Wakeley

Wakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Wakeleys)

From the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Malmstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Malmström, from malm (“ore”) + ström (“stream”).


Tooke

From Old Norse Tóki, a short form of the personal name Þorketill.


Scherf

From the German surname, reflecting multiple origins:
* Middle Low German and Middle High German scherf, a kind of coin, used as a nickname for poor people, from Old High German scerf, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *skrapōną (“to scratch”).
* From scharf, scharpf, scherf (“eager, rough”)
* Habitational surname from Scherfede in Warburg


Larranaga

Borrowed from Spanish Larrañaga, a surname of Basque origin.


Fairhurst

Habitational surname from a lost place in Lancashire, from Old English fæġer (“fair, beautiful”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).


Sriram

*Borrowed from Sanskrit श्रीराम (śrīrāma)


Zientek

From Polish Zientek, Ziętek, from a diminutive of zięć.


Cuffie

From the Irish surname, variant of Cuff.


Malmgren

Borrowed from Swedish Malmgren, from malm (“ore”) + gren (“branch”).


Kock

* As a Dutch and North/Low German occupational surname for a cook, from kok. Similar to Kok, Cocke.
* As a south German surname Köck, a Bavarian variant of Beck.
* As a Slovene surname, Americanized from Kok.


Waldie

Scottish surname, from the Scots name Waldef, which shares the same ultimate source as Walthall.


Gursky

Respelling of Polish Górski, Gurski. Also, transliteration of East Slavic surnames of similar origin: Ukrainian Гурський (Hursʹkyj), Belarusian Гурскі (Hurski), Russian Гурский (Gurskij). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *gora.


Milhouse

en-proper-noun

Milhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Milhouses or Milhice)


Balian

From Armenian Բալյան (Balyan), Պալյան (Palyan).


Mehmedovic

en-proper noun

Mehmedovic (plural Mehmedovices or Mehmedovics)

Mehmedovices (plural)
Mehmedovics (plural)


Bigsby

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified settlement.


Balmaceda

Borrowed from Spanish Balmaceda, alternative spelling of Balmaseda.


Whinery

Topographic surname from Old Norse hvein (“gorse, furze”) + vrá (“nook or corner of land”).


Tiffin

Tiffin (countable and uncountable, plural Tiffins)


Tovey

Tovey (countable and uncountable, plural Toveys)

From the Old Norse personal name Tófi, a reduced form of any of various personal names containing the element Þórr (“Thor”).


Gulliver

Gulliver (countable and uncountable, plural Gullivers)

English surname of Norman origin, nickname for a greedy person, from Old French goulafre (“glutton”), from goule (“mouth”).


Drone

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Drohne, a city in Westphalia.
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Drane.
* As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Drohan; as a Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Dron in Perthshire.


Boda

* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Bod, supposedly of Turkic origin.
* Also as a Hungarian surname, from Bóda, pet form of Boldizsár. Also Slovak Boďa, from Baltazár.
* As a Spanish surname, from the noun boda (“wedding”).
* As a French Canadian surname, variant of Beaudin. Compare Bodah.


Juarbe

Borrowed from Spanish Juarbe, from Basque Xuarbe.


Rajendran

Borrowed from Malayalam രാജേന്ദ്രൻ (rājēndraṉ) and Tamil ராஜேந்திரன் (rājēntiraṉ).

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Tamil ராஜேந்திரன் (rājēntiraṉ)


Greenup

en-proper noun

Greenup (countable and uncountable, plural Greenups)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumberland, from Old English grēne (“green”) + hop (“small enclosure”).

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.


Boarman

A surname originating as an occupation for someone who made bows for archery.


Pote

English surname, possibly adapted from German Pothe, a variant of the surname Poth.


Zuleta

Borrowed from Spanish Zuleta, a surname of Basque origin.


Glassford

Glassford (countable and uncountable, plural Glassfords)


Balaji

Borrowed from Sanskrit बालाजी (bālājī), from बाल (bāla, “young boy, the form of Vishnu at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh.”) + -जी (-jī, “honorific”). The surname is particularly found in Andhra Pradesh.


Mileski

Borrowed from Macedonian Ми́лески (Míleski).


Klausner

From German Klausner (“hermit, someone living in a secluded place”), derived from Klause (“hermitage”), ultimately from Latin clausus (“closed”).


Bandera

Borrowed from Ukrainian Банде́ра (Bandéra).

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Stepan Bandera


Manton

en-proper noun

Manton (countable and uncountable, plural Mantons)

Various origins:
* In general, from Old English ġemǣne (“common, shared”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* In the case of the village in Lincolnshire, from Old English mealm (“sand, chalk”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
* The surname can also be an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Manntáin (“descendant of Manntán”), a nickname derived from a diminutive of mantach (“toothless”).


Brazeau

en-proper noun

Brazeau (countable and uncountable, plural Brazeaus)


Caiazzo

From Italian Caiazzo, from Latin Caiatia under possible influence from Italian -azzo (“forming pejoratives and diminutives”), of uncertain origin.


Corro

Borrowed from Spanish Corro, a habitational surname from Basque.


Champney

From Old French champeneis, an ethnic surname for someone from Champagne, in France.


Winterton

Winterton (countable and uncountable, plural Wintertons)

From the Old English personal name Winter or Wintra + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Mancebo

Borrowed from Spanish Mancebo, an occupational surname for a serf or servant.


Sit

From the Chinese surname, Cantonese variant of Xue.


Fakhoury

Borrowed from Arabic فاخوري, from the root ف خ ر (f-ḵ-r). This surname is mostly found in Jordan.

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Arabic فاخوري


Hurston

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English heorot (“hart”) or hyrst (“wooded hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) or þorn (“thornbush”).


Dine

* As a Dutch surname, shortened from Van Dine (see Vanduyne).
* As an English surname, from digne, from Old French digne (“proud, dignified”), from Latin dignus.
* As a French surname, shortened from Claudine.


Zuo

From the Chinese surname of several origins, including.
* 左 (zuǒ, “left-hand side”)
* 佐 (zuǒ, “assist”)
* 左丘 (Zuǒqiū), a place in Shandong.


Pay

en-proper noun

Pay (countable and uncountable, plural Pays)


Laszlo

Borrowed from Hungarian László, from the Slavic given name Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Doublet of Ladislaus.


Aronov

From Аронов.


Kuriakose

Borrowed from Malayalam കുര്യാക്കോസ് (kuryākkōsŭ), the local variant of the personal name Cyriacus.

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കുര്യാക്കോസ്


Sama

* As a Catalan surname, from Samà in Catalonia
* As an Italian surname, variant spelling of the surname Samà.
* As a Hindi/Gujarati surname, from सम्मा (sammā), name of a tribe. See Samma.
* As an Asturian-Leonese surname, from Sama in Asturias.
* As a Japanese surname, from 狭い (“narrow”), written phonetically as 佐満.


Grennan

* As an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French grenon (“mustache”), from Vulgar Latin *granonem (“facial hair, mustache”), from Frankish *granu, from Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn, beard-hair, hair-tips, mustache”).
* As an Irish surname, variant of Greenan.


Arroyave

Borrowed from Spanish Arroyave, from Basque Arroiave.


Matusik

Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Matušík or Polish Matusik.


Sivakumar

Borrowed from Tamil சிவகுமார் (civakumār).


Tailor

A surname originating as an occupation for a tailor.


Heiney

Americanized form of Swiss German Heini.


Snover

en-proper noun

Snover (countable and uncountable, plural Snovers)


Battersby

Battersby (countable and uncountable, plural Battersbys)

From Old Norse Boðvar (“a personal name”) + -s- + býr (“settlement”).


Eardley

Eardley (countable and uncountable, plural Eardleys)


Worland

Worland (countable and uncountable, plural Worlands)


Ernandez

Borrowed from Spanish Ernández, variant of Hernández.


Cressey

Cressey (countable and uncountable, plural Cresseys)


Frigo

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Frigo, from a short form of the personal name Federico.
* Americanized spelling of French Frigault.


Carbon

Carbon (countable and uncountable, plural Carbons)


Parmentier

A surname from French, equivalent to English Taylor.


Gere

* As a German surname, Americanized from Gehr
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary
* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Gergely


Linford

From Old English lind (“limetree”) + ford.


Flook

Various origins:
* From the Old Norse personal name Flóki.
* Altered spelling of German Fluck.


Jabbour

Borrowed from Arabic جبوّر (jubūr). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.


Finucane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnmhacáin (“descendant of Fionnmhacán”), a personal name composed by the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + macán, a diminutive of mac (“son”).


Curtice

en-proper noun

Curtice (countable and uncountable, plural Curtices)


Gorin

Gorin (countable and uncountable, plural Gorins)


Hogeland

Hogeland (countable and uncountable, plural Hogelands)


Tarbet

Tarbet (countable and uncountable, plural Tarbets)

In Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic An Tairbeart (place of portage, isthmus).


Kray

From the German surname, from the noun Krähe (“crow”).


Hoenig

* As an east German surname, variant of Honig (“honey”) and Heinig (a derivative of Heinrich).
* As a Jewish surname, from the personal name Henich, from the biblical name Enoch.


Tremmel

Borrowed from German surname tremel (“ruffian, boor”), from Middle High German Tram, Dram (“beam, block, cudgel”), most likely related to the root of tram.


Brahm

* As a German and Jewish surname, reduced from Abraham.
* Also as a German surname, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *brām (“gorse, bramble”).


Masoud

Borrowed from Arabic مَسْعُود (masʕūd); this surname is predominantly found in Tanzania and Egypt.


Muha

From Slovene muha, Serbo-Croatian muha, Belarusian муха (muxa), Ukrainian муха (muxa), Czech moucha, Slovak mucha, or Polish mucha, all from Proto-Slavic *muxa (“fly”).


Elmquist

Variant of Swedish Elmqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements alm (“elm”) and kvist (“twig”).


Plew

en-proper noun

Plew (countable and uncountable, plural Plews)


Cochenour

Americanized spelling of Swiss German Gochenauer.


Scroggin

unk

Unexplained


Acquaviva

From Italian ("living water"), acqua (“water”) + viva (“living, alive”).


Nevill

A surname from Old French, a variant of Neville.


Kullman

From the German surname, possibly altered from Konrad, and a variant of Kuhlmann.


Ikner

Americanized spelling of German Eickner.


Swager

* As a Dutch surname, from zwager (“son-in-law”).
* As a German surname, Americanized from Schwager, with the same meaning as the Dutch word. Compare Swoger, Swagger.


Blind

English, German, and Jewish/Yiddish surname, all related to the adjective blind.


Fiero

* As an Italian surname, variant of Fierro.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Führer (“guide, leader”).
Compare Fero.


Fulwood

en-proper noun

Fulwood (countable and uncountable, plural Fulwoods)


Maycock

From the Middle English personal name Maycok, a diminutive of May, itself a pet form of Mayhew.

A surname transferred from the given name.


Isaza

Borrowed from Spanish Isaza, perhaps a Basque habitational surname from isats (“broom”).


Turi

* As a Hungarian surname, from the placename Túr in Hungary.
* As an Italian surname, from Turi, Apulia, from Ancient Greek Θυριαι (Thuriai).
* Also as an Italian surname, shortened from Venturi.
* Also as an Italian surname, variant of Turo (from Arturo, and also amatore), Tura, Ventura.


Treptow

Treptow (countable and uncountable, plural Treptows)


Minero

PIE word
 *mēy(H)nis
Likely borrowed from Spanish Minero, as an occupational surname from Spanish minero m (“miner; one who mines or works in a mine”), occupational noun of Spanish mina f (“a mine, a cavern for mining”), itself borrowed borrowed from French mine f (“a mine”), inherited from Latin mina f (“an ore, a mine”), from Gaulish *mēnā (“an ore, a mine”), from Proto-Celtic *meinis f (“an ore, a metal, a mine”), from Proto-Indo-European *mēy(H)nis, Proto-Indo-European *(s)mēy(H)-.


Olney

en-proper noun

Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)

From the dative form of the Old English personal name Olla + īeġ (“island”).


Lubeck

* As a Dutch and North/Low German surname, from the city of Lübeck in Schleswig-Holstein.
* As a Slovak surname, from Ľubek, pet form of various names like Ľubomir formed from ľúbiť (“to love”). Similarly also from Polabian Liubice (“lovely”), cognate with Polish luby + -ica.


Escano

Anglicization of Tagalog and Spanish Escaño


Mahaffy

A surname from Irish, an alternative form of Mahaffey.


Ramic

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Ramić, from a short form of the Islamic personal name Ramadan.


Empson

From a reduced form of the personal name Emmett + -son.


Dasari

Borrowed from Telugu దాసరి (dāsari, “mendicant who is a worshipper of Vishnu.”).


Fayne

A nickname, from Middle English fain (“joyful, happy”).


Rotunno

Borrowed from Italian Rotunno, from Neapolitan rotunno (“round”).


Urquizo

Borrowed from Spanish Urquizo, itself of Basque origin.


Jamar

Probably an altered spelling of French Jamard. This surname is mostly found in Belgium.


Nosek

From Polish, Czech, and Slovak surname, from Nosek.


Tecson

Filipino surname ultimately from Hokkien 德孫／德孙 (tek-sun), via Spanish Tecson.

A surname from Hokkien, common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.


Blakesley

en-proper noun

Blakesley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakesleys)


Sandage

Probably an Americanized spelling of Polish Sandacz.


Iribe

Borrowed from Spanish Iribe, itself of Basque origin.


Croney

Shortened Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruanaidh (“son of Rooney”) or Mac Raighne (“son of Reaney”).


Turvey

Turvey (countable and uncountable, plural Turveys)

From Old English turf (“turf, sod”) + īeġ (“island”).


Tranter

From tranter, an occupational surname for a peddler.


Dayan

Jewish surname from Hebrew דַּיָּן (“rabbinic judge”).


Carraher

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhearchair (“son of Fearchar”), a personal name composed of the elements fear (“man”) + car (“dear, beloved”).


Loughrey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luachra (“descendant of Luachra”), a personal name derived from luachair (“light”).


Scarbro

en-proper noun

Scarbro (countable and uncountable, plural Scarbros)


Rike

From the Norwegian surname, from Old Norse ríki (“power, rule, realm”). Also an Americanized variant of German Reich.


Berrio

Borrowed from Spanish Berrio, itself of Basque origin.


Maudlin

English surname, from Middle English Maudeleyn. Doublet of Madeleine, Magdalen, Magdalena, and Magdalene.


Marren

Variant of Marrin, from the Medieval Latin saint name Marinus, Marina, literally "of the sea," from marinus. See Saint Marinus.


Haakenson

A surname from Swedish [in turn from Old Norse].


Baar

* As a German surname, variant of Bahr, or from the placenames Baar, Swabia or Baar, Rhineland-Palatinate.
* As a Dutch surname (Van Baar), from the placename Baar, a village near Angerlo or the hamlet near Wehl, both in Gelderland province.
* Also as a Dutch surname (De Baar), from the rare adjective baar (“bare”), from Middle Dutch bāer, from Old Dutch *bar.
* As a Czech surname, short form of Bartoloměj. Compare Bartholomew.


Rajagopal

Borrowed from Tamil ராஜகோபால் (rājakōpāl).


Fricano

From the italianization of the Sicilian surname Sicilian Fricanu (“retated to Africa, African”), derived from fricanu (“African”), ultimately from Latin africanus.


Twersky

Perhaps from Yiddish טבֿריה (tverye, “Tiberias”) + -sky.


Trenholm

English habitational surname, from a place in North Yorkshire, named from Old Norse trani (“crane”) + holmr (“island”).


Train

As an English surname, from the noun train (“hunter's trap, snare”). Also from the Middle English phrase atte trewen (“at the trees”).


Wixon

A A surname. of English origin. Spelling variants include Wickham, Wixom, Wixam.


Sarsfield

Apparently a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Rundquist

Americanized form of Swedish Rundqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements rund (“round”) and kvist (“twig”).


Shadley

Americanized spelling of German Schadel.


Schoof

From the Dutch and German surname, from schoof (“sheaf”). Also a spelling variant of Schaaf.


Hagin

As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Hagan, Hagen.


Supplee

Perhaps an altered spelling of French Suply. Compare Suplee.


Sinchi

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Quechua].


Haxton

Reduced form of the Scottish surname Halkerston.


Share

* As an English surname, perhaps a variant of Shear.
* As a Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Šare, Sare.


Suman

From Middle English Seman, Sæmann, from Old English sǣmann (“seaman”). Possibly conflated with Old English Sǣmund (“sea-protector”) and Old English Siġemund (“victory-protector”).


Litherland

en-proper noun

Litherland (countable and uncountable, plural Litherlands)

From Old Norse hliðar, genitive of hlið (“slope”), + Old English land (“land”).


Urenda

Borrowed from Spanish Urenda, itself from Basque.


Golladay

Probably an Americanized form of French Galaudet.


Peppard

Irish and English surname of Norman origin, from Old French pipart, pippart (“piper”), from Anglo-Norman pipper (“to play the pipe or flute”) (see piper).


Lopata

From Czech Lopata, Polish Łopata, and Ukrainian лопата (lopata); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *lopata.


Avetisyan

Borrowed from Armenian Ավետիսյան (Avetisyan).


Northey

Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English norþ (“north”) + either heġe (“fence, hedge”) or īeġ (“island”).


Vrana

From Czech Vrána, from Czech vrána (“crow”).


Gille

* As a French surname, variant of Giles.
* As a German surname, variant of Gill.
* Also as a German surname, related to the noun Geld (“money, payment”).


Huq

Islamic surname mostly in Bangladesh, variant of Haq.


Rasul

Borrowed from Arabic رسول (rasūl, “messenger, apostle”)..


Robaina

Borrowed from Spanish Robaina. This surname is mostly found in Cuba.


Greenan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grianáin (“descendant of Grianán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grian (“sun”).


Coombes

en-prop

Coombes (countable and uncountable, plural Coombeses)


Kazemi

From Persian کاظمی or Arabic الكاظمي (al-Kadhimi).


Cryan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ruaidhín (“son of Ruaidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of ruadh (“red”).


Liwanag

Filipino surnames from Kapampangan and Tagalog, from liwanag (“light”).

A Filipino surname
A surname from Tagalog

A Filipino surname
A surname from Kapampangan


Markwardt

North German surname, from Mark (“border”) + Warte (“guard”).


Tavenner

A surname originating as an occupation for a taverner or innkeeper.


Donn

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Don.


Urquilla

Borrowed from Spanish Urquilla, itself of Basque origin.


Carra

As an Italian surname, from carra (“rock, stone”) (probably related to English crag). As a Spanish surname, from carra (“narrow path”).


Madriaga

Filipino surname from Spanish, commonly found among Ilocanos.


Rieser

* As a German surname, an Alemannic German variant of Reiser.
* Also as a habitational German surname, from the town Ries in Passau.
* Also as a Swiss German surname, variant of Rüsser, Rüser, themselves variants of Reusser.
* Also as a German surname, variant of Riesser, from the place Donau-Ries in Bavaria.


Bald

* As a Dutch and German surname, from the personal name Baldo, or related to Baldwin, where the first element is from the root of bold.
* As an English and Scottish surname, related to bald.


Sagun

A surname from Spanish. a variant of Sahagun.


Galpin

English surname related to the verb gallop, probably by way of Old French. Compare Galopin.


Tlatelpa

Ultimately of Nahuatl origin. This surname is predominantly found in the state of Puebla, in Mexico.


Kosik

From Polish Kosik, Slovak Košík, Czech Košík, or Czech Kosík.


Skiver

Occupation surname, from skiver (“one who polishes diamonds”).


Icenhour

Americanized spelling of the German surname Eisenhauer.


Senne

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Senn.
* As a French surname, from Old French sené (“sage, wise”).
* As an Italian surname, spelling variant of Senna, from the placenames Senna Lodigiana and Senna Comasco, both possibly from Etruscan 𐌔𐌄𐌌𐌍𐌀 (semna). Also from senna (“cassia plant”), from Arabic سَنَا (sanā, “plant whose leaves has cathartic properties”).


Kielty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoilte (“descendant of Caoilte”), a personal name probably based on caol (“slender”).


Moneypenny

From money and penny, originally a nickname for a miser.

A surname transferred from the nickname.


Showell

en-proper noun

Showell (countable and uncountable, plural Showells)

Habitational surname from two minor places near Little Tew and Steeple Barton, both in Oxfordshire, from Old English seofon (“seven”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).


Parrinello

Borrowed from Italian Parrinello, italianization of the surname Parrineḍḍu, diminutive of parrineḍḍu, derived from Sicilian parrinu.


Essa

Essa (countable and uncountable, plural Essas)


Gatchalian

Filipino surname, from Gatchalian, Hispanicized form of Gat Sa Li-han, title of a legendary ruler of Ma-i (an ancient precolonial state in the Philippines)


Birkeland

Borrowed from Norwegian Birkeland, from Old Norse birkja (“birch”) + land.


Vitolo

Borrowed from Italian Vitolo, itself from the Sicilian surname Vìtulu. Compare, for more, Sicilian Vitu (“Guy”) and Portuguese and Spanish vítulo.


Wain

Wain (countable and uncountable, plural Wains)


Hollins

Hollins (countable and uncountable, plural Hollinses)


Walford

Walford (countable and uncountable, plural Walfords)

Various origins:
* The village in Shropshire is named with Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + ford (“ford”).
* The village in Herefordshire is named with Old English wealh (“foreigner; Briton”) + ford (“ford”).


Brin

* As a Jewish surname, from Brin, the Yiddish name for Brno.
* Also as a Jewish surname, from Hebrew בן [script needed] (rabi, “son of..”), similar to Brill.
* As a French surname, from the adjective brin (“loud, quarrelsome”).


Goon

Perhaps a shortened form of Irish McGoohan.


Drechsler

From German Drechsler; Variant of Drexler.


Wikstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Wikström, from vik (“bay”) + ström (“stream”).


Coombe

en-proper noun

Coombe (countable and uncountable, plural Coombes)


Renk

North German surname, from a pet from of Reinhard.


Dobry

Borrowed from Polish Dobry or Czech Dobrý. Doublet of Faber.


Raczkowski

Borrowed from Polish Raczkowski and Rączkowski.


Thede

North German surname, from the Low German variant of Thiede.


Binney

Binney (countable and uncountable, plural Binneys)


Sainsbury

Habitational surname from the village of Saintbury, in Gloucestershire, recorded in the 12ᵗʰ century as Seynesbury, from the Old English personal name Sǣwine + byriġ (“fortified place”).


Aylesworth

Aylesworth (countable and uncountable, plural Aylesworths)


Glazebrook

Glazebrook (countable and uncountable, plural Glazebrooks)

From a Brythonic word meaning blue, green + Old English brōc (“brook, stream”).


Ashurst

Ashurst (countable and uncountable, plural Ashursts)

From Old English æsċ (“ash-tree”) + hyrst (“wooded hill”).


Hire

* As a Dutch and German surname, Americanized from Heier, Heyer.
* As an English surname, variant of Heare.
* As an Irish surname, variant of Hare.


Kostelnik

Borrowed from Czech Kostelník, from kostelník.


Granlund

Borrowed from Swedish Granlund, from gran (“spruce”) + lund (“grove”).


Meinen

As a north German and Dutch surname, from the surnames Mein, as well as Meine, from Old High German magin (“strength”), from Proto-West Germanic *magan, as well as gimeini (“mean, unkind”), from Proto-West Germanic *gamainī. Related to the first element of the Norwegian surname Magnhild.


Dansie

→ Translingual: Dansiea

Habitational surname of Norman origin, with fused preposition de (“of; from”) + Anizy, a village in northern France.


Lull

* As a German surname, from personal names based on Leute (“people, population”).
* As a Catalan surname, spelling variant of Llull.


Walmer

Walmer (countable and uncountable, plural Walmers)

From Old English wealh (“Welshman”), genitive plural weala + mere (“lake, sea”).


Iskander

Borrowed from Arabic الإسْكَنْدَر (al-ʔiskandar, “Alexander”). This surname is mostly found among Copts in Egypt.

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الإسْكَنْدَر


Picker

Various origins:
* From picker, an English occupational surname for someone who used a pick.
* Borrowed from German Picker, an occupational surname for someone who used a pickaxe.
* Borrowed from Dutch Picker, an occupational surname for a stonemason or for a reaper or mower.
* Jewish Ashkenazi nickname for a glutton, from Yiddish פּיקן (pikn, “to peck”).


Mulqueen

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchaoine (“descendant of Maolchaoine”), a personal name meaning "devotee of (Saint) Caoine".


Lundahl

Borrowed from Swedish Lundahl, from lund (“grove”) + dal (“valley”).


Girma

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name ግርማ (gərma).


Fothergill

en-proper noun

Fothergill (countable and uncountable, plural Fothergills)


Cinco

Common Filipino-Chinese surname. Ultimately, an alternative spelling of Tagalog Sinco, from Chinese 吳／吴 (Go). (Hispanicized transcription of Chinese surname).

A surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.


Holmer

Holmer (countable and uncountable, plural Holmers)


Baldo

From the Italian surname ultimately of Germanic origin, from the root of the adjective bold. Compare Sicilian Baudu and the italianized borrowing Italian Baudo.


Mehrotra

Borrowed from Hindi मेहरोत्रा (mehrotrā).


Hemmert

From the German surname, possibly related to the name Heinbrecht, an old Germanic name composed of the elements *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) + *berht (“bright”).


Beganovic

Beganovic (plural Beganovices or Beganovics)

Beganovices (plural)
Beganovics (plural)


Leverton

Leverton (countable and uncountable, plural Levertons)

Two main origins:
* The hamlet in Berkshire is named with the Old English personal name Lēofwaru, which is composed of the elements lēof (“dear, beloved”) and waru (“care, guard, protection”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Lincolnshire is named with Old English lǣfer (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Todorov

Borrowed from Bulgarian Тодоров (Todorov).


Rybka

Borrowed from Polish, Czech Rybka, Ukrainian Рибка (Rybka), Russian Рыбка (Rybka); from rybka, рибка (rybka), and рыбка (rybka, “little fish”).


Mogg

From the medieval female given name Magge, a reduced form of Margaret.


Billig

Borrowed from German Billig, from the adjective billig (“fair, reasonable”).


Wetherby

Wetherby (countable and uncountable, plural Wetherbys)

From Old Norse veðr (“wether (sheep)”) + býr (“farmstead”).


Villanova

From Italian villa nova (“new village”).


Argote

Borrowed from Spanish Argote, itself of Basque origin.


Critchley

Either a variant of Critchlow or a habitational surname from a lost place in England.


Glasson

Glasson (countable and uncountable, plural Glassons)


Carling

Carling (countable and uncountable, plural Carlings)


Urieta

Borrowed from Spanish Urieta, itself of Basque origin.


Nailor

An English occupational surname for a maker of nails.


Vandenburg

Dutch van (“of”) + den (“the”) + berg (“hill”).


Penalosa

A surname from Spanish, an anglicized spelling of Peñalosa


Robel

* From Lower Sorbian robel (“sparrow”). Doublet of Wrobel.
* From German Röbel, a name related to Robert or otherwise from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi (“renown”) + *balþ (“brave”).


How

How (countable and uncountable, plural Hows)


Roback

Variant of English Roebuck or Polish Robak.


Faisal

From Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).


Haegele

From the German surname, spelling variant of Hägele, Hagele, Hagen.


Hakobyan

A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Jacobs or Jacobson.


Tubman

I hadn't told anyone she was going to have a baby, except Jimmy Fargo. I tell him just about everything. And Sheila Tubman knew, because she lives in our building and could see that Mom was pregnant.


Lewinski

From Polish Lewiński, from toponyms such as Lewin, Lewino, and Lewiny. As a Jewish surname, from the personal name Levin with a Slavic suffix.


Muzquiz

Borrowed from Spanish Múzquiz, a Castilianized form of Basque Muzkitz; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.


Matar

From the Spanish and Portuguese habitational surname based on several places in the Iberian peninsula, ultimately from mata (“forest, woods”).


Cayo

From the Spanish surname, Spanish equivalent of Gaetano. Also compare cayo (“cay”).


Stepan

en-proper noun

Stepan (countable and uncountable, plural Stepans)

(given name) From Russian Степа́н (Stepán, “Stephen”), from Greek Στέφανος (Stéfanos). Doublet of Stephen.
:(surname) From Czech Štěpán.


Driessen

From the Dutch and Low German surname meaning "son of Dries" or "Andries," ultimately cognate with the name Andrew.


Stonehouse

Stonehouse (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehouses)


Williston

Williston (countable and uncountable, plural Willistons)


Jankowicz

At the time, Jankowicz told CNN that she resigned because the board’s future was uncertain.

2022 August 24, Geneva Sands, “DHS shuts down disinformation board months after its efforts were paused”, in CNN:


Kondracki

From Polish Kondracki or Ukrainian Кондрацький (Kondracʹkyj).


Wojcicki

A decade after Google started in her garage, Wojcicki wore a variation of the same dirty-blonde bob haircut and possessed the same adoration for Google.

2022, Mark Bergen, Like, Comment, Subscribe: Inside YouTube’s Chaotic Rise to World Domination, Penguin, →ISBN:


Dziuba

Borrowed from Polish Dziuba or Ukrainian Дзюба (Dzjuba).


Papillion

From Old French papillon (“butterfly”), possibly a nickname for a rash or inconstant person.


Kuc

Borrowed from Polish Kuc or Serbo-Croatian Kuč.


Paluch

From Polish Paluch, Slovak Palúch, Slovak Paľuch, Slovak Paľúch, or Ukrainian Палюх (Paljux).


Kapinos

From Ukrainian Капінос (Kapinos) or Polish Kapinos.


Szczech

Borrowed from Polish Szczech or Szczęch.


Ramin

From Persian رامین (râmin). Doublet of Ramayana.


Suchan

Borrowed from Czech Suchan or Polish Suchan.


Yell

The name of the Shetland Island is from Pictish, cognate with Welsh iâl (“pastureland”), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *yalom (“clearing”).


Smolka

Borrowed from:
* Polish Smolka, Smółka and Smołka
* Czech Smolka
* Slovak Smolka


Badura

Borrowed from Polish Badura, Czech Badura/Baďura, or Slovak Badura/Baďura.


Stach

From Polish Stach, from Stanisław + -ch; or Czech Stach, from Stanislav. In some cases, from the German form of Latin Eustatius or Eustachius.


Bula

Bula (countable and uncountable, plural Bulas)

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Bula or Buła, from buła (“round object; fat person”).
* Borrowed from American Spanish Bula.


Glomb

From Polish Glomb, Głomb, or Głąb, all from Polish głąb.


Sturgis

Sturgis (countable and uncountable, plural Sturgises)

From the Old Norse personal name Þorgils, composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) + gils (“hostage, pledge”). The initial s- is not explained.


Thirsk

Thirsk (countable and uncountable, plural Thirsks)

From a metathesized form of Old Norse þresk (“fen; lake”).


Jarema

Borrowed from Polish Jarema and Ukrainian Ярема (Jarema).


Onslow

From Middle English Ondeslow, Ondeslowe, Ondeslawe, Andeslawe, Hundeslawe, Hundreslawe, Andreslawe, from Old English Andar, Andre, Andhere (a male given name) + hlāw, hlǣw (“hill”) (literally, "Ander's hill").


Urdaneta

Borrowed from Spanish Urdaneta, from Basque urdaneta (“pigsty”).


Eichholz

From German Eiche (“oak”) and Holz (“wood”).


Kerin

* As an Irish surname, variant of Kieran.
* As a Slovene surname, from a derivative of Medieval Latin Quirinus, similar to Quirin, Kehr, Kirin.
Possibly also a variant of Kern.


Pickerill

From Middle English pikerell (“young pike”), a nickname for a sharp and aggressive person.


Knobbe

From the German surname, from Middle Low German knobbe (“lump, knot”).


Frasco

From the Spanish and Portuguese surname, from frasco (“flask, bottle”).


Lizcano

Borrowed from Spanish Lizcano, a variant of Lazcano.


Dayrit

Common Filipino surname, of Kapampangan origin


Drohan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Druacháin (“descendant of Druachán”), a byname deriving from a diminutive of druach (“wise man”).


Hadzic

Bosnian and Serbo-Croatian surname, from Serbo-Croatian Hadžić, a name of Turkish and ultimately Arabic origin. See Haji.


Cranfield

en-proper noun

Cranfield (countable and uncountable, plural Cranfields)

From Old English cran (“crane”) + feld (“field”).


Verges

Various origins:
* Borrowed from French Vergès.
* Borrowed from Catalan Verges, a habitational surname from the town of Verges, Catalonia.


Baten

Islamic surname, from Arabic بَاطِن (bāṭin, “inner”).


Ashwood

Ashwood (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwoods)

From Old English æsċ (“ash tree”) + wudu (“wood”).


Lonsdale

Probably from the valley of the River Lune (Lune's dale), as in Kirkby Lonsdale.


Aspinall

Aspinall (countable and uncountable, plural Aspinalls)


Bacha

* As a Slovak, Czech and Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Bača (“senior shepherd”); see Baca.
* As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Bacsa, from the placename Baksa, probably also influenced by the above.
* As an Islamic surname, from a French-influenced form of Basha (also see Pasha).


Shevchuk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Шевчу́к (Ševčúk).

Chevtchouk

transliteration of a Ukrainian surname (also common in Russia)


Schor

From the German surname, from Middle High German schor (“shovel”). See scheren (“to till, cut, prune”).


Quesnel

en-proper noun

Quesnel (countable and uncountable, plural Quesnels)


Mecum

Unexplained. Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thom (“son of Tom”).

unk

Unexplained


Mould

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Mauld, reduced from Anglo-Norman Mathilde, a form of the name Matilda. This was a learned borrowing much less common than the vernacular forms Mahalt, Maud and the reduced pet form Till.


Flaming

From the German surname for someone from Flanders, from Middle High German vlaeminc, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *flaumaz. See Flanders, Fleming, and the variant Flemming.


Weast

Unexplained


Aamodt

Borrowed from Norwegian Aamodt, a topographic surname from åmot (“confluence of two rivers”).


Horiuchi

Romanization of Japanese 堀内 (ほりうち, Horiuchi).


Dugdale

Habitational surname from Dagdale, a place in Staffordshire, from the Old English personal name Ducca + dæl (“valley”).


Francom

From Old French franc (“free”) + home (“man”).


Hauke

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Hauck.
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Hawk.


Taborda

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Taborda. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Hemp

* As a German surname, pet form of the old Germanic name Hembrecht, composed of *haim (“home”) and *berht (“bright”).
* As an English surname, variant of Hamp.


Polan

From the Slavic habitational surname from Polyany in Belarus and Ukraine, from Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field, clearing”).


Edstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Edström, from ed (“isthmus”) + ström (“stream, current”).


Dain

* As an English surname, variant of Dine.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Dean.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Dayan.
* As a French surname, from the adjective dain (“nimble, agile”), presumably related to the noun meaning "deer."


Bullinger

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Swiss German Bullinger, a habitational surname.
* Occupational surname for a baker, from Old French bolengier (“baker”).


Abdulkadir

From Arabic عَبْد الْقَادِر (ʕabd al-qādir).

bor

عَبْد الْقَادِر


Schomaker

From German Schomaker (northern variant of Schumacher, Schuhmacher), from Low German Schomaker (“shoemaker, cobbler”), equivalent to Schoh + maken + -er (English shoe + maker).


Aul

* As a north German surname, spelling variant of Ohl, related to Ulrich.
* Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Ahl.
* Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Auel, occupational surname for a potter, from a Middle High German borrowing of Latin olla (“pot, jar”).


Saxby

en-proper noun

Saxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).


Schaumburg

Schaumburg (countable and uncountable, plural Schaumburgs)


Kawano

Borrowed from Japanese 河野 (Kawano) or 川野 (Kawano).


Pagaduan

Filipino surname of Ilocano origin, from root word Ilocano adu (“a lot”). See also kaaduan (“a lot, many, much, majority”).


Hsiung

Borrowed from Mandarin 熊 (Xióng), Wade–Giles romanization: Hsiung².

But, in ancient times, Hsiung Li was assigned to the state of Ch’u (about 1100 B.C.) in the Mt. of Sui.

1929 [400 BCE], Mo Ti, translated by Yi-Pao Mei, The Ethical and Political Works of Motse, published 1973, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 114, 266:

The current chapter Qin and Han Dynasties takes into account historical records, excavation reports, museum collections, my own observations over the years as well as the expertise of Mr. Hsiung Yi-Ching, who also authored and edited much of the content.

2022, Chang Wei-Hwa [張偉華], “The Curtain Falls, But Not Yet Goodbye [曲終 人不散]”, in The Chang Wei-Hwa Collection of Archaic Jades: Qin and Han Dynasties [雲中玉筵 重要亞洲私人古玉珍藏：秦漢篇], →OCLC, page 7, column 2:

雲中玉筵 重要亞洲私人古玉珍藏：秦漢篇

New Taipei City prosecutors have launched an investigation into an 80-year-old woman after she lit an incense stick in a hospital room and sparked a flashover, which allegedly resulted in the death of a patient.
The woman, surnamed Hsiung (熊), could face charges of negligent homicide and endangering public safety, prosecutors said.
Hsiung and her daughter were visiting Hsiung’s 89-year-old husband, surnamed Tsai (蔡), at Cardinal Tien Hospital in Xindian District (新店), police said.

2023 January 4, Chueh Jing-lun, Jake Chung, “Octogenarian lights incense, ignites oxygen in hospital”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-01-04, Taiwan News, page 3:


Darocha

* Borrowed from Polish Darocha.
* Borrowed from Portuguese Da Rocha.


Bostock

Bostock (countable and uncountable, plural Bostocks)


Edberg

Borrowed from Swedish Edberg, from ed (“isthmus”) + berg (“mountain”).


Tkachuk

Romanization of Ukrainian Ткачук (Tkačuk).


Charvat

From Czech and Slovak Charvát ("Croatian").


Copado

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


Creviston

One origin of this surname is an anglicization of German Grieffenstein. There are many variants, but "Creviston" was the adopted version for at least one family line.


Boak

Scottish surname, probably related to boak (“ridge”).


Bride

* As an Irish and Scottish surname, shortened from McBride.
* As an English surname, metathesized from Bird.


Yellowhair

Stephanie Yellowhair, b. 1976


Tappe

* As a north German surname, from a Low German representative of Zapfen (“tap, draw, spigot”).
* Also as a German (and sometimes English) surname, variant of Tapp.


Keelan

Two main etymologies:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Céileacháin (“descendant of Céileachán”), a diminutive of céile (“companion”).
* Welsh habitational surname for someone from Cilan.


Hallisey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilgheasa (“descendant of Áilgheas”), a byname from áilgheas (“desire, craving”).


Chevere

Borrowed from Spanish Chevere, from Basque.


Grein

From the German surname, from greinen (“to cry, moan”).


Biggar

en-proper noun

Biggar (countable and uncountable, plural Biggars)

Probably from Old Norse bygg (“barley”) + geiri (“gore, triangular plot of land”).


Hinde

Originally a nickname from Middle English hinde (“female deer, doe, hind”), from Old English hind.

inh

An English surname transferred from the nickname


Korf

As a German surname, from Low German Korf (“basket”) (see below).


Nong

Borrowed from Mandarin 農／农 (nóng) or 儂／侬 (nóng).


St. James

en-proper noun

St. James (countable and uncountable, plural St. Jameses)


Hudec

From Czech Hudec, from Czech hudec (“musician”).


Mish

* Shortened from Michael (Male).
* Shortened from Michel (Male).
* Shortened from Michelle (Female).
These names originally a variant of Hebrew: מי כאל (Michael). In Hebrew pronounce as (Miha'el), and short version is מי כ (Miha). But in other countries, due to dialect, the short version began to be pronounced as (Misha), and so a shorter version appeared as (Mish).


Roussakis

Borrowed from Greek Ρουσσάκης (Roussákis).


Zeek

From the German surname, Americanized from Seek or Sick.


Haid

South German surname, spelling variant of Heid.


Zulueta

Borrowed from Spanish Zulueta, from Basque.


Ramberg

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Ramberg, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ram (“frame”) and berg (“mountain”).


Edgemon

Perhaps a variant of Hedgeman. Alternatively, it may be an Americanized form of German Etschmann.


Tomer

* As a Jewish surname, from the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer), from Hebrew תָּמָר, biblical character.
* As an English surname, variant of Toomer.

der

Hebrew תָּמָר


Fail

* As a Scottish and Irish surname, shortened from McPhail.
* As a Manx surname, variant of Fayle.
* As a south German surname, from the adjective feil (“for sale”).


Speake

English surname, from the placename Speke in Lancashire. Compare Speight.


Needle

* As an English surname, from the noun needle. Compare Nadler.
* As a Jewish surname, translation of the surname Nadel, itself meaning needle.


Leacock

en-proper noun

Leacock (countable and uncountable, plural Leacocks)


Wigton

Wigton (countable and uncountable, plural Wigtons)

From the Old English personal name Wicga, a byname from wicga (“earwig”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Duxbury

Duxbury (countable and uncountable, plural Duxburys)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Deowuc or Ducca + -s- + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).


Riso

* As an Italian surname, from a personal name said to be of Germanic origin, Oderisio.
* As an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from riso (“laughter”).


Reisig

From the German surname, from the adjective meaning "sprightly, tall" (see below). Compare Reiser.


Repka

* As a Czech, Slovak, and Lower Sorbian surname, from Slovak Repka and Czech Řepka, from a diminutive of řepa (“beet”), compare Repke, Repa.
* As a Ukrainian surname, Russified from Ripka.


Bongard

Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Bongard, from Middle Low German bom (“tree”) + gard (“garden”).
* A variant of the Dutch surname Boomgaard.
* Borrowed from French Bongard, a nickname for a servant, from bon (“good”) + gars (“servant; lad”).


Lecher

Americanized German surname, from Löcher, Locher.


Daignault

From the French surname, variant of Dagneau, a version of Daniel. Compare Daigneau, Daigneault.


Hahm

* As a German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German hāme (“(standard) of measure”).
* As a Korean surname, variant of Ham.


Farran

en-proper noun

Farran (countable and uncountable, plural Farrans)


Soh

From Chinese, Korean, and Japanese surname from 蘇／苏 (sū). See Soh.


Errington

Errington (countable and uncountable, plural Erringtons)


Manners

Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Masnières in France.


Keir

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic ciar (“dark”) or Old Norse [Term?].


Arzaga

Borrowed from Spanish Arzaga, itself from Basque.


Prabhakar

Borrowed from Hindi प्रभाकर (prabhākar), itself from Sanskrit प्रभाकर (prabhākara, “the light-maker, sun”).


Valek

From Czech Válek and Polish Wałek, Walek.


Lehane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Liatháin (“descendant of Liathán”), a diminutive of liath (“grey”).


Sully

en-proper noun

Sully (countable and uncountable, plural Sullys or Sullies)


Hren

From Serbo-Croatian hren or Slovene hren.


Combe

Combe (countable and uncountable, plural Combes)


Kazanjian

From Armenian Գազանճյան (Gazančyan), a variant of Ղազանչյան (Ġazančʻyan).


Laning

Laning (countable and uncountable, plural Lanings)


Girdler

Girdler (countable and uncountable, plural Girdlers)


Belasco

Borrowed from Spanish Belasco, itself of Basque origin.


Novosad

Of Slavic origin:
* As a Czech and Slovak surname, from Novosad in Slovakia, from nový (“new”) + sad (“plant”).
* As a Ukrainian and Belarusian surname, from multiple places called Novosady, identical to the above.
Also Americanized from the Jewish adaptation of the above, Novosadski (mainly found in Poland, after the placename Nowosady).


Hineline

Americanized spelling of German Heinlein.


Vanderzee

Dutch van (“of”) + der (“the”) + zee (“sea”).


Ker

* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Carr.
* As a Hungarian surname, from Kér, name of a medieval Magyar tribe.
* As a Chinese surname, romanized from 寇 (kòu); compare Kou.
* Also as a Chinese surname, from 柯 (kē) (compare Ke) and 葛 (compare Ge).
* Also as a Chinese surname, from 郭 (guō), compare Guo.


Ekstrand

Borrowed from Swedish Ekstrand, from ek (“oak”) + strand (“beach”).


Genz

From the German surname, spelling variant of Gentz.


Avella

Borrowed from Italian Avella, from Latin Abella.


Dack

* As an English surname, from the Old English personal name Dæcca, also found in the first element of the town Dagenham.
* As a Dutch surname for a roofer, from a variant of dak (“roof”).


Winne

From the Welsh surname, variant of gwyn (“blessed, white”). Compare the name Wynn.


Reitano

Borrowed from Italian Reitano, italinized from Sicilian Rijitanu.


Gorostieta

Borrowed from Spanish Gorostieta, a surname of Basque origin.


Soon

Borrowed from Chinese 孫／孙 (Mandarin: Sūn, Cantonese: syun¹, Hokkien: Sun), also spelled as Sun.


Viscarra

Borrowed from Spanish Viscarra, from Basque Vizcarra.


Kempe

English, Scottish, and north/Low German surname, variant of Kemp.


Jaiswal

/d͡ʒɑːjəsəvɑːl/

A surname. common among brewing and distilling castes in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India; and among Jain merchants in Rajasthan, India.


Cannan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Canann (“descendant of Canán”), a personal name derived from cano (“wolf cub”).


Smillie

From a derivative of Middle English smel (“smell”), hence a nickname for someone notorious for giving off a smell that was obnoxious even by medieval standards, or for someone who made great use of perfumes and pomanders.


Rabbani

Borrowed from Arabic رَبَّانِيّ (rabbāniyy, “godly person”); this surname is predominantly found in Pakistan and Bangladesh.


Zaruba

Borrowed from Czech Záruba or a variant of Polish Zaręba.


Burston

en-proper noun

Burston (countable and uncountable, plural Burstons)

Various origins:
* The hamlet in Buckinghamshire is named with the Old English personal name Briddel + þorn (“thornbush”).
* The village in Norfolk is named with Old English byrst (“burst, crack in the earth, landslip”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Staffordshire is named with an unclear Old English personal name, perhaps Burgwine or Burgwulf, + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Hjelm

From the Danish and Swedish surname, from hjälm (“helmet”).


Burgo

/ˈbɜː(ɹ)ɡoʊ/

A surname from the Latin form, for someone who lived in a fortified place.


Hoh

* As a German surname, spelling variant of Höh, from Middle High German hoch (“high”); compare Hoch.
* As a Chinese surname, from romanizations of various surnames:
** 何 and 賀／贺 (hè) (see He)
** 霍 (huò) (see Huo)
** 郝 (hǎo) (see Hao)
** 侯 (see Hou)
** Possibly also a variant of 胡 (hú) (see Hu), according to the 2003 edition of the Dictionary of American Family Names.


Fennimore

en-proper noun

Fennimore (countable and uncountable, plural Fennimores)


Benoist

A surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.


Wriston

Wriston (countable and uncountable, plural Wristons)


Schepp

North German surname, from Middle Low German schepp, scheppe (compare shape).


Sokolov

Borrowed from Russian Соколо́в (Sokolóv).


Screen

English surname, from Old French escrin (“jewel case”); also from the noun screen.


Ratigan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtagáin (“descendant of Reachtagán”), a personal name from a diminutive of reachtaire (“administrator, steward”) or reacht (“law”).


Wileman

Occupational surname for a trapper, from wile + man.


Stenstrom

Borrowed from Swedish Stenström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements sten (“stone”) and ström (“stream”).


Langlands

(mathematics, used attributively) Canadian mathematician Robert Langlands.


Rough

English and Scottish surname, variant of Ruff, itself of several origins:
* From the adjective rough
* Variant of Roof, Roff, Rolfe
* Scots pronunciation of Rock
* German variant of Ruf, itself shortened from Rudolf.


Dort

* As a German surname, from Dorten, a metronymic from Dorothea (see Dorothy).
* As a Dutch surname, shortened form of a placename Dordrecht.


Gopinath

Borrowed from Hindi गोपीनाथ (gopīnāth), from Sanskrit गोपीनाथ (gopīnātha, literally “lord of the gopis”), from गोपी (gopī, “cowherdess, milkmaid, cowherd’s wife”) + नाथ (nātha, “protector, patron, lord”).

Radical by nature, Gopinath was interested in studies from his childhood.

1992, Gopinath Bardoloi, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi: An Architect of Modern India, page 2:

The self made entrepreneur and ex-army officer, G R Gopinath introduced the concept, what we call “the low cost, quality & quick airlines” in India in 2003 with the inception of Air Deccan.

2014, Hemant C. Lodha, A to Z Entrepeneurship: 26 Words that capture what it takes to be an Entrepreneurship:

Thanks to the readers of the manuscript for their perceptive comments and suggestions: Timothy Brennan, Michael Cherlin, Michael Denning, Eric Drott, Walter Everett, Robert Fink, Gabrielle Gopinath, […]

2013, Sumanth Gopinath, The Ringtone Dialectic: Economy and Cultural Form:


Kochevar

Borrowed from Slovene Kočevar (a habitational name), from the Kočevsko region, in Lower Carniola, which is named after the city of Kočevje, a derivative of hoja (“fir tree”), altered under the influence of the German name of the city, Gottschee.


Queenan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuineáin (“descendant of Cuineán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of cú (“hound”).


Bellville

en-proper noun

Bellville (countable and uncountable, plural Bellvilles)

Most of the place names are from the surname Bell + -ville.


Aime

Aime (countable and uncountable, plural Aimes)


Tkachenko

Romanization of Ukrainian Ткаченко (Tkačenko), from Proto-Slavic *tъkačь (“weaver”).


Haverty

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


Habibi

From a suffixed form of Arabic حَبِيب (ḥabīb, “beloved”), from the root ح ب ب (ḥ-b-b) relating to love.


Haen

From the Dutch surname, shortened from de Haan.


Vitt

en:Vitt (disambiguation)
en:Vitt (surname)


Langstaff

en-proper noun

Langstaff (countable and uncountable, plural Langstaffs)


Verhoeven

Dutch, West Flemish, and north German surname, from Dutch Verhoeven. Doublet of Verove. Compare Vanderhoof.


Magloire

Borrowed from French Magloire. This surname is mostly found in Chad and Haiti.


Bok

* As a Dutch surname, from bok (“goat, buck”)
* As a Swedish surname, from bok (“beech”)
* As a Jewish/German surname, from Bock (“buck, goat”), related to the Dutch word.


Khaled

Transliteration of Arabic خَالِد (ḵālid).


Hornby

en-proper noun

Hornby (countable and uncountable, plural Hornbys)

A surname derived from the English place name.


Hambly

Two main origins:
* From the Norman personal name Hameley, a double diminutive of Hamo.
* Habitational surname from a minor place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Eamba + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Scotton

Scotton (countable and uncountable, plural Scottons)


Swanton

Swanton (countable and uncountable, plural Swantons)

Habitational surname from any of various places in Norfolk, from Old English sweġen (“swain, servant, retainer”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Zegarra

Borrowed from Spanish Zegarra, a Castilianized form of Catalan Segarra. This surname is mostly found in Peru.


Manner

From the Norman surname, Mesnières in France, itself from a derivative of Latin manere (“to stay”).


Llorente

Borrowed from Spanish Llorente, from Latin Laurentius.


Crofton

en-proper noun

Crofton (countable and uncountable, plural Croftons)

From Old English croft (“enclosure”) + tūn (“farmstead”).


Ramani

Borrowed from Sanskrit रमणी (ramaṇī, “beautiful”).


Furlough

English surname, probably a variant of Farlow.


Hemme

* As a north/Low German and Dutch surname, shortened from the name Hemmert.
* As a German surname, from Hemme in the district of Dithmarschen, itself possibly related to the name above.


Crawshaw

Habitational surname from the village of Crawshawbooth, in Lancashire, which is from Old English crāwe (“crow”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).


Unser

* As a south German surname, from the adjective sehr (“wounded, injured”) with the prefix un-.
* As a north German surname, from the small town Unsen in Hameln.


Swaggerty

Americanized spelling of German Schweigert.


Rieken

From the German surname, spelling variant of Riek, Rieke, Rieck, and Riecken (also see Reich).


Cudworth

en-proper noun

Cudworth (countable and uncountable, plural Cudworths)

From the Old English personal name Cutha or Cuda + worþ (“enclosure”).


Fok

* As a Dutch surname, spelling variant of Focke, itself from Volk.
* As a Cantonese surname, from Cantonese 霍 (fok3).


Polsky

From Ukrainian Польський (Polʹsʹkyj) and Russian Польский (Polʹskij).


Chhetri

From Nepali छेत्री (chetrī), variant of Nepali क्षेत्री (kṣetrī), from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “protector of gentle people”), from Sanskrit क्षत्र (kṣatra, “rule, dominion, authority”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎠𐎹𐎰𐎡𐎹 (x-š-a-y-θ-i-y /xšāyaθiya/, “emperor”), from which is derived Persian شاه (šâh).


Salvino

Italian surname, pet form of the name Salvo.


Umar

From Arabic عُمَر (ʕumar). Doublet of Omar. See also Umari.


Qadri

Borrowed from Arabic قدري. This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Siska

Multiple etymologies, including:
# Czech Šiška, Slovak Šiška, Slovene Šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka (“cone”)
# Hungarian Siska, from dialectal Hungarian siska (“long-eared pig”) or from the Slavic surname Šiška, from Proto-Slavic *šišьka (“cone”)
# Estonian Siska, unclear further etymology


Bodi

* As a Hungarian surname Bódi, from a short form of Bódizsár, a variant of the personal name Boldizsár, compare Baltazar.
* Also as a Hungarian surname, from the adjective bódi (“fat, rotund”).
* As an Italian surname, patronymic/plural of Bodo (of Germanic origin, from *budô (“messenger”)), and from Bodio in Varese or Ticino.
* As a French Canadian surname, variant of Beaudin, compare Bodie.


Goede

* As a Dutch and north German surname, from personal names formed from the adjectives goed (“good”) and god (“god”), similar to the first element of Gottfried.
* Also as a German surname, from the city Göda in Bautzen.
* Also as a German surname, Germanized from Lower Sorbian Goda, a short form of the old Slavic name Godisław, comprised of Proto-Slavic *goditi (“to please”) + *slava (“fame”).


Scutt

Occupational surname for a scout or spy, from Middle English scout, or a nickname for a swift person, from Middle English scut (“hare”).


Sharlow

en-proper noun

Sharlow (countable and uncountable, plural Sharlows)


Carp

* As a German, Polish, and Jewish surname, spelling variant of Karp.
* As an English surname, from the noun carp (“kind of fish”).
* Also as an English surname, from the verb carp (“to complain”).


Cahalan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“son of Cathalán”).


Shelburne

Shelburne (countable and uncountable, plural Shelburnes)

The town in Nova Scotia is named after prime minister of Great Britain William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne (1737 - 1805).


Goody

From Middle English Godeve (female given name), from Old English Godġifu (female given name), from god + ġifu. Doublet of Godiva.


Houlton

en-proper noun

Houlton (countable and uncountable, plural Houltons)


Gearin

The surname Gearin and variations thereof likely arose independently multiple times in Western Europe. In Ireland, it is probably derived from Ó Gearáin, perhaps a diminutive of the Old Irish, “gér,” meaning “sharp,” “intelligent,” and “piercing.” In England and continental Europe, Gearin may variously derive from “guerre” meaning “war” or “gār” and “geirr” which mean “spear,” and which share their etymology with Old Irish, “gér” through from Proto-Celtic *gaisos, and Proto-Germanic *gaizaz. Both roots have cognates in Old English, Old French, and Old Norse, which may have resulted in contemporaneous families with non-shared ancestries to adopt the surname.
Prior to the standardization of English spelling, it is likely that unrelated families in the same region went by phonetically similar but etymologically distinct surnames resulting in homophone and heteronym “Gearin’s”. For example, the Norman Invasion of England and Ireland, the settling of the Huguenots in Ireland, and the Gaelicization of foreign words could have led to Gearin’s and Guerin’s living in close proximity, with their spellings being only imperfect clues to their respective etymologies.
Similarly, not all perceived variations of the Gearin surname are apt to share a root with Old Irish “gér.” For example, the surnames Geary, Guaire, and Gerring are often identified as variants of Gearin. Though these names are phonetically similar to Gearin in Modern English and could have potentially resulted in Gearin surnames, they sounds considerably less similar to Gearin in Old, Middle, and Modern Irish, and have distinct presumed etymologies.


Piech

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Piech or Polish Pięch
* Borrowed from German Piëch


Rizal

From Spanish rizal, the province is named after José Rizal.

The Rizal Library which was constructed much later also houses the museum which contains many priceless Rizaliana.

1991, Francisco R. Demetrio, A Guidebook to the Museums of Mindanao, page 24:

As an ardent admirer and devotee of Dr José Rizal, he collected Rizaliana material, going to great lengths to woo the sisters of Rizal in order for them to sell to him precious Rizaliana items.

2006, Cynthia Ongpin Valdes, At My Grandfather's Knee: A Portrait of Alfonso T. Ongpin, →ISBN, page 175:

Some Rizaliana collectors deem the blue 1959 Jose Rizal Definitive to be the most attractive Rizal stamp.

2008, Lisa Mapua, Stamps of the Philippines: Historical and Topical Collections 1854–2004, →ISBN, page 125:


Nila

From Sanskrit नील (nīla, “of a dark colour; blue; black”), Bengali নীলা (nila, “blue”), or related words in other Indian subcontinent languages.


Smigiel

Borrowed from Polish Smigiel or Śmigiel.


Kolk

From the Dutch and German surname, from Kolk (“bog, watering hole”) (see below).


Ashwell

en-proper noun

Ashwell (countable and uncountable, plural Ashwells)

From Old English æsc (“ashtree”) + wella (“spring”).


Goldthwaite

Goldthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Goldthwaites)

Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, named with Old Norse gil (“ravine, gully”) + þveit (“paddock, meadow”), even though the modern surname is more associated with Essex than Yorkshire.

Goldthwaite (surname)
Goldthwaite, Texas


Bartholow

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)θələʊ/

A surname transferred from the given name.


Magan

* As a Spanish surname, from Magán, a village in Toledo.
* As a German surname, from Old High German mugan (“to be able”).


Gillentine

Americanized spelling of German Gellenthin, a habitational surname.


Spivack

From Ukrainian Співак (Spivak, “singer”) or Polish Śpiewak (“Singer”).


Czyz

From Polish Czyż, from czyż (“siskin”), from Proto-Slavic *čižь (“siskin”).


Redpath

Habitational surname from a minor place in Berwickshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + pæþ (“path, track”).


Loree

Loree (countable and uncountable, plural Lorees)


Kawahara

From Japanese 河原 (Kawahara) or 川原 (Kawahara).


Villada

Villada (countable and uncountable, plural Villadas)


Previte

From the Sicilian surname Prèviti, a surname derived from prèviti (“priest”). Compare also Sicilian Privitera (“priestess”).


Catton

Catton (countable and uncountable, plural Cattons)


Crail

Crail (countable and uncountable, plural Crails)


Klim

* As a Polish and Lower Sorbian surname, from the personal name Kliment, from Latin Clemens. Compare Clement.
* As a German surname, from Klemme (“to press, clamp”) and klimmen (“to climb”).


Guarneri

Borrowed from Sicilian Guarneri (“Warner”).


Lofquist

Borrowed from Swedish Löfqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements löf (“leaf”) and kvist (“twig”).


Kosar

* From Czech Kosař, Slovene Kosar and Serbo-Croatian Kosar; occupational name for a maker of scythes derived from Proto-Slavic *kosa (“scythe”).
* From Czech Košář, Slovak Košár, Slovene Košar and Serbo-Croatian Košar, or Hungarian kosár; occupational name for a basketmaker derived from Proto-Slavic *košь (“basket”).


Jalil

From Arabic جَلِيل (jalīl, “great, exalted”).


Culkin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Uilcín (“son of Uilcín”), a double diminutive of the Gaelicized form of the personal name William. Compare McQuilkin.


Radoncic

Radoncic (plural Radoncices or Radoncics)


Quintela

From Galician Quintela, from a number of places so named, from Latin quintanella, diminutive of quintana.


Buffone

Borrowed from Italian Buffone, a surname from buffone (“buffoon, joker”).


Heward

Heward (countable and uncountable, plural Hewards)


Bracht

The element -bracht is found in many English placenames, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *berht (“bright”), related to the Dutch personal name Albrecht.


Portlock

Portlock (countable and uncountable, plural Portlocks)

Habitational surname from the village of Porlock, in Somerset.


Noorani

Borrowed from Persian نورانی (nurâni, “luminous, glittering”).


Iser

North German surname, spelling variant of Eiser, Eisen.


Bardon

en-proper noun

Bardon (countable and uncountable, plural Bardons)


Levitsky

Derived from Russian Леви́цкий (Levíckij).


Cawthorne

Cawthorne (countable and uncountable, plural Cawthornes)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + þorn (“thornbush”).


Forton

Forton (countable and uncountable, plural Fortons)


Yearsley

Yearsley (countable and uncountable, plural Yearsleys)

From the Old English personal name Eofor, a byname from eofor (“wild boar”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Advincula

Filipino surname, or an Anglicised form of Spanish Advíncula.


Belardo

Borrowed from Spanish Belardo, itself of Basque origin, but also from Italian Belardo.


Kovalchuk

Borrowed from Ukrainian Ковальчук (Kovalʹčuk).


Sampaio

From Portuguese São + Paio, "Saint Pelagius", referring to Pelagius of Córdoba.

Pelagius of Córdoba
Sampaio (disambiguation)


Burdo

* As a Jewish surname, variant of Burda.
* As a French surname, variant of Bourdeau.
* As an Italian surname, from the Germanic personal name Burdo, perhaps from Frankish *burg (“fortress”), similar to the first element of Burkhard.


Castel

* As an English surname, variant of Castle.
* As a Catalan, Aragonese, and Jewish surname, variant of Castell.
* As a Swedish surname, variant of Cassel.
* As a German surname, variant of Kastel, from Kastell (“fort, citadel, castle”), related to the above.
* As a French surname, from Old French castel (“fortress, castle”).


Heit

From the German surname, from both Old High German heit (“manner, character”) and Heide (“heath”).


Frieze

Probably a spelling variant of Fries and Frees.


Gurski

From Polish Górski, Gurski. Also, transliteration of East Slavic surnames of similar origin: Ukrainian Гурський (Hursʹkyj), Belarusian Гурскі (Hurski), Russian Гурский (Gurskij). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *gora.


Khim

From Khmer ឃីម (khiim) or Khmer គិម (kɨm).


Kozlov

Transliteration of Russian Козло́в (Kozlóv).


Harston

en-proper noun

Harston (countable and uncountable, plural Harstons)

Two possible origins:
* The village in Cambridgeshire is probably named with the Old English personal name Herel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
* The village in Leicestershire is named with Old English hār (“grey”) + stān (“stone”).


Stoneham

Stoneham (countable and uncountable, plural Stonehams)

French: Stoneham

From Middle English Stonham, from Old English Stanham. By surface analysis, stone + home.


Koslowski

Americanized spelling of Polish Kozłowski.


Blew

Jewish surname, spelling variant of Blue.


Fairburn

Fairburn (countable and uncountable, plural Fairburns)

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + burna (“stream”).


Melling

Melling (countable and uncountable, plural Mellings)


Arth

Arth (countable and uncountable, plural Arths)

* As a German surname, variant of Art, for which see Artman, or otherwise related to Ort (“point, end”).
* The place in Switzerland is from Middle High German ze Arth, from Old High German Arta, which is said mean to something like "plowed land," from an obsolete derivative of Proto-Germanic *arþrą (“plow”). However, compare *ardiz (“nature, character”), the source of Old English eard (“homeland, dwelling, land”).


Kil

en-proper noun

Kil (countable and uncountable, plural Kils)

* As a Korean surname, from 길 (gil).
* As a Jewish surname, probably from Yiddish קיל (kil).


Sandgren

Borrowed from Swedish Sandgren, from sand (“sand”) + gren (“branch”).


Towey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Toghdha (“descendant of Toghdha”), a byname from toghadh (“choice, selection”).


Binegar

en-proper noun

Binegar (countable and uncountable, plural Binegars)


Kulesa

From Lithuanian Kuleša and Polish Kulesza.


Gorey

Gorey (countable and uncountable, plural Goreys)


Goda

* As a Hungarian and Slovak surname, from the personal name Goda, formed from Proto-Slavic *goditi (“to please”). This is also Germanized from the Sorbian form, see Goede.
* As a Japanese surname, from 合田.


Coveney

Coveney (countable and uncountable, plural Coveneys)


Setty

Borrowed from Telugu శెట్టి (śeṭṭi, “merchant”).


Mubarak

Borrowed from Arabic مبارك (mubārak, “blessed”).


Loncar

From Serbo-Croatian and Slovene lončar (“potter”).


Fecht

From the German and Dutch surname, from several toponyms containing the element Fecht (“fight”).


Rozas

Habitational surname, borrowed from Spanish Rozas, from roza (“swidden”).


Vanderberg

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


Heathcote

Heathcote (countable and uncountable, plural Heathcotes)


Askar

Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.


Trester

From the German surname, from Trester (“sediment”).


Carandang

Filipino surname from Tagalog, mostly found in Batangas province.


Kuchera

Borrowed from Ukrainian Кучера (Kučera).


Bryk

From the Polish surname, from brykać (“to gambol”).


Scallan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Scealláin (“descendant of Sceallán”), a byname from sceallán (“pip, kernel, stone of fruit”).


Teruya

Borrowed from Japanese 照屋 (Teruya) or てるや (Teruya).


Ledo

en-proper noun

Ledo (countable and uncountable, plural Ledos)


Grave

* As an English surname, from Middle English greyve (“steward”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Grove.
* As a French surname, from the noun gravier (“gravel”).
* As a north German surname, variant of Graf; also from the Low German noun Graf (“ditch, grave”) (see grave).


Majumdar

Borrowed from Bengali মজুমদার (mojumodar, “record keeper”), from Classical Persian مَجْمُوع دَار (majmū' dār).

der

مَجْمُوع دَار


Allington

en-proper noun

Allington (countable and uncountable, plural Allingtons)

* Kent, near Lenham: Recorded as Alnoitone in 1086 (DB), Eilnothinton in 1242, from Old English Æþelnōth (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Kent, near Maidstone: Recorded as Elentun in 1086 (DB), from Old English Ælla or Ælle (male personal names) + -ing (“belonging to”) tūn (“homestead”).
* Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire (east of Devizes): Recorded in 1086 (DB) as Adelingetone (Lincolnshire), Adelingtone (Wiltshire), from Old English æþeling (“prince”) + tūn (“farmstead”).
* Wiltshire, near Amesbury: From Middle English Aldintona (recorded 1178), from Old English Ealda (male personal name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“homestead”).
* Other places: (in Dorset, Hampshire, and near Chippenham, Wiltshire) of unknown origin.
* The surname is derived from any of the place names.


Arca

From Galician, Portuguese, and Italian surname, all ultimately from the noun arca (“chest, storehouse”).


Apolonio

From Spanish, a given name used as a surname.


Leavenworth

en-proper noun

Leavenworth (countable and uncountable, plural Leavenworths)

Probably a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in England.


McAlester

McAlester (countable and uncountable, plural McAlesters)


Gest

From the German surname, related to geest (“sandy area”).


Golas

Borrowed from Polish Golas, Gołas, or Gołaś.


Koc

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Turkish Koç, a nickname from koç (“ram”).
* Borrowed from Polish Koc, a nickname from koc (“blanket”).


Moch

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from German Moch or Möch, variants of Mock.
* Borrowed from Polish Moch, an unflattering nickname from moch (“insect; wheedler”).


Guz

From Polish Guz, Russian Гузь (Guzʹ), Ukrainian Гузь (Huzʹ), and Belarusian [Term?].


Golomb

From Polish Gołąb/Gołomb, from Polish gołąb (“dove / pigeon”).


Pajonk

From Polish Pająk/Pajonk, from Polish pająk (“spider”).


Pach

From Polish Pach, Czech Pach, or German Pach.


Boch

Both from German Boch and Polish Boch. The surname is also very common in Guatemala.


Kozub

Borrowed from Ukrainian Козуб (Kozub) and Polish Kozub.


Smuda

From Czech Smuda or a variant of Polish Zmuda / Żmuda.


Pikula

Borrowed from Polish Pikuła or Pikula, and Serbo-Croatian Pikula.


Michna

Borrowed from Polish, Czech and Slovak Michna.


Villarin

Borrowed from Spanish Villarín; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Legorreta

Borrowed from Spanish Legorreta, from Basque.


Halliwell

Halliwell (countable and uncountable, plural Halliwells)

From Old English hāliġ (“holy”) + wielle (“well, spring”).


Langarica

Borrowed from Spanish Langarica, Castilianized form of Basque Langarika.


Glackin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Glacáin, from a diminutive of glac (“grasp”).


Habersham

Habersham (countable and uncountable, plural Habershams)


Pihl

The committee further contended that Mr. Pihl should have, according to law, filed his application and been examined in the district where he resided instead of in Boston.

1911, The National Engineer, volume 15, page 87:


Karanja

Karanja (countable and uncountable, plural Karanjas)


Barro

* As a Galician, Portuguese, and Spanish surname, from the noun barro (“clay loam”).
* As an Italian surname, variant of Baro.
* As a west African surname, probably altered from Ballo, from the Fula pesronal name Ballo, from ballo (“help”). Compare Bello.


Casciano

From the Italian surname, from Cascia in Perugia, from Umbrian.


Arizola

Borrowed from Spanish Arizola, from Basque Aritzola.


Lehigh

Lehigh (countable and uncountable, plural Lehighs)


Fiel

Two possible origins:
* Borrowed from German Fiel, a variant of Viel.
* Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Fiel, a nickname from fiel (“faithful, true”).


Halili

Borrowed from Tagalog, from halili (“successor”).


Langdale

Langdale (countable and uncountable, plural Langdales)

From Old English lang (“long”) + Old Norse dalr (“valley”), "long valley".

Driver Langdale entered the service of the L.N.W.R. as an engine cleaner at Camden on April 25, 1898, at the age of 17, and has been stationed in the London area ever since.

1943 September and October, “Top Link Drivers”, in Railway Magazine, page 293:


Abello

From Spanish (common in the Philippines and Colombia) and Catalan surname, diminutive of abella (“bee”) (see Abella).


Momot

From Ukrainian Момот (Momot) or Polish Momot.


Turok

From Ukrainian Турок (Turok), from Ukrainian турок (turok, “Turk”) or perhaps a derivative of Proto-Slavic *turъ (“aurochs”).


Soberano

Borrowed from Spanish Soberano. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Duplessis

en-proper-noun

Duplessis (plural Duplessises or Duplessis or Duplesses)

Duplessises (plural)
Duplessis (plural)
Duplesses (plural)


McRoberts

en-proper noun

McRoberts (countable and uncountable, plural McRobertses)

Variant of McRobert, with the redundant patronymic suffix -s.


Furneaux

English surname of Norman origin, from two places in Normandy called Fourneaux (literally “the furnaces”). Compare Furnace, Furnell.


Lardizabal

Borrowed from Spanish Lardizábal, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Legarda

Borrowed from Spanish Legarda, from Basque Legarda (literally “sandy place”).


Querubin

Borrowed from Spanish Querubín, possibly via Cebuano or Tagalog.


Bacus

Respelling of Backus, but also borrowed from Cebuano Bacus.


Collantes

Borrowed from Spanish Collantes. This surname is mostly found in Peru and the Philippines.


Ubalde

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque]


Osorio

Borrowed from Spanish Osorio, from a Basque word meaning "wolf hunter".


Abalos

Borrowed from Spanish Ábalos. This surname is more common in the Philippines.


Talagrand

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Mayol

Borrowed from Catalan Mayol, a variant of Mallol.


Balingit

Borrowed from Tagalog Balingit, after a Tagalog leader named Rajah Balingit of Pandakan, and participator on the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas.


Sotto

Variant of Spanish Soto, mostly borne by Filipinos.


Bies

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Dutch and North German Bies, a topographic surname from bies (“rush; sedge”).
* Borrowed from Polish Bies, an unflattering nickname from bies (“devil, demon”).


Chrobak

Borrowed from Polish Chrobak, Czech Chrobák, and Slovak Chrobák, from the noun chrobak (“small worm, beetle”).


Jocson

A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].


Elon

en-proper noun

Elon (countable and uncountable, plural Elons)

From Hebrew אֵילֹן (ʼÊlōn, literally “oak tree”).

bor

(countable) A surname from Hebrew, from given names.


Lazarte

Borrowed from Spanish Lazarte, from Basque Lasarte. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.


Olano

Borrowed from Spanish Olano, a surname of Basque origin.


Andal

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Galician Andal, a surname predominantly established in the Philippines.
* Borrowed from Norwegian Andal, probably a compound of ahn (“elm”) and dal (“valley”).


Policarpio

Borrowed from Spanish Policarpio, a variant of Policarpo; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Acorda

Borrowed from Spanish Acorda, from Basque Akorda. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Rychlik

Borrowed from Czech Rychlík and Polish Rychlik.


Romualdo

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Romualdo. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.


Yeoh

From Teochew 楊／杨 (ion5) or Hokkien 楊／杨 (iôⁿ). Compare Tagalog Yu.

(Malaysia, Singapore) A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

(Malaysia, Singapore) A Chinese surname from Teochew.


Ocampo

en-proper noun

Ocampo (countable and uncountable, plural Ocampos)

Borrowed from Spanish Ocampo, a topographic surname from Galician O Campo (“the field”).

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].


Orendain

Borrowed from Spanish Orendain, a habitational surname of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Ursua

Borrowed from Spanish Ursúa, variant of Urzúa, a surname of Basque origin. Also a Filipino surname due to the Catalogo alfabético de apellidos; in the Philippines, mostly found among Pangasinan people.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Quizon

Borrowed from Tagalog Quizon, from Spanish Quizon, from Hokkien.

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


Corrales

Corrales (countable and uncountable, plural Corraleses)

Borrowed from Spanish Corrales. This surname is found mostly in Spain and Mexico.


Aabrey

Possibly a variant of Aubrey, Avery, or Asbrey.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Aabrey.


Paras

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Kapampangan Paras; this surname is predominantly found in Central Luzon region.
* Borrowed from Spanish Paras, probably a habitational surname.


Meneses

Borrowed from Spanish Meneses. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.


Villapando

Borrowed from Spanish Villapando; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Tuason

Ultimately from Hokkien 大孫／大孙 (tōa-sun, “eldest grandson”), via Spanish Tuason or Tagalog Tuason.

der

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Hokkien] common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry


Tio

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”).
* Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).


Tabar

Borrowed from Spanish Tabar, itself of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Clarin

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Spanish Clarín. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
* Borrowed from French Clarin, a diminutive form of Clair.
* Borrowed from Swedish Clarin, a derivative of klar (“clear”).


Delmar

Contraction of Delamare and de la Mare, from places in Normandy named La Mare (“the pond”). In the US, also borrowed from Catalan del Mar (“of the sea”).


Quiros

Borrowed from Spanish Quiros. This surname is mostly found in Costa Rica.


Orozco

From Spanish Orozco, a habitational surname from Basque.


Labastida

Borrowed from Spanish Labastida, from la + Basque Bastida.


Sangalang

From Tagalog Sangalang and Kapampangan Sangalang.


Rimando

Borrowed from Spanish Rimando. This surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Magallanes

From Spanish Magallanes, from Portuguese Magalhães.
The places are named after Ferdinand Magellan (Spanish: Fernando de Magallanes)


Cantos

Borrowed from Spanish Cantos. Usually a Filipino surname, but also a Spanish surname, prevalent in Ecuador and parts of Spain.


Endaya

Filipino and Spanish toponymic surname from Basque Hendaia (“Hendaye; town in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France”), usually transcribed as Hendaya.


Boge

Borrowed from Norwegian Boge, a topographic or habitational surname from Old Norse bugr (“hook; bay, inlet”).


Kall

Borrowed from German Kall or Swedish Käll.


Eustache

Borrowed from French Eustache. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.


Weck

From the German surname, from the noun Weck (“wedge”). Also from Waccho, an old Germanic name related to the verb wachen (“to wake”).


Volante

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Volante.


Marinas

Borrowed from Galician Mariñas. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Abellera

Borrowed from Tagalog Abellera, itself from Catalan abellera (“apiary”).

A surname from Tagalog [in turn from Catalan].


Jekyll

From a Breton name also appearing in various forms in French Judicaël, Gicquel, Jézéquel, etc., ultimately from Old Breton Iudicael, the name of a Breton king revered as a Catholic saint. His name is from Old Breton iudd (“lord, ruler, prince”) + Old Breton cael (“generous, noble”) (whence modern Breton cael (“generous, noble”)).


Mijares

Borrowed from Spanish Mijares. This surname is mostly found on Venezuelans and Filipinos.


Bobek

Borrowed from Polish, Czech or Slovene Bobek.


Untalan

Filipino surname from Pangasinan and Tagalog.

A Filipino surname
A surname from Pangasinan

A Filipino surname
A surname from Tagalog


Regala

Borrowed from Spanish Regala; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


McKechnie

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Eacharna; compare McEachern.


Bogus

Borrowed from Polish Bogus, Boguś, or Romanian Boguș.


Almario

Borrowed from Spanish Almario. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Ykybayev

A surname from Kazakh used in Kazakhstan.


Bayev

Borrowed from Russian Баев (Bajev), Ukrainian Баєв (Bajev), Armenian Բաև (Baew), etc.

A surname used in Eastern Europe and Russia.


Quek

From Hokkien 郭 (Koeh). Doublet of Que, Guo, and Kwok.

(Singapore) A Chinese surname from Hokkien.


Caminero

Borrowed from Spanish Caminero. This surname is predominantly found in the Dominican Republic.


Nissan

Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (nissan, “daily product”).


Padovano

Borrowed from Italian padovano (“of or from the city of Padua”).


Bernales

Borrowed from Spanish Bernales, a habitational surname from Basque. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Dancel

Borrowed from Ilocano Dancel, from earlier Dansil.


Costales

Borrowed from Spanish Costales. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Crammond

For those unfamiliar with him, Geoff Crammond has been the inspiration behind a couple of superb F1 racing simulations on the PC.

2002, Kate Berens, Geoff Howard, The Rough Guide to Videogaming:


Morando

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Morando.


Kinnon

Anglicization of MacKinnon (“McKinnon”).
From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).


MacKinnon

French: MacKinnon

From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).


McKinnon

French: McKinnon


Ruperto

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Ruperto. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.


Perfecto

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


Suga

Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Suga) or すが (Suga).


Pac

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław.
* Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav.
* Borrowed from Spanish Pac, a topographic surname from pac (“farmstead”).
* Guatemalan surname, from a Castilianized form of a local Mayan word meaning "wooden spoon".


Gural

* From Polish Gural, a spelling variant of Góral, from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
* Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Гураль (Huralʹ), which is likely also from Proto-Slavic *goraľь.
* From Turkish Güral.


Milot

Borrowed from French Milot. This surname is mostly found in Canada.


Bido

Borrowed from Spanish Bidó. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.


Peto

Two main origins:
* English habitational surname of Anglo-Norman origin for someone from Poitou, in France.
* Borrowed from Hungarian Pető, a pet form of the personal name Péter.


Eustaquio

Borrowed from Spanish Eustaquio; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.


Kubis

Borrowed from Polish Kubis or Kubiś and from Slovak and Czech Kubiš.


Blamey

Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost place in England.


Gim

Alternative form of Kim (“Korean surname”); A surname from Korean, variant of Kim


Darga

From short forms of various Pomeranian Slavic personal names such as Dargorad and Dargoslav/Dargosław, from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.


Genders

From Old French gendre (“son-in-law”) + the patronymic suffix -s.


Goebbels

Joseph Goebbels, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 1945.


Comey

Two main origins:
* Welsh habitational surname from a place called Cymau, in Flintshire, from cymau, plural of cwm (“valley”).
* Reduced Anglicisized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choimdheadh (“son of the servant of Lord God”).


McGinley

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnghaile (“son of Fionnghal”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair”) + gal (“valor”).


Chesterton

en-proper noun

Chesterton (countable and uncountable, plural Chestertons)


Eisenstadt

en-proper-noun

Eisenstadt (countable and uncountable, plural Eisenstadts)


Eichenberg

en-prop

Eichenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Eichenbergs)

(countable) A habitational surname from German.


Walding

From an unattested Old English personal name Wealding, ultimately from weald (“wood, forest”).


Simm

A variant of Sim, or borrowed from German Simm.


Bas

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Cebuano Bas, from bas (“sand”).
* Borrowed from Catalan Bas, a habitational surname from a place in Catalonia.
* Borrowed from French Bas, from bas (“low”).
* Borrowed from Basque Bas, a topographic surname from baso (“wood”).
* Borrowed from Slovene Baš, a short form of the personal name Sebastjan.


Laude

Borrowed from French Laude, but also from Tagalog Laude.


Matsuba

Romanization of Japanese 松葉 (まつば, matsuba)


Winograd

Borrowed from Polish Winograd, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.


O'Connell

Anglicization of Irish Ó Conaill (“descendant of Connel”).


O'Donnell

From Irish Ó Dónaill, Ó Domhnaill (“of Domhnall”).


Odom

From Middle English odam (“son-in-law”), a nickname for someone who married the daughter of a prominent figure in the local community.


Fasthorse

A surname from Lakota primarily used by Lakota people.


Yellowhorse

A surname from Navajo primarily used by the Navajo people, probably a calque of an existing Navajo name.


Roubideaux

A surname from French primarily used by the Lakota people.


Traversie

A surname of European origin predominantly used by the Lakota people.


Manuelito

en-prop

Manuelito (countable and uncountable, plural Manuelitos)

From Spanish Manuel + -ito (“diminutive suffix”); this nickname was given to one of the principal headmen of the Navajos and that is why this surname is predominantly found among the components of this nation.


Donnelley

A surname from Irish, a variant of Donnelly.


Comar

From Old English cumb (“narrow valley, combe”).


Cler

A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], from French clerc (“clergyman, clerk”).


Hutman

An English habitational surname derived from Holtham or Hougham, Lincolnshire.


Hefler

A habitational surname from German, probably from German Hof (“courtyard, farmyard”).


Chinnery

A habitational surname from the town of Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei, Normandy, named after Céneri, an Italian monk who founded a monastery and church the what is the town.


Hoelzle

A surname from Alemannic German of Swiss German origin, from Alemannic German Holz (“wood”) + -le (“diminutive suffix”).


McGoogan

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], from Irish Mag Uiginn (“son of Uiginn”).


Andon

Borrowed from Galician Andon, a variant of Anton.


Hindmarsh

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a marsh, from Old English hindan (“behind”) + mersċ (“marsh”).


Burum

An English habitational surname, derived from the village of Byram, North Yorkshire, itself from Old English bȳre (“byre, shed”).


Hebden

en-proper noun

Hebden (countable and uncountable, plural Hebdens)

From Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + denu (“valley”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Pearre

A patronymic French surname from Occitan, from a given name cognate to Peter.


Krzyzaniak

A surname from Polish of Polish and Poleshuk origin.


Nickleberry

An American surname primarily used by African Americans.


Rafanan

Borrowed from Ilocano Rafanan. This surname is mostly found in the Ilocos Region of the Philippines.


Norcott

An English habitational surname, for a person from one of several places in England called Northcott.


Cramm

A Scottish habitational surname for someone who lived in Crombie, an area in Auchterless, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic crom (“crooked”).


Covil

An English habitational surname from Anglo-Norman, from the name of a village in Manche, Normandy.


Blackwater

A surname from Navajo used by the Navajo people.


Langlie

From given names of Anglo-Norman origin, from the Germanic given name Lanzo, itself ultimately from Proto-Germanic *landą (“land”).


Cuin

A surname from Irish from Irish Ó Cuinn (“descendant of Conn”).


Gambel

An English surname transferred from the given name of Anglo-Norman origin, from the Anglo-Norman given name Gamel, from Old Norse gamall (“old”).


Osterley

Osterley (countable and uncountable, plural Osterleys)

From Old English eowestre (“sheep barn”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Cathain

Cathán, from Old Irish cath, combined with a diminutive suffix.

A surname transferred from the nickname.


Vina

Vina (countable and uncountable, plural Vinas)


Bambi

Borrowed from Italian bambina (“young girl”).


Trumpler

After the completion of this work, a new device was designed by Mr. Trumpler to adapt the 17" x 17" measuring engine to the differential measurement of stellar photographs.

1923, California. University. Regents, Report of the President of the University on Behalf of the Regents, page 130:


Soroko

From Russian or Ukrainian сорока (soroka, “magpie”).


Roel

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Galician Roel.
* Borrowed from Dutch Roel, a short form of the personal names Roeland and Roelof.


Tole

* As an English surname, variant of Toll and Towle.
* As an Albanian surname, from a short form of Apostol.


Minot

The city is named after Henry Minot (1859–1890), American ornithologist and railroad executive.


Abubakar

Borrowed from Arabic أَبُو بَكْر (ʔabū bakr). This surname is predominantly found in Nigeria.


Many

Many (countable and uncountable, plural Manys)

Borrowed from French Many or a variant of Maney. The town in Louisiana is named after a Colonel Many.


Doddridge

Doddridge (countable and uncountable, plural Doddridges)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Dodda + hrycġ (“ridge”).


Labus

Borrowed from Polish Labus, Łabus or Łabuś.


Recalde

Borrowed from Spanish Recalde, Castilianized form of Basque Errekalde, a habitational surname. This surname is mostly found in Paraguay.


Cleburne

Cleburne (countable and uncountable, plural Cleburnes)


Lowndes

Lowndes (countable and uncountable, plural Lowndeses)


Chardon

en-prop

Chardon (countable and uncountable, plural Chardons)


Zariski

Anglicisation of Russian Зари́сский (Zarísskij).


McArthur

en-proper noun

McArthur (countable and uncountable, plural McArthurs)

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Artair and Irish Mac Artúir (literally “son of Arthur”).


Martus

Two possible origins:
* Borrowed from German Martus, a variant of Martius, itself a Latinized form of Merz.
* Borrowed from Polish Martuś or Slovak Martuš, both pet forms of the personal name Martin.


Oro

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Oro. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Bend

Most places get their name from bends in rivers.


Kalla

Borrowed from Telugu కాళ్ళ (kāḷḷa). This surname is mostly found in Andhra Pradesh.


Hamme

* As a Dutch/West Flemish surname, reduced form of Dutch van Hamme, referring to Hamme in Belgium. See Ham.
* As a German and English surname, variant of Hamm.


Ondrusek

From Slovak Ondrušek or Czech Ondrušek, Slovak Ondrúšek, and Czech Ondrůšek.


LaSalle

en-prop

LaSalle (countable and uncountable, plural LaSalles)


La Salle

en-proper noun

La Salle (countable and uncountable, plural La Salles)


Larned

en-prop

Larned (countable and uncountable, plural Larneds)

The surname is a variant of the personal name Leonard. The city in Kansas is named after Fort Larned, which was named after Colonel Benjamin Larned.

A surname transferred from the given name.


McGuiness

Anglicized from Irish mac Aonghusa. Compare McGinnis.


Audubon

A surname, notably of John James Audubon.


O'Riley

From Irish Ó Raghallaigh, commonly anglicized as O'Reilly.


McGinnis

Anglicized from Irish Mac Aonghusa and Scottish Gaelic MacAonghais. Compare English McGuiness


DiPietro

en-proper noun

DiPietro (plural DiPietros or DiPietroes)

From Italian di Pietro and Di Pietro, patronymic forms of Pietro.


O'Keefe

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caoimh (“descendant of Caomh”), a personal name based on caomh (“gentle”).


Poinsett

A surname, notably of Joel Roberts Poinsett.


Imus

unk

unidentified


Pashinyan

Transliteration of Armenian Փաշինյան (Pʻašinyan).


Walshe

en-proper noun

Walshe (countable and uncountable, plural Walshes)

Inherited from Middle English Walsch, from Old English wælisc, variant of wīelisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *walhisk, from Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) + -isch.

An Irish surname transferred from the nickname of Anglo-Norman origin, meaning Briton or foreigner. Also a translation of Breathnach, with the same meaning.


Kasch

* As a German surname, variant of Karsch, from Middle Low German karsch (“merry, lively”), a scant attested Germanic word related to Old Norse karskr (“agile, fresh”), derived by Pokorny from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ger- (“to awake”), see also Ancient Greek ἐγείρω (egeírō), Albanian ngre.
* As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Kaš, shortened from Łukaš (see Lukas).


Bulwer

→ Translingual: Bulweria


Cuming

Borrowed from Scottish Gaelic Cuimeinich, presumably from Anglo-Norman de Comyn, which was a surname of toponymic origin, either from Commin near Rouen or Comines near Lille.


Ludolph

Borrowed from German Ludolph, an ancient personal name composed of the Proto-Germanic elements *liudīz (“people”) + *wulfaz (“wolf”).


Renville

en-proper noun

Renville (countable and uncountable, plural Renvilles)


Bayliss

Bayliss (countable and uncountable, plural Baylisses)

From Old French bailis, inflection of bailif (“bailiff, officer in a court of law”).


FitzRoy

FitzRoy (countable and uncountable, plural FitzRoys)

From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman fitz (du) roy (“son [of the] king”). Equivalent to Fitz- + roy. The sea area is named after English navy officer Robert FitzRoy (1805–1865).

named-after

(countable) A surname from Anglo-Norman.


St Barbe

From Middle English Seynt Barbe, from Anglo-Norman Sainte Barbe, a priory and village in Normandy, itself named after Saint Barbara; arriving in England during the Conquest of 1066.


McCone

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Comhdhain (“son of Comhdhan”), a personal name of uncertain origin.


Ravalli

A surname from Italian, e.g. of Antonio Ravalli.


Zysk

Borrowed from Polish Zysk and Polish Zyśk.


Schlichter

Occupational surname, borrowed from German Schlichter.


McCurtain

en-proper noun

McCurtain (countable and uncountable, plural McCurtains)

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Curtáin, variant of Mac Cruitín (“son of the hunchback”).


Korol

Borrowed from Ukrainian Король (Korolʹ), from король (korolʹ, “king”).


Gladwin

Gladwin (countable and uncountable, plural Gladwins)

From the Old English personal name Glædwine, which is composed of the elements glæd (“shining; joyful”) and wine (“friend”).


Bessemer

A surname, notably that of Henry Bessemer.


McDuffie

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Duibshíthe (“son of Duibshíth”) a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + síth (“peace”).


Oglethorpe

en-proper noun

Oglethorpe (countable and uncountable, plural Oglethorpes)

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, Bramham cum Oglethorpe, so called from the Old Norse personal name Oddketill + thorpe. The personal name is composed by the elements odd (“point of a weapon”) + ketill (“cauldron”).


Bowkett

The brainchild of synthesiser musician Rod Bowkett, Anvil is an example of a new style of digital music machine.


Treutlen

A surname, e.g. that of John A. Treutlen, of German origin.


LaGrange

en-prop

LaGrange (countable and uncountable, plural LaGranges)

A surname from French, variant of Lagrange


McCulloch

From the Scottish Gaelic variant of McCullough.


McMullen

en-proper noun

McMullen (countable and uncountable, plural McMullens)


Wilbarger

A surname, e.g. that of Josiah P. Wilbarger.


Willacy

A surname, e.g. of John G. Willacy, Mark Willacy.


Willan

From the Alemannic German surname, variant of Wielan, Wieland.


Dubas

* (Slavic): Borrowed from Slavic ( Polish Dubas and Ukrainian Дубас (Dubas) )
* (French): Borrowed from French Dubas, a topographic surname for someone who lived in the lower part of the village.

A surname from Slavic, Polish, or Ukrainian


Gago

Borrowed from Spanish Gago, from Galician gago (“stutterer”).


Ghassemi

From Iranian Persian قاسمی (ğâssemi), from Classical Persian قاسمی (qāsimī), from the given name قاسم, from Arabic قَاسِم (qāsim).


Shastrakar

Borrowed from Marathi शााकार (śāākār). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.


Sellick

Habitational surname from either of two minor places in Devon, or from Sellack in Herefordshire.


Ligas

Borrowed from Polish Ligas or Spanish Ligas.


Belwood

Belwood (countable and uncountable, plural Belwoods)


Bellwood

Bellwood (countable and uncountable, plural Bellwoods)


Rosewood

Latin: rosewoodēnsis


Tempest

From tempest, a nickname for someone with a blustery temperament.


Latiner

From Latin + -er as a calque of Latin latinarius (“interpreter, speaker of Latin”) and from Old French latinier, latimier, etc., from Latin latinarius, from lingua Latina + -arius (“-ary”). Compare latimer.


Pacquiao

From Cebuano Pacquiao, from Spanish pacquiao, from Hokkien.

A surname from Cebuano [in turn from Spanish, in turn from Hokkien].


Saraf

Borrowed from Urdu صراف (sarrāf, “money changer”).


Sarin

Borrowed from Hindi सरीन (sarīn), a typical surname of the Khatri community.


Highgate

en-prop

Highgate (countable and uncountable, plural Highgates)

From Old English hēah (“high”) + ġeat (“gate”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Deschanel

Borrowed from French Deschanel, itself from Occitan.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Kennie

But Mr Kennie, who clearly had power to dispense with the condition, drew two bills on the pursuer, of the date of the sale, one for £300, at two months, and the other for £495, at three months, making £795, which sum included the price ...

1832, Scotland. Court of Session, Cases Decided in the Court of Session, page 783:

1985, T. J. M. Kennie, M. C. Matthews, Remote sensing in civil engineering

1998, Tom Kennie, A Guide to the Recruitment and Selection of Graduate Trainees (→ISBN)

She inspected the man while Mrs. Kennie spoke with him. He was old, with wisps of white hair barely covering the top of his head. His skin was wrinkled and his eyes were watery. He stood with a slight stoop, too.

2017, Ryshia Kennie, Sheik's Defense


Snowball

From snow + ball, probably a nickname for someone who had a patch of white hair or a pale bald patch, amid dark hair.


Novella

Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.