

Borrowed from Swedish Boström, from bo (“home, dwelling”) + ström (“stream, current”).


Muns

Borrowed from Dutch Muns and from Catalan Muns, variant of Munts.


Guevarra

Variant of Spanish Guevara, from Basque Gebara

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Arauz

Borrowed from Spanish Arauz, from Basque Araotz.


Primeaux

From the French surname, variant of Primeau.


Arboleda

From Spanish Arboleda. Mostly a surname of Colombians, Ecuadorians and Filipinos.


Ledger

Two possible origins:
* English patronymic surname from either the Norman personal name Leodegar or the Old French equivalent Legier, both containing the Proto-Germanic elements *liudiz (“men, people”) and *garwaz (“ready, prepared”).
* English metonymic occupational surname for a stonemason, from ledger, itself a derivative of Old English leċġan (“to lay”).


Renick

Renick (countable and uncountable, plural Renicks)


Haq

Islamic surname mostly in India, from Arabic حق (“to be true”). Compare Abdelhaq, Abdulhaqq, Haqq, Hak, Haque, Huq.


Crudup

Possibly an Americanized spelling of North German Gratop.


Worsley

Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)

From the genitive case of an Old English personal name of uncertain form + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”).


Malkin

Matronymic surname, from a diminutive form of the medieval personal name Malle, a pet form of Mary.


Charboneau

From the French surname, variant of Charbonneau.


McClusky

McClusky (countable and uncountable, plural McCluskys)


Longwell

Anglicized form of a Norman habitational surname, from a village in Normandy called Longueville-sur-Scie, from Medieval Latin longa villa (“long village”).


Bodin

* As an English and French surname of Norman origin, from Old French Bodin, a pet form of Bodo, borrowed from Germanic names containing the element *budô (“messenger”). Compare Beaudin.
* As a Swedish surname, from the noun bod (“small hut”), compare Bodeen, Boden.
* As a German surname, related to sense 1 above, and also from the place Boddin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.


Morant

* As a French surname, variant of Mayrant, itself possibly a variant of Mayrand, from Mayran in Aveyron (Occitan Mairanh), of uncertain origin, possibly Gallo-Roman/Medieval Latin Marianum or Marinus.
* As an English/Norman/French surname, from the Old French personal name Morant, from a Medieval Latin personal name such as Moderandus (“he who is able”) or from Maurandus, based on Maurus (“Moor”).
* Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French demeurant (“rest, staying”).


Roose

Roose (countable and uncountable, plural Rooses)


Goodsell

A nickname from Middle English good (“good”) + saule (“soul”).


Renwick

Renwick (countable and uncountable, plural Renwicks)

From Old English hræfn (“raven”) + wīc (“abode, dwelling-place”).


Pusey

Pusey (countable and uncountable, plural Puseys)

From Old English pisa (“pea”) + īeġ (“island”).


Arispe

Borrowed from Spanish Arispe, from Basque Arizpe.


Westley

Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)

From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).


Letcher

From Middle English leche (“physician”). More at leech.


Cruickshank

From Scots Cruickshank, from cruick (“bent; lame”) + shank (“leg”).


Tannehill

en-proper noun

Tannehill (countable and uncountable, plural Tannehills)


Uresti

Borrowed from Spanish Uresti, a surname of Basque origin.


Swoboda

From a Slavic language, e.g. Czech svoboda, Slovene svoboda, Polish swoboda, etc.


Neece

* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized from Mac Naois, see McNeese.
* As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.


Kettle

The Scottish place-name was historically Cattell (1160). Probably from Scottish Gaelic cat (“cat”) or Pictish cat (“cat”) with a locational suffix.


Wysong

An anglicisation of the German Weissang surname. Though a surface analysis might suggest the meaning "wise song", the German surname is actually an alteration—due to influence from German Sang (“song”)—of a derivative of Middle High German wīssage (“soothsayer”). The Middle High German word was inherited from Old High German wīzzago (“soothsayer, seer”), which in turn was inherited from Proto-West Germanic *wītagō (“wise one; prophet”).
Ultimately of the same origin as the English word wiseacre, and cognate with German Weissager.


Petrov

Borrowed from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).

A male surname from Russian, feminine equivalent Petrova


Holle

* As a north German surname, from the obsolete noun hol (“bog, cave”), related to the modern adjective hohl (“hollow”) (English hole).
* Also as a German surname (Hölle), variant of Hoelle, itself related to the noun Hölle (“hell”).
* As a Dutch surname, from an obsolete adjective related to hou (“favorable, loyal”).


Fluellen

Anglicization of the Welsh name Llywelyn.


Slawson

unk

Unexplained


Crompton

en-proper noun

Crompton (countable and uncountable, plural Cromptons)

Habitational surname from a settlement in Greater Manchester, from Old English crumbe (“river bend”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Beecham

Corruption of Beauchamp via phonetically spelling the naturalized English pronunciation. From French Beauchamp


Lusby

Lusby (countable and uncountable, plural Lusbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Lutr + -s- + býr (“farmstead”).


Rago

Rago (countable and uncountable, plural Ragos)


Then

* As a south German surname, from the personal name Thön, a form of Anthony.
* Also as a German surname, a variant of Ten, occupational surname for a mintmaster, from obsolete Middle Low German ten, tene (“blank; disk from which a coin is made”), possibly related to Proto-Germanic *tainaz (“metal rod”), or perhaps otherwise from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”).
* Also as a German name, from the noun Tenne (“threshing-floor”).
* As a Chinese surname, a Romanization of 鄧／邓 (dèng) (see Deng) and 田 (tián) (see Tian).


Culhane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), from the personal name Cathal + the diminutive suffix -án.


Suero

From Spanish Suero, from a name *Sŏrus in a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia.


Alloway

en-proper noun

Alloway (countable and uncountable, plural Alloways)


Seager

From the Old English personal name Sǣgar, which is composed of the elements sǣ (“sea”) and gār (“spear”).


Joplin

Joplin (countable and uncountable, plural Joplins)

English surname, from Jobelin (“stupid man, fool”), a diminutive of the biblical name Job, with a negative association of patience with lethargy and stupidity.


Akridge

Akridge (countable and uncountable, plural Akridges)

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England, from Old English āc (“oak”) + hryċġ (“ridge”). However, this surname is currently not found in England.


Moyle

Descriptive nickname, from Cornish moyl and Welsh moel (“bald; tonsured”).


Viray

Filipino surname, mostly from Kapampangan
From Pangasinan, and Tagalog, from a word for a type of boat.

A surname from the Philippine languages.


Varley

Varley (countable and uncountable, plural Varleys)


Aylward

From either of two Old English personal names, Æþelweard, which is from æþele (“noble”) + weard (“guard”), or Ælfweard, from ælf (“elf”) + weard (“guard”).


Tulloch

Tulloch (countable and uncountable, plural Tullochs)

From Scots, from a Scottish Gaelic word for "hillock" akin to Irish tulach, also found in the first element of French Toulon.


Kulik

From Polish Kulik, Czech or Slovak Kulík, and related languages.


Huse

North German surname, from Middle Low German hus (“house”), from Old Saxon hūs.


Mun

Borrowed from Korean 문 (mun), mainly from Chinese 文.


Lobb

Lobb (countable and uncountable, plural Lobbs)


Freel

Nickname, from Middle English freil (“frail, weak”).


Casson

Casson (countable and uncountable, plural Cassons)


Bruni

From the Italian surname, patronymic/plural of Bruno.


Ramachandran

Borrowed from Malayalam രാമചന്ദ്രൻ (rāmacandraṉ) and Tamil இராமச்சந்திரன் (irāmaccantiraṉ), both from Sanskrit रामचन्द्र (rāmacandra) (राम (rāma, “dark”) + चन्द्र (candra, “moon”)).

bor

இராமச்சந்திரன்


Nettleton

en-proper noun

Nettleton (countable and uncountable, plural Nettletons)

From Old English netele (“nettle”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Kast

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Karst, the dropping of the r being common in northern dialects, from the noun Karst (“hoe, mattock”).
* As an Alemannic German surname, from the medieval personal name Arbogast.
* Also see Gast.


Tallant

Occupational surname for a tailor, from taillant (“cutting”), present participle of Old French tailler (“to cut”).


Snedeker

Altered form of either German Schnitker, Schnittker, or Dutch Snedker.


Blauvelt

Borrowed from Dutch Blauvelt, a name meaning "blue pastureland," from blauw + velt.


Gildea

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Dhé (“son of the servant of God”), from giolla (“boy, lad; attendant”) amd Dia (“God”).


Nicolosi

Borrowed from Italian Nicolosi, italianization of Sicilian Niculosi.


Hulme

en-proper noun

Hulme (countable and uncountable, plural Hulmes)


Tynan

Tynan (countable and uncountable, plural Tynans)


Klopp

From the German surname, from Middle Low German klopper (“clapper, hammer, bobbin”), from the medieval name Chlodobert, from Frankish for "famously bright," from Proto-Germanic derivatives of Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-tó-s (“famous”) << *ḱlew- (“to hear”) + *bʰerHǵ- (“to be bright, shine”). Compare Proto-Germanic *hleumô (“hearing”) and *berhtaz (“shining, bright”).


Esguerra

From Spanish, a modification of Esquerra, a typical Basque surname. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Haydon

en-proper noun

Haydon (countable and uncountable, plural Haydons)

From either Old English hīeġ (“hay”) or ġehæġ (“enclosure”) + denu (“valley”).


Drysdale

Drysdale (countable and uncountable, plural Drysdales)


Brault

French surname, variant of Braud. Also found in the Americanized forms Breaux, Brow, Broe, Bro. Compare Breault.


Lipson

Lipson (countable and uncountable, plural Lipsons)


Rising

Rising (countable and uncountable, plural Risings)


Kelty

Kelty (countable and uncountable, plural Keltys)


Apperson

George Latimer Apperson, b. 1857


Penix

Probably from a local Cornish placename.


Selig

Borrowed from German Selig and Yiddish זעליג (Zelig).


Cheesman

An English occupational surname, a variant of Cheeseman


Avellaneda

Avellaneda (countable and uncountable, plural Avellanedas)


Landi

From the Italian surname, plural form of Lando.


Harting

Harting (countable and uncountable, plural Hartings)

* The placename is from the Old English nickname Heort (presumably related to heorte) + -ingas.
* The English surname is a variant of Hartin.
* As a north/Low German surname Härting, patronymic from Hart or Hardt.


Zambrana

Borrowed from Spanish Zambrana, itself from Basque Zanbrana.


Vidaurri

Borrowed from Spanish Vidaurri, itself of Basque origin.


Geren

From the German surname, spelling variant of Gehren, from Gehr.


Michalek

From Czech and Slovak Michálek or Polish Michałek.


Buitrago

Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Buitrago, the name of two towns in Spain.


Brew

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Brugha (“descendant of the farmer”), from brughaire (“farmer”), from brugh (“land”) + -aire.
* As a Manx surname, Anglicized from MacVriw, from breitheamh (“deemster”); see Brain.
* As a German and Alemannic German surname, Americanized from Breu, Breuer.


Mash

Probably an alteration of Marsh, a topological surname from Old English mersċ ("bog, swamp, marsh"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri ("sea; standing water").


Rosin

* As a German surname, from the noun Rosine (“raisin”). Also Germanized/Americanized from Slavic forms of this word such as Slovene rozina, Lower Sorbian rozyna, themselves borrowed from the German.
* As an Italian surname, variant of Rosino, pet form of Roso, itself from both Rosa and Rosso.
* As a French surname, pet form or variant of Rose.
* As a Serbo-Croatian surname (Rošin), from a variant of Rosko (converged from several meanings, including rod (“relative”)) or Rosic (related to Rosalia, or from rosa (“dew”)).
* As a Jewish surname, variant of the Yiddish form of Rose (compare רויז (royz)).
* Also as a Jewish surname, Russified from Rosen.


Swilley

unk

Unidentified origin


Harford

en-proper noun

Harford (countable and uncountable, plural Harfords)


Aispuro

Borrowed from Spanish Aispuro, from Basque Aizpuru.


Natarajan

Borrowed from Tamil நடராஜன் (naṭarājaṉ).


Kinnear

Kinnear (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnears)

Scottish habitational surname from Kinneir, in Fife, apparently from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“headland”) + iar (“west”).


Bate

Bate (countable and uncountable, plural Bates)


Bolster

Bolster (countable and uncountable, plural Bolsters)


Holdsworth

Holdsworth (countable and uncountable, plural Holdsworths)

From the Old English personal name Halda + -s- + worþ (“enclosure”).


Mraz

From Czech and Slovak mráz or Slovene mraz, all meaning frost.


Iacono

A surname from Italian, equivalent to English Deacon.


Darnall

Darnall (countable and uncountable, plural Darnalls)

From Old English dierne (“secret, hidden”) + healh (“nook, angle, recess”).


Alvord

Alvord (countable and uncountable, plural Alvords)


Hillhouse

Hillhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Hillhouses)

From Old English hyll (“hill”) + hūs (“house”).


Groat

* As a Scottish surname, nickname from Old Norse grautr (“porridge”). Compare Grout.
* Also as a Scottish surname, variant of Grote.
* As a German, Dutch and Danish surname, variant of Groth, Groot, Grott, and Grad.


Sova

From Czech sova (“owl”), Slovak sova (“owl”), Serbo-Croatian sova (“owl”), Slovene sova (“owl”), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.


Daub

* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Taube, occupational surname from the noun meaning "pigeon, dove."
* As a south German surname, from the adjective taub (“deaf”).


Salvatierra

From Spanish, of Álavan toponymic origin.


Piccirillo

Borrowed from Italian Piccirillo, itself from Neapolitan piccerillo (“small, little”).


van der Waals

A surname from Dutch. Alternative form of Vanderwaals


Ban

* As a Hungarian surname, from Bán.
* As a Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian surname, from bán (“governor”), probably related to Avar баян (bajan, “rich man”).
* As a Slovene, reduced from Urban.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Bann.
* As a Japanese surname, from 坂 (Ban).
* As a Korean surname, spelling variant of Pan.
* As a Chinese surname, from 班 (Bān).


Greenhill

Greenhill (countable and uncountable, plural Greenhills)


Macgregor

Macgregor (countable and uncountable, plural Macgregors)

A surname, alternative letter-case form of MacGregor


Scull

From the Middle English surname, used as a nickname and related to skull.


Sow

Sow (countable and uncountable, plural Sows)


Statham

Statham (countable and uncountable, plural Stathams)

Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English stæþum, dative plural of stæþ (“landing stage”).


Than

Borrowing from Burmese သန်း (san:) or Khmer ថន (thɑɑn).


Kabir

Borrowed from Arabic كَبِير (kabīr, “big, large, great”). This surname is mostly found in Bangladesh.


Hagopian

A surname from Armenian, a form of Hakobyan


Rogue

English surname, originally a nickname derived from the adjective. See rogue.


Anello

From the Italian surname, from a variant of Agnello, Aniello; also from the noun anello (“curl, ring”).


Radley

en-proper noun

Radley (countable and uncountable, plural Radleys)

From Old English rēad (“red”) + lēah (“wood, woodland clearing”).


Heenan

Two main origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”).
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).


Duma

Borrowed from Polish Duma, Romanian Duma or Ukrainian Дума (Duma).


Suleiman

Borrowed from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Doublet of Solomon.


Bruening

North/Low German surname, variant of Bruning.


Premo

From the French surname, Americanized from Primeau.


Welcher

English surname, spelling variant of Welker.


Hollier

From Old French holier (“adulterer, lecher”).


Woodfin

en-proper noun

Woodfin (countable and uncountable, plural Woodfins)


Quispe

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Quechua].


Pillai

Borrowed from Malayalam പിള്ള (piḷḷa, “royal child; prince”).


Luby

* As an Irish surname, from Ó Lúbaigh, from lúbach (“cunning”).
* As a Polish surname, from the adjective luby (“beloved, dear”).


Harward

Inherited from Middle English Herward, Herreward, from Old English Hereweard, a compound of here (“army”) + weard (“guard”). Doublet of Harvard and Hereward.


Borgen

Danish and Norwegian surname, variant of Borg.


Linscott

en-proper noun

Linscott (countable and uncountable, plural Linscotts)

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from the Old English personal name Leofwine + -s- + cot (“cottage, shelter”).


Belliveau

A variant of Beliveau, borrowed from French Béliveau.


Walch

Inherited from Middle English Walch, Walich, variant of Walsch, from Old English wælisc, wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz.


Piceno

From Italian Piceno, from Latin Picenum, an ancient region of Italy, from pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.


Munk

* As a German (Münk), Scandinavian/North Germanic (mainly Danish), and Dutch surname, all from the noun Mönch (“monk”). Compare Munck.
* Also as a German surname, short form of the medieval name Dominicus. See Dominick.
* Also as a German surname, from the place Münk in Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate. The placename is attested as early as 1583 (Middle High German Monnike) and itself could be related to the word for monk.
* As an English surname, variant of Monk.
* As a Jewish surname, from M(o)unka, the Czech pet form of Solomon.


Longstreet

Longstreet (countable and uncountable, plural Longstreets)


Foskey

unk

Unexplained


Siguenza

Borrowed from Spanish Sigüenza, a habitational surname.


Mooring

English surname, from a derivative diminutive of Moore.


Inzunza

Borrowed from Spanish Inzunza, from Basque Intzuntza.


Blea

* As an English surname, variant of Blighe. Compare Blee.
* As a Galician surname, variant of Brea.


Brimhall

Variant of Bramhall, itself Old English brōm (“broom”) + healh (“corner, angle, nook”).


Wix

en-proper noun

Wix (countable and uncountable, plural Wixes)


Haan

* As a Dutch and German surname, from haan and Hahn respectively, both meaning "rooster."
* Also as a Dutch and German surname, from several places named Haan, such as Haan in Westphalia. See Hagen.


Berrien

Borrowed from French Berrien, a surname for someone from the region of Berry.


Pangilinan

Filipino surname, mostly fron Kapampangan or Tagalog. One of the surnames in the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos. Compare Chamorro Pangelinan.


Bourn

Bourn (countable and uncountable, plural Bourns)


Greenlaw

Greenlaw (countable and uncountable, plural Greenlaws)

From Old English grēne (“green”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).


Reddish

Reddish (countable and uncountable, plural Reddishes)


Nigh

* As an English surname, variant of Nye.
* As a German surname, probably Americanized from Neu, Ney.

A surname.
A surname from Middle English


Kail

* As a German surname, from a derivative of the adjective geil (“wilful, happy”).
* Also as a German surname, Americanized from Köhl, see also Kohl, Kehl, Cail.
* As an English surname, variant of Call.


Zawacki

Borrowed from Polish Zawacki, a variant of Zawadzki.


Merkley

Probably an Americanized form of Merkel.


Bamford

Bamford (countable and uncountable, plural Bamfords)

From Old English bēam (“tree, beam”) + ford (“ford”).


Ying

Borrowed from Chinese, mainly Chinese 應／应.


Mayen

* As a German surname from the placename (see below).
* As a Hispanic/Spanish name (Mayén, common in Andalusia), possibly from Andalusian Arabic معين (“spring, well, source of water”).


Beland

From French Beland, from Polish Bielański.


Atterberry

en-proper noun

Atterberry (countable and uncountable, plural Atterberrys)

Toponymic surname from a crasis of Middle English at (“at”) + ther (“the”) + bery (“manor house”).


Lisi

Borrowed from Italian and Sicilian Lisi.


Scaife

From Old Norse skeifr (“awry, difficult”).


Swayze

The adjective sense “gone” is a reference to actor Patrick Swayze, who played a ghost in the romantic fantasy thriller Ghost (1990).


Cerezo

From Spanish Cerezo, from cerezo. The surname mostly occurs among Spaniards and Filipinos.


Meese

Meese (countable and uncountable, plural Meeses)


Hepworth

Hepworth (countable and uncountable, plural Hepworths)

Probably from the Old English personal name Heppa + worþ (“enclosure”).


Groen

* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective groen (“green”).
* As a North/Low German surname Grön, variant of Grün, Gruen.
Compare Gron.


Wishart

Wishart (countable and uncountable, plural Wisharts)

Scottish surname derived from Anglo-Norman Wischard, from the Old French personal name Guiscard. Compare Modern French Guiscard.


Calo

* As an Italian surname, from the personal name Calò, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”)
* As a Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Catalan surname, from several place names in the Iberian peninsula.


Wint

* As an English and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Wendt. Possibly also related to Dutch wint (“wind”).


Maner

From the German surname Mäner, from Middle High German mener (“cattle driver”).


Leet

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a road junction, from Old English ġelǣte (“intersection, crossroads”).


Shand

From the Scottish Gaelic and Irish surname, shortened from McShane.


Swigart

Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Schweighardt or Zweigert.


Heilig

From the German and Jewish surname, from heilig (“holy”).


Petrovic

en-proper noun

Petrovic (plural Petrovices or Petrovics)

Common Slavic surname, from Serbo-Croatian Petrović, Slovak and Slovene Petrovič, Czech Petrovič, all forms of Peter.


Routt

Routt (countable and uncountable, plural Routts)


Largo

Largo (countable and uncountable, plural Largos)


Fishburn

Fishburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fishburns)

From Old English fisċ (“fish”) + burna (“stream”).


Vanderburg

Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + burg (“fort”).


Maston

Unexplained, but possibly a variant of Marston.


Brawn

* As an English surname, probably a variant of Brand.
* As a German surname, possibly altered from Braun.


Darley

Darley (countable and uncountable, plural Darleys)


Bhupathi

Borrowed from Sanskrit भूपति (bhūpati, “lord of the earth”); ultimately from भू (bhū) + पति (pati).


Dargan

en-proper noun

Dargan (countable and uncountable, plural Dargans)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deargáin (“descendant of Deargán”), a byname from dearg (“red”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).


Clabaugh

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kleebach.


Glancy

en-proper noun

Glancy (countable and uncountable, plural Glancys)


Shands

Shands (countable and uncountable, plural Shandses)

Two possible origins:
* Variant of Scottish Shand, with the English patronymic suffix -s.
* Possibly an Americanized spelling of German Schantz.


Eccleston

Eccleston (countable and uncountable, plural Ecclestons)


Rybak

Borrowed from Polish Rybak, Czech Rybák, Ukrainian Рибак (Rybak), Belarusian and Russian Рыбак (Rybak).


Dwivedi

Borrowed from Hindi द्विवेदी (dvivedī), which is from Sanskrit द्विवेदिन् (dvivedin, “familiar with the two Vedas”); ultimately from द्वि (dvi, “two”) + वेद (veda, “knowledge; Veda”).

der

‘Dwivedi is the uncle down the street.’
He couldn’t tell the difference; they sounded the same to his ears. ‘Who is better? Them or us?’
‘Both are high-caste Brahmins. But our ancestors knew three Vedas; theirs knew only two.’

2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 10:


Ke

From the Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē). More at Ke.


Gatton

en-proper noun

Gatton (countable and uncountable, plural Gattons)

Habitational surname for someone from Gatton, Surrey, from Old English gāt (“goat”) + tūn (“settlement”).


Zuluaga

Borrowed from Spanish Zuluaga, itself from Basque Zuloaga.


Tow

* As an English surname, variant of Tough, from the adjective tough. Also compare the Scottish surname Tulloch.
* As a Chinese surname, converged from several Romanizations, such as 陶 (Dao), 曹 (cáo) (Cao), 杜 (dù) (Du), 蘇／苏 (sū) (Su).


Netherton

Netherton (countable and uncountable, plural Nethertons)

"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).


Kolbe

From the German surname, variant of Kolb.


Chaturvedi

Borrowed from Hindi चतुर्वेदी (caturvedī, “knowing the four Vedas”).


Dutta

Borrowed from Assamese দত্ত (dotto) and Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).


Westgate

en-proper noun

Westgate (countable and uncountable, plural Westgates)


Maheshwari

From Sanskrit महेश्वरी (maheśvarī); ultimately from महा (mahā, “great”) + ईश्वरी (īśvarī, “goddess”).


McCandless

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuindlis (“son of Cuindleas”). Shortened to Candlish in Scotland.


Capellan

A surname from Spanish [in turn originating as an occupation].


Brunt

* As an English surname, from placenames derived from the adjective burnt. Compare Brent.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Prunty.
* As a Dutch surname, possibly a variant of Bruns.


Vandenbosch

Dutch van (“of”) + den (“the”) + bosch (“wood”).


Ammann

South German and Alemannic German surname, from the noun Amtmann (“bailiff, official”).


Kemble

Kemble (countable and uncountable, plural Kembles)


Hoglund

Borrowed from Swedish Höglund, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hög (“high”) and lund (“grove”).


Noffsinger

Americanized spelling of German Nafziger.


Bowley

Bowley (countable and uncountable, plural Bowleys)

From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).


Raabe

The surname is of Old Prussian origin, itself borrowed from German Rabe (“raven”). More at Raabe.


Westwood

Westwood (countable and uncountable, plural Westwoods)


Kirkbride

Kirkbride (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbrides)


Zylstra

Americanized form of West Frisian Zijlstra.


Espy

Espy (countable and uncountable, plural Espys)


Loder

Two main origins:
* Either an occupational surname for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode (“to load”), or a topographic surname from Middle English lode (“path, road, watercourse”).
* Borrowed from German Loder, an occupational surname for a weaver of woolen cloth, from Loden (“coarse woolen fabric”).


Rumble

en-prop

Rumble (countable and uncountable, plural Rumbles)


Teeple

Probably an Americanized form of German Diebel.


Sandridge

en-proper noun

Sandridge (countable and uncountable, plural Sandridges)

From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).


Kluck

* As a German surname, variant of Gluck.
* As a Polish and Czech surname, variant of Kluk.


Vora

Borrowed from Gujarati વહોરા (vahorā) or Gujarati વોરા (vorā).


Callejas

Borrowed from Spanish Callejas. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.


Yadav

Transliteration of Hindi यादव (yādav), Nepali यादव (yādav).


Lynam

Two main origins:
* An English habitational surname from anyo of several minor places in England, from Old English līn (“flax”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
* A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.


Mebane

Mebane (countable and uncountable, plural Mebanes)


Rother

en-prop

Rother (countable and uncountable, plural Rothers)


Lamay

* As a French surname, variant of Lemay (partly due to American pronunciation).
* Also as a French surname, from the placename Lamath in Meurthe-et-Moselle. The placename is attested in several forms, as early as Old French la Marz (1178), first element from la, but the second element is uncertain; perhaps a Germanic borrowing (compare Frankish *marisk (“bog, marshy area”)).


Leonardi

A surname from Italian [in turn originating as a patronymic].


Croxton

en-proper noun

Croxton (countable and uncountable, plural Croxtons)

From either the Old Norse personal name Krókr or Old English crōc (“nook”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Kolesar

From Slovak Kolesár, from Slovak kolesár (“wheelwright”); or Serbo-Croatian Kolesar, from Serbo-Croatian kolesar (“wheelwright”).


Mattei

A surname from Italian [in turn originating as a patronymic] from Matteo (“Matthew”).


Aldama

Borrowed from Spanish Aldama, itself of Basque origin.


Chute

Chute (countable and uncountable, plural Chutes)


Harton

Harton (countable and uncountable, plural Hartons)

From either Old English heorot (“hart, stag”) or hær (“rock”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Roh

Borrowed from Korean 노(盧) (No) and 노(魯) (No), from Chinese 盧／卢 (lú) and Chinese 魯／鲁 (lǔ), respectively.


Hohl

From the German surname, from the adjective hohl (“hollow”).


Rosete

From Spanish, a common Mexican and Filipino surname.


Cuffee

Anglicized form of Akan Kofi, a personal name denoting a boy born on Friday.


Calderwood

Calderwood (countable and uncountable, plural Calderwoods)

From the river name Calder + Old English wudu (“wood”).


Vanderbilt

From Dutch van Der Bilt, from van+der+De Bilt or Bilt. Literally, “from De Bilt, Netherlands”.


Choo

Borrowed from Chinese 朱 (Mandarin: Zhū, Cantonese: zyu¹, Hakka: Chû, Min Nan: Chu), Korean 추(秋) (Chu), etc.


Bellevue

Bellevue (countable and uncountable, plural Bellevues)

Borrowed from French Bellevue and belle (“nice, fair”) + vue (“view”).


Bondy

Sephardic Jewish name, from Ladino Bondia, from Latin bonus diēs (literally “good day”), calque of Hebrew יוֹם טוֹב (yom tov).


Wedding

Wedding (countable and uncountable, plural Weddings)


Malec

A surname from Czech, Slovak, or Polish.


Watlington

Watlington (countable and uncountable, plural Watlingtons)

From an unattested Old English personal name + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Weibel

From the German surname, from the noun Weibel (“court usher, bailiff”).


Portnoy

From Russian портной (portnoj, “tailor”).


Datta

Borrowed from Bengali দত্ত (dotto), from Sanskrit दत्त (datta, “given, granted”).


Clingan

From Celtic (Scottish Gaelic and northern Irish) surname reduced from mac clingan, Anglicized from mac gilla Fhinnéin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finnian”), also Anglicized as mac Alingen.


Moo

Borrowed from Chinese, including Cantonese 巫 (mou⁴) and others.


Hassel

* As a German surname, from has (“marsh”) + archaic loh (“forest clearing”).
* As a Swedish surname, from hassel (“hazel”).
* As a Belgian surname, from Hasselt in Flanders.


Mulloy

Mulloy (countable and uncountable, plural Mulloys)


Almon

Almon (countable and uncountable, plural Almons)


Meurer

From German Meurer, a byform of Maurer (“bricklayer”).


Langworthy

Langworthy (countable and uncountable, plural Langworthys)

Habitational surname from two minor places in Devon, from Old English lang (“long”) + worþig (“piece of land, estate, enclosure”).


Mansur

Transliteration of Arabic مَنْصُور (manṣūr). Doublet of Mansour.

A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].


Mahajan

Borrowed from Marathi महाजन (mahājan). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.


Riggins

Riggins (countable and uncountable, plural Rigginses)

Unexplained, but possibly a variant of Higgins.

unk

Unexplained


Reddington

en-proper noun

Reddington (countable and uncountable, plural Reddingtons)

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in England, from the Old English personal name Rēada + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Alzate

From Basque Alzate, a surname. The meaning of Alzate is not clear. It is thought that Alzate is composed of haltz (“alder tree”) + ate (“door, entrance, pass, gorge”). Some think that the second part, ate, could be a variation of eta (“and, a plurality”). So the meaning of the surname seems to be: [the house] at the entrance of the alder tree place, or [the house] in the gorge of the alder trees, or [the house] in the alder tree place.

A surname from Spanish of Basque origin.


Roseboro

Roseboro (countable and uncountable, plural Roseboros)


Bermeo

Borrowed from Spanish Bermeo, itself of Basque origin.


Veale

Veale (countable and uncountable, plural Veales)


Lisle

Lisle (countable and uncountable, plural Lisles)


Thakur

Borrowed from Hindi ठाकुर (ṭhākur), a historical feudal title of the Indian subcontinent.


Amar

From Sanskrit अमर (amara, “undying, immortal, imperishable.”).


Muck

From the German surname, from Mücke (“mosquito”).


Holyfield

en-proper noun

Holyfield (countable and uncountable, plural Holyfields)

From Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + feld (“field”); equivalent to holy + field.


Ridder

From the German and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Ritter.


Salah

As an Islamic/Arabic surname, as well as a Jewish adoption of it, from صَلاة (ṣalāh, “piety, prayer”).


Dawood

From Arabic دَاوُود (dāwūd). Doublet of David.


Kirton

Kirton (countable and uncountable, plural Kirtons)

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). Doublet of Cheriton. The alteration of /tʃ/ to /k/ is down to Old Norse influence.


Giuliani

They’re both New Yorkers coasting on their reputations, they’ve both had three marriages, neither of them can shut up when in front of a camera, and perhaps most importantly, they both want to fuck Ivanka, which-which is weird for Trump because Ivanka is in his family, and it’s weird for Giuliani because she isn’t.

2018, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Rudy Giuliani”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 5, episode 10, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO:


Thiede

North German surname, from a pet form of Dietrich.


Failla

Borrowed from Italian Failla, borrowed itself from the Sicilian surname Faviḍḍa/Faiḍḍa, derived from faviḍḍa (“spark”).


Dolphin

Dolphin (countable and uncountable, plural Dolphins)

From Middle English Dolfin, from Old Norse Dólgfinnr (given name), from dólgr (“enemy”) + Finnr (“Sami”).


Hallums

Probably a habitational surname from a place in Surrey, from Middle English hulle (“hill”) + hamme (“enclosure”). Alternatively, a variant of Hallum.


Bohr

German: from a short form of a personal name of Slavic origin (Boris), or from a reduced form of the medieval personal name Liborius, patron saint of the city of Paderborn.
Danish and Swedish: from German Baar, Bahr, recorded in Denmark since the 18th century.


Loria

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Loria, a variant of Lauria, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Spanish Loría, a surname predominantly found in Costa Rica.
* Borrowed from Hebrew לוריא, a Jewish habitational surname from the town of Loria, in Italy.


Dysart

Dysart (countable and uncountable, plural Dysarts)

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dìseart (“hermit's cell, hermitage”), itself from Latin desertum (“desert, waste, solitary spot”).

der

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.


Haddon

en-proper noun

Haddon (countable and uncountable, plural Haddons)


Feehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiacháin (“descendant of Fiachán”), a personal name from fiach (“raven”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).


Wallingford

en-proper noun

Wallingford (countable and uncountable, plural Wallingfords)

An English habitational surname from the place name.


Rake

Rake (countable and uncountable, plural Rakes)


Mangual

Borrowed from Spanish Mangual. This surname is mostly found in Puerto Rico.


Ahlstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Åhlström, from al (“alder”) + ström (“stream”).


Ribera

Ribera (countable and uncountable, plural Riberas)


Farooq

Borrowed from Arabic فَارُوق (fārūq, “distinguisher (between truth and falsehood)”), from the root ف ر ق (f r q). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.


Suchy

From Czech suchý, Slovak suchý, or Polish suchy.


Panchal

From Sanskrit पञ्चाल (pañcāla), from पञ्चन् (pañcan, “five”) with a *-l- extension, referring to the five smaller polities which united to form the ancient kingdom. See Pañcāla for more.


Rochford

en-proper noun

Rochford (countable and uncountable, plural Rochfords)


Atienza

Common Filipino surname of Spanish toponymic origin


Falvey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fáilbhe (“descendant of Fáilbhe”), a personal name derived from fáilbhe (“pleasant, merry, lively”).


Greenough

en-proper noun

Greenough (countable and uncountable, plural Greenoughs)


Near

Scottish surname, probably shortened/altered from McNair.


Hooley

Hooley (countable and uncountable, plural Hooleys)


Gullion

From the Irish surname, from Magullion or Mac Gullian; also Mac Gilleáin, derived from gile (“brightness”) or geal (“bright”), and giolla (“lad”).


Urzua

Borrowed from Spanish Urzúa, itself of Basque origin.


Kiesling

Borrowed from German Kiesling, from Middle High German kiselinc, a derivative of Old High German kisil (“pebble”) (compare Modern German Kiesel).


Trepanier

From French Trépanier, from trépanier (“driller”).


Bodkin

Ultimately from the Middle Dutch personal name Bodekin, a pet form of Baldwin.


Facey

Various origins:
* A variant of Veazey.
* Americanized spelling of German Fehse or Vehse.
* Americanized spelling of Swiss German Fäsi.


Pietsch

From the German surname, from a Slavic-influenced pet form of Peter. Compare Petsch.


Dunsmore

Dunsmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsmores)

From either:
# Old English personal name Dunna, genitive singular Dunnas + mōr (“moor”).
# Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + mōr (“moor”).


Allende

This deliberately alarmist scaremongery has since been repeated on various occasions, notably in Brazil before 1964 and in Chile under Allende.

1979, Peter Flynn, Brazil: a political analysis, →ISBN, page 186:


Vanderlaan

Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + laan (“lane”).


Guilfoyle

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phóil (“son of St. Paul's follower”), from mac + giolla + Pól.


Chalker

From an agent derivative of Old English geċealcian (“to whiten”), an occupational surname for a whitewasher, or a topographic surname for someone who lived on chalky ground.


Weinmann

From the German and Jewish surname, from Wein (“wine”) + Mann (“man”).


Minjarez

Borrowed from Spanish Minjárez. Of Mexican origin.


Raftery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (“son of Reachtabhra”), a personal name which derives from reacht (“decree”).


Chia

Two different origins:
* variant of Lucia
* Borrowed from Chinese 謝／谢, via Hakka or Teochew or Hokkien


Grunewald

en-proper noun

Grunewald (countable and uncountable, plural Grunewalds)


Cluck

* As a German surname, Americanized from Kluck.
* As a Polish and Czech surname, Americanized from Kluk.


Malecki

Borrowed from Polish Małecki or Malecki.


Lattimer

Lattimer (countable and uncountable, plural Lattimers)


Cresswell

Cresswell (countable and uncountable, plural Cresswells)


Villacorta

Borrowed from Spanish Villacorta. This surname is predominantly found in Peru.


Kennington

Kennington (countable and uncountable, plural Kenningtons)


Murtagh

From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceart (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.


Lauro

From the Italian surname, from a personal name derived from Latin laurus.


Frailey

Frailey (countable and uncountable, plural Fraileys)


Bannerman

A surname originating as an occupation for a standard-bearer.


Bardsley

Bardsley (countable and uncountable, plural Bardsleys)


Bevill

English habitational surname of Norman origin, from the villages of Beuvillers or Bouville, both in Normandy.


Thornley

Thornley (countable and uncountable, plural Thornleys)

From Old English þorn (“thorn, thorny bush”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to thorn + -ley (“lea”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Bennion

Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion (“son of Einion”), a Welsh personal name.


Glatt

South German and Jewish surname, from the adjective glatt (“sleek, smooth”).


Truex

Anglicization of Trieux. From French Trieux


Nyquist

Borrowed from Swedish Nyqvist, from ny (“new”) + kvist (“branch”).


Mulhall

Mulhall (countable and uncountable, plural Mulhalls)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathail (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathal”).


Kaczor

From Polish Kaczor, from kaczor (“drake”).


Orchard

Topographic surname for someone who lived by an orchard.


Heape

Perhaps from Middle English hepe (“rosehip”), heppe, hipe, from Old English hēope, from Proto-Germanic *heupǭ.


Basse

Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Basse, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Danish Basse, a nickname meaning "wild boar".
* Borrowed from French Basse, from basse (“low; short”).


Mumme

* As a German surname, from Mumme, a variant of Mumm, from the personal name Mummo, ultimately from a Germanic name corresponding to *mundō (“protection”) + *mōdaz (“courage”).
* As a Swabian/Alemannic German surname, from the verb mummen (“to mumble”).


Strafford

From Old English staithe (“landing place”) + ford.


DeWitt

A surname from Dutch, an anglicization of de Witt.


Rimer

* As an English surname, from a medieval form of rhymer (“one who rhymes”).
* As a Jewish and German surname, spelling variant of Riemer.


Murley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).


Ybanez

Anglicization of Spanish Ybáñez, variant of Ibáñez. A surname common in the Philippines and Argentina. Doublet of Ibanez.

A Hispanic and Filipino surname from Spanish.


Spurrier

English surname, from the noun spurrier (“maker of spurs”).

A surname originating as an occupation for a spurrier.


Borquez

Borrowed from Spanish Bórquez. This surname is mostly found in Chile.


Forbush

en-proper noun

Forbush (countable and uncountable, plural Forbushes)

Two main origins:
* A variant of the Scottish surname Forbes.
* An Americanized spelling of German Vorbusch.


Geoghegan

/ˈɡeɪ(ə)ɡən/

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mag Eochagáin (“son of Eochagán”), a diminutive of Eochaidh. Compare Caughey.


Elsey

Elsey (countable and uncountable, plural Elseys)

From the Old English personal name Ælfsiġe, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and siġe (“victory”).


Melnik

From Belarusian Мельнік (Mjelʹnik) or Russian Мельник (Melʹnik).


Piggott

Piggott (countable and uncountable, plural Piggotts)

From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic.


Garst

From the German and Dutch surname, variant of Karst, from the noun karst (“hoe, mattock”). Also a short form of the personal name Christian.


Dudgeon

English and Scottish surname, perhaps related to the noun dudgeon (sense 1) (“kind of wood used in a hilt”). Or, from a diminutive of Dodge.


Stumbo

From Italian Stumbo, italianization of the Sicilian surname Stummu, derived from stummu (“mackerel”).


Bracewell

Bracewell (countable and uncountable, plural Bracewells)


Gagner

From the French Canadian surname, variant of Gagné. Compare also Gagne, Gagnier.


Enamorado

Borrowed from Spanish Enamorado. This surname is mostly found in Honduras.


Tilford

Tilford (countable and uncountable, plural Tilfords)


Studley

Studley (countable and uncountable, plural Studleys)

From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).


Vaidya

Borrowed from Marathi वैद्य (vaidya, “doctor, physician”). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.


Charlesworth

en-proper noun

Charlesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Charlesworths)


Seligman

Seligman (countable and uncountable, plural Seligmans)


Loudon

Loudon (countable and uncountable, plural Loudons)


Edlund

Borrowed from Swedish Edlund, from ed (“isthmus”) + lund (“grove”).


Hoar

* As an English surname, from the adjective hoar (“greyish white”).
* Also as an English surname, from Ore in Sussex, or its source Old English ōra (“edge, brink”).
Compare Middle English Hore.


Coonrod

A Dutch-American surname from Dutch [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Dutch Coenraad, Koenraadt.

A German-American surname from German [in turn originating as a patronymic], anglicized from Kunradt.


Galusha

Americanized spelling of Polish Gałusza.


Forward

Forward (countable and uncountable, plural Forwards)


Sax

From the German surname, spelling variant of Sachs.


Riche

As an English surname, from Rich. As a French surname, from Old French riche.


Soe

Borrowing from Burmese စိုး (cui:) and/or Teochew 蘇／苏 (sou¹) or Hokkien 蘇／苏 (So͘).


Mwangi

Borrowed from Kikuyu Mwangi. This is the third most common surname in Kenya.


Haston

Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire, from Old English hēafod (“head”) + stān (“stone”), or possibly a variant of Hairston.


Cheong

From various Chinese surnames, such as Cantonese 張／张 (zoeng¹) or 蔣／蒋 (zoeng²), Hokkien 鍾／钟 (Chiong).


Huot

* (French surname): Borrowed from French Huot.
* (Khmer surname): Borrowed from Khmer ហួត (huət).


Croll

* As a German surname, variant of Kroll.
* As a Scottish (by way of Norman) surname, from the same source as Croall.
* As an English surname, variant of Curl.
* As a Polish surname, Americanized from Król. Compare Krol. Similar Slavic counterparts are found in Kralj, Král, Kráľ; see Kral.


Bilal

Bilal (countable and uncountable, plural Bilals)

From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.


Crabbe

English and Scottish surname, spelling variant of Crabb.


Gillan

Gillan (countable and uncountable, plural Gillans)


Girton

Girton (countable and uncountable, plural Girtons)

From Old English grēot (“gravel”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Holdridge

Possibly a habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from Old English heald (“bent, inclined, sloping”) + hryċġ (“ridge, spur”).


Mallow

en-proper noun

Mallow (countable and uncountable, plural Mallows)


Tonn

From the German surname, from the noun Tonne (“cask, barrel”).


Capel

Capel (countable and uncountable, plural Capels)


Lukasik

From Polish Łukasik, Czech Lukašík, or Slovak Lukášik.


Bucklin

Bucklin (countable and uncountable, plural Bucklins)


Printz

* German surname, Americanized from Brentz, Brenz. See Brand.
* Also as a German surname, variant of Prinz.


Monje

Borrowed from Spanish, from monje. Doublet of Monk.


Komar

From Czech Komár, Slovak Komár, Polish Komar, or Slovene Komar; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *komarъ (“mosquito”).


Hagberg

Borrowed from Swedish Hagberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements hage (“enclosure, pen”) and berg (“mountain”).


Kuper

Kuper (countable and uncountable, plural Kupers)


Capron

Capron (countable and uncountable, plural Caprons)


Javed

From Urdu جاوید (jāved), from Classical Persian جاوید (jāwēd). Doublet of Javid from Iranian Persian.


Treacy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh (“descendant of Treasach”), a personal name ultimately derived from treise (“strenght, power”).


Kump

* As a German surname for a bowl maker, from Middle Low German kump (“wooden bowl”), from Old Saxon *kumba, from Proto-Germanic *kumbaz. Variants of this derivation are found in Austria, Slovenia, and Croatia.
* Also as a German surname, Americanized from Kumpf.


Ferrufino

Borrowed from Spanish Ferrufino. This surname is mostly found in Bolivia.


Coloma

From Spanish Coloma, a common Filipino and Hispanic surname.


Yzaguirre

Borrowed from Spanish Yzaguirre, itself of Basque origin.


Slavik

From Czech Slavík and Slovak Slavík, both meaning "nightingale". Doublet of Salavey.


Chmura

From Polish Chmura, from chmura (“cloud”).


Riffel

From the German surname, from short forms of derivatives of the ancient Germanic name containing *hrōþi (“fame”) such as Rudolph. Also an occupational surname from the verb riffeln (“to groove, comb, remove seeds from flax”).


Hambleton

en-proper noun

Hambleton (countable and uncountable, plural Hambletons)

From Old English hamel (“crooked (hill)”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Brinkmann

→ Translingual: Brinkmannia


Vielma

Borrowed from Spanish Vielma, variant of Viedma.


Vandermeer

Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + meer (“lake”).


Pigeon

Pigeon (countable and uncountable, plural Pigeons)


Bottom

* As an English surname, from the noun bottom. Compare Botham.
* As a French name, mistranslated from Lafond, in which Old French la fond (“the fountain”) is confused with modern le fond (“the bottom”).


Haji

Islamic/Arabic surname, from حج (“pilgrimage to Mecca”).


Telfer

Scottish and North English surname, from a personal name based on a byname for a strong man or ferocious warrior, from Old French tailler (“to cut”) + fer (“iron”).


Villeneuve

Villeneuve (countable and uncountable, plural Villeneuves)

Borrowed from French Villeneuve (literally “Newtown, new town”).

bor

A surname from French, equivalent to English Newton.


Kort

* As a Dutch surname, from the adjective kort (“short”).
* As a German surname, pet form of Konrad.
* As a Jewish surname, via Polish from Yiddish קאָרט (kort, “cord”), ultimately from the root of English cord.
* Also as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, from Yiddish קאַרטל (kartl, “card”), itself borrowed from German Karte.


Eguia

Anglicization of Spanish Eguía, from Basque Egia

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Tarleton

en-proper noun

Tarleton (countable and uncountable, plural Tarletons)

From the Old Norse personal name Þóraldr + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Gaviria

Borrowed from Spanish Gaviria, from Basque Gabiria.


Lafon

From the French surname, variant of Lafont, Lafond.


Boesch

From the German surname, shortened from the personal name Sebastian. Also a surname related to Busch (“wood, thicket”).


Rommel

From the Dutch surname, from rommelen (“to rumble”). Also a spelling variant of Rummel.


Highley

en-proper noun

Highley (countable and uncountable, plural Highleys)

Recorded as Hugelei in the Domesday Book, the village is named with the unattested Old English personal name *Hugga + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Dymond

Dymond (countable and uncountable, plural Dymonds)


Brow

* As an English surname, from the noun brow.
* As a French surname, variant of Brault and also Breaux. Compare Bro, Broe.
* As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Brouw, either from the verb brouwen (“to brew”) or a variant of op den Brouw, a toponym of uncertain origin (possibly itself related to brouwen).


Donnellan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Domhnalláin (“descendant of Domhnallán”), a diminutive of the personal name Domhnall.


Dykema

Borrowed from West Frisian Dykema, a derivative of Dyk. Compare Dyke, Dyck, Dike.


Fagg

en-proper noun

Fagg (countable and uncountable, plural Faggs)


Bhardwaj

Borrowed from Hindi भारद्वाज (bhāradvāj).


Tunney

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tonnaigh (“descendant of Tonnach”), a personal name derived from tonn (“wave, billow”).


Gautam

Transliteration of Sanskrit गौतम (gautama)


Abed

From Arabic عَابِد (ʕābid, “servant, worshipper”)


Koehl

South German and Alemannic German surname, variant of Kohl.


Comiskey

Reduced Americanized form of Irish Mac Cumascaigh.


Meinhardt

From the German surname, from Old High German magin (“strength, might”) + hart (“brave, hardy, strong”). The first element is from Proto-West Germanic *magan.


Dollard

*English: Nickname for a dull or stupid person, from dull + -ard; or an adaptation of Irish Ó Dhollaird.
*Other languages: can be related to pain/suffering, similar to Dolores; can be about mourning (see in Filae); or it can derive from rivers named Dollart or Dullaert (Middle Dutch “madman, savage”).


Fessenden

en-proper noun

Fessenden (countable and uncountable, plural Fessendens)


Zarazua

Borrowed from Spanish Zarazua, itself of Basque origin.


Shuttleworth

Shuttleworth (countable and uncountable, plural Shuttleworths)

From Old English sċyttel (“bar, bolt”) + worþ (“enclosure”).


Raia

From the Sicilian surname, from raia (“smilax”) and raja (“ray”), both from Latin raia. As an Arabic surname, from راية (rāya, “flag”).


Rahe

From the German surname, variant of Rauh, Rau.


Blumenfeld

Borrowed from German Blumenfeld, a Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname.


Klar

* As a German and Jewish surname, from klar (“pure, clear”). Also from Klara, German variant of Clara.
* Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Latin Hilarius (English Hillary).


Lipka

From Polish Lipka, Czech Lipka, Slovak Lipka.


Keaney

Possibly an Americanized form of Irish Ó Cianagh (“descendant of Cianach”), a byname from cian (“distant, long”).


Bramwell

en-proper noun

Bramwell (countable and uncountable, plural Bramwells)


Spivak

From Ukrainian співак (spivak, “singer”).


Hornyak

From Ukrainian Горняк (Hornjak) or Hungarian Hornyák, ultimately from a Slavic language, e.g. Czech Horňák, from horňák, or Slovak Horňák.


Wah

Borrowed from Cantonese 華／华 (waa6, waa4).


Ahl

* As a German surname, from Aal (“eel”).
* Also as a German and Jewish surname, from Ahle (“awl”).
* As a Swedish surname, from al (“alder”). The -h- appears to be an Anglicization.


Ringgold

Ringgold (countable and uncountable, plural Ringgolds)

From the German surname, Americanized from Ringold.


Wittmann

Alternative form of Wittman; A surname from German.


Salama

Borrowed from Arabic سلامة (salāma, “good health”). This surname is predominantly found in Egypt.


Hedger

From Middle English Hegger, Heger, from hegger (“one who makes or repairs hedges, a hedger”).


Seddon

Seddon (countable and uncountable, plural Seddons)

Perhaps a habitational surname from an unidentified place in England.


Buenaventura

From Spanish Buenaventura, a reference to Saint Bonaventure (Santa Buenaventura). Doublet of Bonaventure.


Veenstra

Borrowed from Dutch Veenstra and West Frisian Feenstra.


Tuazon

Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫／大孙 (tōa-sun), via Spanish Tuazon or Tagalog Tuazon or Kapampangan Tuazon.

A Filipino surname from Tagalog/Kapampangan [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien], common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.


Coviello

Borrowed from a Romance language, related to Covillo, likely derived from a masculine noun (thus the -o inflection). The 2010 US Census finding that the name 'Coviello' was most commonly held by white people suggests it is not a Latin-American Spanish or Brazilian Portuguese surname, though possibly from their European counterparts or Italian.


Frasca

From the Italian surname, from the noun frasca (“branch”).


Chumbley

A pronunciation spelling of Cholmondeley, now usually pronounced /t͡sʌmliː/ under influence from other words spelled with an archaic silent ⟨b⟩ such as crumb and comb.


Teo

Borrowed from Hokkien 張／张 (Tiuⁿ, Tioⁿ) via Malaysia and/or Singapore. Doublet of Chang. Compare Tagalog Tiu / Tio.


Kehr

From the German surname from the noun kere (“bend of a corner”), probably related to kehren (“to turn around”). Compare Quirin.


Andrada

Variant of Andrade. Borrowed from Romance (Spanish Andrada and Portuguese Andrada), variant of Spanish Andrade/Portuguese Andrade, from Galician Andrade

A surname from the Romance languages.
A surname from Spanish.

A surname from the Romance languages.
A surname from Portuguese.


Stepney

Stepney (countable and uncountable, plural Stepneys)

* From Old English Stybbanhyð (“Stybba's hithe”), from *Stybba (personal name) + hyþ (“harbour; landing-place; hithe”).
* (spare wheel): Originally a brand name, from the Stepney Spare Motor Wheel company.


Shinault

Americanized spelling of French Chenault.


Ellwood

en-proper noun

Ellwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ellwoods)


Budge

English (mainly Anglo-Norman) surname, from Norman bouoche (“mouth”).


Vanscoy

Vanscoy (countable and uncountable, plural Vanscoys)


Moorhouse

Moorhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Moorhouses)

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + hūs (“house”).


Baldonado

Common Filipino surname, from Spanish, an alteration of Maldonado


Klump

From the Dutch and German surname, variant of Klomp, from the noun klomp.


Albury

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

From eald (“old”) + burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.


Brain

From the Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, from mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).


Cantley

Cantley (countable and uncountable, plural Cantleys)


Almeda

From Spanish Almeida, from Arabic الْمَائِدَة (al-māʔida).

A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Arabic origin.


Apostol

From the Greek surname, shortened from Apostolos, and also Hungarian, Romanian, Albanian and Spanish adaptations of it.


Goh

From Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘), or less commonly, 伍 (Gó͘).


Whang

From the Korean surname, spelling variant of Wang.


Jovanovic

Jovanovic (plural Jovanovices or Jovanovics)

Jovanovices (plural)
Jovanovics (plural)


Harnden

English habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Murrin

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireáin (“descendant of Muireán”), a diminutive of a personal name beginning with muir (“sea”).


Dahlman

Borrowed from Swedish Dahlman, from dal (“valley”) + man (“man”). This surname could also be a variant of German Dahlmann.


Burbage

en-proper noun

Burbage (countable and uncountable, plural Burbages)


Shakir

Shakir (countable and uncountable, plural Shakirs)


Spurr

English surname, from the noun spur. Compare Spurrier, Spoor.


Wyllie

Wyllie (countable and uncountable, plural Wyllies)


Manly

English and Irish surname, variant of Manley.


Bottomley

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English botm (“bottom; abyss”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bottom + -ley (“lea”); compare the name Bottom.


Swaby

Swaby (countable and uncountable, plural Swabys)

From the Old Norse ethnic byname Sváfi (“Swabian”) + býr (“farm, settlement”).


Parlier

Parlier (countable and uncountable, plural Parliers)


Botsford

The civil parish is New Brunswick is named after lawyer and politician Amos Botsford (1744 - 1812).


Dant

From the French surname of Breton origin, from dant (“tooth”).

On Saturday, 29-year-old Ryan Dant walked across the stage in his cap and gown as he graduated from his dream school, the University of Louisville. […] What was supposed to be a routine checkup revealed that Ryan’s liver and spleen were too large, and the Dants were referred to a geneticist.

2017 May 13, Ashley Strickland, “Warned he would die by age 10, he just graduated college”, in CNN:


Atha

* As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy.
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Athey.


Stickle

From the German surname, Americanized from Stickel.


Burling

From the Old English personal name Bærla or Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”).


Goucher

/ˈɡaʊt͡ʃə(ɹ)/


Hurn

Hurn (countable and uncountable, plural Hurns)


Forgey

Perhaps an Americanized spelling of French Forget or an altered spelling of Forgie.


Fear

* As an English surname, from an obsolete noun meaning "traveler," represented in the second half of Old English gefera (“comrade, companion”).
* Also as an English surname, from the root of the adjective fierce, and occasionally from the noun fear.
* Also as an English surname, from the noun ferry.
* Occasionally as an English surname of Norman origin, from La Fère in Aisne, possibly from Latin feretrum (“bier”).


Hankey

en-proper noun

Hankey (countable and uncountable, plural Hankeys)


Height

English surname, spelling variant of Hight.


Lucke

From the German surname, variant of Luck.


Newburn

Newburn (countable and uncountable, plural Newburns)

The Fife place-name was historically Nithbren (1150). Possibly from Pictish, perhaps from *Nith, an ethonym, with a cognate of Welsh bryn (“hill”) or Welsh pren (“tree”).


Nissley

Americanized spelling of German Nissle or Nüssli.


Partington

Partington (countable and uncountable, plural Partingtons)


Lamy

Lamy (countable and uncountable, plural Lamys)


Bollin

Bollin (countable and uncountable, plural Bollins)


Brakefield

Topographic surname, from Old English bracu (“brake, thicket”) + feld (“field”).


Beaudin

* As a French surname, pet form of a name of Germanic origin from the element *balþ (“bold, strong”), see also Baud. Compare Baudin.
* Also as a French surname, variant of Bodin.
Compare Boda, Bodi.


Spoor

From the Dutch and English surname, from the noun spur. From being a maker of spurs.

An occupational surname from Middle English


Winnett

Winnett (countable and uncountable, plural Winnetts)


Duce

* As an English surname, from the obsolete adjective douce (“sweet”).
* As an Italian surname, from duce (“leader”).


Poulton

Poulton (countable and uncountable, plural Poultons)


Spoors

From Old English spora (“spur”), signifying the maker of spurs.


Helvey

Helvey (countable and uncountable, plural Helveys)


Halton

Halton (countable and uncountable, plural Haltons)

* (Halton, Ontario, Canada): Named after William Mathew Halton, a British colonial bureaucrat in Upper Canada.


Buffa

Borrowed from Italian Buffa, from Sicilian buffa (“toad”).


Slowik

From Polish Słowik (“nightingale”). Doublet of Slavik and Salavey.


Faherty

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fatharthaig (“descendant of Fathartach”), a personal name ultimately derived from foghar (“sound”).


Soroka

From Ukrainian Сорока (Soroka), from сорока (soroka, “magpie”).


Montross

en-proper noun

Montross (countable and uncountable, plural Montrosses)


Otero

Borrowed from Spanish Otero, from otero (“hillock”).


Craxi

From the Sicilian surname Craxi, a surname derived from craxì (“wine”).


La Grange

La Grange (countable and uncountable, plural La Granges)

A surname from French, variant of Lagrange


Ordway

Ordway (countable and uncountable, plural Ordways)

From the Old English personal name Ordwīġ, which is composed of the elements ord (“point of a spear”) and wīġ (“war, battle”).


Cromarty

Cromarty (countable and uncountable, plural Cromartys)

From Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked, bent”) + àrd (“height”) or bati (“bay”).

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.


Ossa

Ossa (countable and uncountable, plural Ossas)

Surname borrowed from Spanish Ossa, itself from Basque otsoa (“wolf”).


Tweeddale

Tweeddale (countable and uncountable, plural Tweeddales)


Menzies

From Early Scots Menȝies, from Scottish Gaelic Mèinnearach, from Anglo-Norman Mesnières.


Leven

Various origins:
* A variant of the surname Levin.
* From the Old English personal name Lēofwine, composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) + wine (“friend”).
* Borrowed from German Leven, a surname which shares the same origin of the Old English personal name.
* Habitational surname from any of various places in Scotland and England.


Valenciano

From Spanish, from valenciano, originally an ethnonymic name for a native of Valencia.


Majeed

Variant of Majid. This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Topham

Topham (countable and uncountable, plural Tophams)


Zoellner

Occupational surname, borrowed from German Zöllner (“customs officer”).


Khawaja

Borrowed from Classical Persian خْوَاجَه (xwāja).


Spafford

en-proper noun

Spafford (countable and uncountable, plural Spaffords)


Hession

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hOisín (“descendant of Oisín”), a personal name which derives from a diminutive form of os (“deer”).


Horsey

From Old English hors (“horse”) + īeġ (“island”).


Murnane

From the Irish surname, from Ó Murnáin, reduced from Manannáin (“descendant of Manannán”), a name related to the root of Isle of Man.


Tadesse

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name ታደሠ (tadäśä).


Kriz

From Czech Kříž, Slovak Kríž, or Slovene Križ.


Birney

Scottish habitational surname from a place in Morayshire, probably from Scottish Gaelic braonach (“misty, wet, damp”).


Knarr

From the German surname used as a nickname for a hunchback, from knorr (“lump”), which is cognate with knar (“lump, tree knot”).


Vaquero

Borrowed from Spanish Vaquero, from vaquero (“herdsman”).


Marinello

From Italian Marinello, from Marinello, a village in Sicily, and marinello, from Medieval Latin marinellus (“sailor, mariner”), q.v.


Merrow

From the Welsh surname, from Meuric, Welsh form of Maurice.


Nett

* As a German surname, from Middle High German nett, from Old French net (“clean”), ultimately from Latin *nittus.
* As an Irish surname, variant of McNett.


Eastburn

en-proper noun

Eastburn (countable and uncountable, plural Eastburns)


Tessmer

From the German surname of Slavic origin, from personal names beginning with the element teš (“to console, comfort”) (from Proto-Slavic *těšiti) + měr (“peace”). Compare Tesch.


Elsberry

Elsberry (countable and uncountable, plural Elsberrys)


Dunmore

Dunmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunmores)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic dùn (“fortress, fort, stronghold”) + mòr (“big, large, great”).


Larrea

Borrowed from Spanish Larrea, a habitational surname from Basque.


Woolwine

en-proper noun

Woolwine (countable and uncountable, plural Woolwines)

Probably an Americanized form of German Volkwein. It could also be a variant of Walwyn.


Brannock

Irish habitational surname from the town of Brecon, in Wales.


Markovic

Markovic (plural Markovices or Markovics)

A Serbo-Croatian (Marković, Slovak, Carpathian Rusyn, and Slovene (Markovič) surname, from the personal name Marko, from Latin Mārcus. See Mark. Compare Markovich, Markovitz, Marchi.


Coghill

Habitational surname from a place in North Yorkshire, from Old English cot (“cottage”) + Old Norse kelda (“well, spring”).


Brumm

From the German surname, from the verb brummen (“to buzz”).


Heslin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEislin, a reduced form of Irish Ó hEisleanáin (“descendant of Eisleanán”), a personal name which probably derives from éislinn (“unsafe, weak”).


Alpizar

Borrowed from Spanish Alpízar. This surname is predominantly found in Costa Rica.


Corkery

en-proper noun

Corkery (countable and uncountable, plural Corkerys)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corcra (“descendant of Corcra”), a personal name derived from corcair (“purple”).


Buckle

A surname originating as an occupation for a maker or seller of buckles.


Bratten

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreatnaich (“son of the Briton”), from Breatnach (“Briton”).


Bhuiyan

Transliteration of Bengali ভুঁইয়া (bhũiẏa) and Assamese ভূঞা (bhuña), literally, “landowner”, and are compound of ভুঁই (bhũi, “land”) + -ইয়া (-iẏa, “owner, possessor”).


Sant

* As an English and French surname, variant of Saint (as a Dutch surname, from a doublet, sint; also Vansant).
* As an Italian surname, variant of Santo.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Sand, itself from the English noun sand.
* As an Indian (Maharashtra)/Hindi surname, from संत (sant).


Mehra

Borrowed from Hindi मेहरा (mehrā), cf. Mehrotra, Malhotra.


Bold

en-proper noun

Bold (countable and uncountable, plural Bolds)

* As an English surname, from the adjective bold (“daring courageous”) or the noun bold (“dwelling, house”).
* As a Swedish and German surname, related to the adjective above, such as in Baldwin and Reinbold.


Updegraff

Updegraff (countable and uncountable, plural Updegraffs)


Croston

Croston (countable and uncountable, plural Crostons)

In Lancashire, from Old Norse kross or Old English cros + tūn.


Brea

Brea (countable and uncountable, plural Breas)


Brainerd

Brainerd (countable and uncountable, plural Brainerds)


Cadogan

From the Welsh personal name Cadwgan, probably composed of the elements cad (“battle”) + gwgan (“scowler”), and also an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceadagáin.

A surname from Welsh or A surname from Irish.


Greaney

Greaney (countable and uncountable, plural Greaneys)

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gráinne (“descendant of Gráinne”), a female personal name.


Sankar

From Sanskrit शंकर (śaṃkara) meaning one who gives happiness.


Chui

Romanization of Cantonese 崔 (ceoi1) and Hokkien 崔 (chhui). Doublet of Cui.


Rauh

* As a German surname, variant of Rau.
* As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, variations from the German noun Rauch (“smoke”), used to translate Slovene dim.


Mule

Various origins:
* A nickname for a stubborn person, from Middle English mule (“mule”) or, alternatively, an occupational surname for a driver of pack animals.
* Borrowed from Italian Mulè.
* Borrowed from French Mule.


Kone

* As a German surname, Americanized from Kohn or Dutch Koen.
* As an English and Irish surname, variant of Cone.
* As a West African surname, from the Koné clan of the Bambara and Mandinka tribes. Compare Konneh.


Lizardi

Borrowed from Spanish Lizardi, from Basque Lizardi.


Dummer

en-proper noun

Dummer (countable and uncountable, plural Dummers)

In Hampshire, recorded as Dunmere in 1086 (DB), from Old English dūn + mere (pond on a hill). The surname possibly originates from Hampshire.


Moroz

From Ukrainian or Russian мороз (moroz, literally “frost”).


Vacek

From the Czech surname, from the personal name Václav + -ek.


Pasha

* As an Islamic surname (generally the Indian subcontinent), honorific title from Turkish paşa. This is also found in Albania, Turkey and Slavic countries. Compare Basha, Bey.
* As an English surname, variant of Pasher, itself Anglicized from French Perchard, a suffixed form of Old French perche (“pole”), from Latin pertica.


Vrabel

From Slovak Vrábel, Slovene Vrabelj, or another Slavic language. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *vorbьľь (“sparrow”).


Kottke

From the German surname, from a diminutive of Kott, itself a variant of Koth and Kotz.


Canup

Americanized spelling of German Knapp or Knopp.


Diab

Christian/Muslim/Arabic surname, probably from ذئب (“wolf”), or Old Norse Deyja'b ("Rare Death").


Sidebottom

Habitational surname from a place in Cheshire, from Old English sīde (“side, flank”) + botm (“bottom, ground”).


Tripathi

Borrowed from Hindi त्रिपाठी (tripāṭhī), which is from Sanskrit त्रिपाठिन् (tripāṭhin, “person who has studied the three Vedas”).


Pankow

en-proper noun

Pankow (countable and uncountable, plural Pankows)


Rifkin

Jewish metronymic surname, from the Yiddish personal name רבֿקה (rivke, “Rebecca”), with the addition of the Proto-Slavic metronymic suffix *-inъ.


Hopewell

Hopewell (countable and uncountable, plural Hopewells)

Ultimately from hope + well.
The civil parish in New Brunswick may have been named after Hopewell, Pennsylvania.


Hooton

Hooton (countable and uncountable, plural Hootons)


Swartwood

From Old English sweart (“black”) + wudu (“wood”).


Midgley

Midgley (countable and uncountable, plural Midgleys)

From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge + -ley (“lea”).

der

A habitational surname from Old English.


Ramakrishnan

Borrowed from Tamil ராமகிருஷ்ணன் (rāmakiruṣṇaṉ).

bor

ராமகிருஷ்ணன்

Tamil ராமகிருஷ்ணன் (rāmakiruṣṇaṉ)


Schoon

From the German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning beautiful, from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī.


Harewood

en-proper noun

Harewood (countable and uncountable, plural Harewoods)

From Old English hāra, definite form of hār (“grey”) + wudu (“wood, forest”).


Coldwell

Coldwell (countable and uncountable, plural Coldwells)


Quigg

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuaig.


Artiaga

Variant of Spanish Arteaga (with similar changes like in the Filipino surname Arciaga, from Arceaga), of Basque origin


Kinnaird

Scottish habitational surname, from Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head”) + aird (“summit, peak”).


Sugar

* As a Hungarian surname, from the noun sugár (“light ray”).
* As a German and Jewish surname, semantic loan from German Zucker (“sugar”).


Malmberg

Borrowed from Swedish Malmberg, from malm (“ore”) + berg (“mountain”).


Wahlstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Wahlström, from vall (“pasture”) + ström (“stream”).


Bradway

en-proper noun

Bradway (countable and uncountable, plural Bradways)

From Old English brād (“broad”) + weġ (“path, road, way”). Likely a vowel-shifted variant of the surname Broadway, which is derived from the same roots. The words "broad way" have been used in English to name wide roads and associated settlements for over a millennium.


Murrow

Murrow (countable and uncountable, plural Murrows)


Tokarz

From Polish Tokarz, from tokarz (“turner”). Cognate of Tokar.


Prude

English surname, probably a variant of Proud.


Creedon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Críodáin (“descendant of Críodán”), a personal name of obscure origin.


Laury

* As an English surname, variant of Lawry.
* As a French surname, variant of Laur, from Latin laurus. Compare Lauro.


Swiatek

From Polish Świątek or, less commonly, Światek.


Sandquist

Borrowed from Swedish Sandqvist, from sand (“sand”) + kvist (“twig”).


Seery

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Saoraidhe (“descendant of Saoraidhe”), a personal name based on saoraidhe (“freeman”).


Reinbold

From the German surname, from derivatives of Proto-Germanic *raginą (“counsel”) + *balþaz (“brave”).


Irigoyen

Borrowed from Spanish Irigoyen, from Basque Irigoien.


Pitkin

en-proper noun

Pitkin (countable and uncountable, plural Pitkins)


Arriaza

Borrowed from Spanish Arriaza, itself from Basque.


Dubuque

Dubuque (countable and uncountable, plural Dubuques)


Fontanilla

From Spanish, from Italian fontanella (“fontanel”), from fontana (“fountain”)+-ella (“diminutive suffix”).

A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Italian origin.


Boxley

Boxley (countable and uncountable, plural Boxleys)

From Old English box (“box-tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to box + -ley (“lea”).


Laguardia

From Romance languages
* From Spanish Laguardia, from guardia (“guard”)
* From Italian Laguardia, from Sicilian La Guardia (“the guard”).

A surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].