Aceves

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


Ranst

en-proper-noun

Ranst (countable and uncountable, plural Ransts)

(countable) A Flemish surname from Dutch.


Heaphy

Various origins:
* Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉamhthaigh (“descendant of Éamhthach”), a personal name derived from éamhthach (“swift”).
* English habitational surname, from the village of Heapey, from Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + heċġ (“fence; hedge”) or gehæg (“enclosure”).


Kingdon

Habitational surname, from Old English cyning (“king”) + dūn (“hill”).


Heiberger

en-proper noun

Heiberger (countable and uncountable, plural Heibergers)


Tetlow

Topographic surname, from the Old English personal name Tæta + lēah (“clearing”).


Idowu

Borrowed from Yoruba Ìdòwú (“A child born after twins”). This is the most common surname in Ogun State.


Heiskell

en-proper noun

Heiskell (countable and uncountable, plural Heiskells)


Raboin

Raboin (countable and uncountable, plural Raboins)


Bendixen

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Bendixen.


Foulks

From a Norman personal name. Compare Italian Folco.


McGlone

McGlone (countable and uncountable, plural McGlones)

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Éoin (“son of the servant of (saint) John”).


McBrien

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Briain (“son of Brian”) or of Mac Brain (“son of Bran”), a personal name based on bran (“raven”).


Barrell

Various origins:
* Metonymic occupational surname for a cooper or a nickname for an obese man or an immoderate drinker, from Old French baril (“barrel”).
* Habitational surname from Barwell, in Leicestershire, from Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“well, spring”).


Shelman

Americanized spelling of German Schellmann.


McShane

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seáin (“son of Seán”).


Szczesniak

Borrowed from Polish Szcześniak and Szczęśniak.


Shad

* As an Urdu and Persian surname, from شاد (šâd, “glad, cheerful”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.
* As an English surname, from the noun shad.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Schade, itself related to Schaden (“damage”).


Behnken

Borrowed from German Behnken, from Behn + -ken (diminutive suffix).


O'Doherty

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dochartaigh (“descendant of Dochartach”). Compare Doherty.


Kyger

Possibly an Americanized variant of German Keiger.


Gisclair

Perhaps an Americanized variant of French Gisclard.


Forner

Borrowed from Catalan and Italian Forner.


Buetow

Borrowed from German Bütow, a habitational surname from the town of Bytów, in Poland.


Dugal

Various origin:
* Either an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Dùghall or a reduced form of McDougall.
* As a French Canadian surname, from the personal name Tugal, a name of Germanic origin, from the name Tugwald, composed of *tug (“useful”) (compare *togōn (“to draw, pull”)) + *wald (“authority, power”).
* As a French surname, from du (“of the”) + the personal name Gal, both from gal (“rooster”) (from Latin gallus) and the Latin name Gallus.
* Borrowed from Punjabi ਦੁੱਗਲ (duggal); this surname is more often spelt Duggal.


Chernov

Dmitry Chernov, b. 1839


Ketteringham

en-proper noun

Ketteringham (countable and uncountable, plural Ketteringhams)

From an unattested Old English personal name found also in Kettering + hām (“village, hamlet”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Glandon

Glandon (countable and uncountable, plural Glandons)


Papageorge

Partial translation of Greek Παπαγεωργίου (Papageorgíou).

der

Παπαγεωργίου


Opalka

Borrowed from Czech Opálka or Polish Opałka.


Husser

en-proper noun

Husser (countable and uncountable, plural Hussers)


Dodsworth

Habitational surname from the village of Dodworth, in South Yorkshire, which is named from the Old English personal name Dodd + worþ (“enclosure”).


Holwell

Holwell (countable and uncountable, plural Holwells)

From Old English holh (“hollow”) + wielle (“well, spring”).


Posas

Borrowed from Catalan Posas, from the noun pausa (“rest, repose, pause”). This surname is mostly found in Honduras.


Bamaca

Borrowed from Mam Bámaca. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.


Ellingworth

Lady Amanda Ellingworth
Paul Ellingworth
Reginald Ellingworth
Rod Ellingworth
Roger Ellingworth


McGlynn

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhloinn, from a personal name derived from flann (“blood-red”).


Consterdine

Probably a corruption of the personal name Constantine.

Steam locomotive construction at Crewe terminated on December 15, 1958, when Class "9" 2-10-0 No. 92250 left the works to take up duty. The Mayor of Crewe, Councillor Tom Consterdine, a former railwayman, drove the engine out of the paint shop.

1959 February, “Talking of Trains: Last steam from Crewe”, in Trains Illustrated, page 66:

A surname transferred from the given name.


Trevithick

Habitational surname, from Cornish tre (“homestead”) + a mutated form of methek (“doctor, physician”).


Konefal

Borrowed from Ukrainian коновал (konoval) or Polish Konefał.


Yurkovich

Borrowed from Ukrainian and Belarusian Юркович (Jurkóvič).


Barkdull

Americanized spelling of Swedish Bergdahl.


Zubair

Borrowed from Arabic زُبَيْر (zubayr). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Vigneault

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


Boomhower

Anglicized form of Dutch and North German Bohmhauer.


McCurdy

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhuircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal named based on muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare Moriarty.


Harutyunyan

Borrowed from Armenian Հարությունյան (Harutʻyunyan).

bor

Հարությունյան


Lawless

From Middle English laweles (“lawless”), a nickname for an unrestrained and licentious man.


Vasilevskiy

Alternative form of Vasilevsky; A surname from Russian.


Vasilevsky

From Russian Василе́вский (Vasilévskij); from Васи́льевский (Vasílʹjevskij); from Василий (Vasilij, “Basil”).

Василе́вский


Heckford

Heckfordbridge
Nathaniel Heckford
Sarah Maud Heckford


Stocki

From Polish Stocki or Ukrainian Стоцький (Stocʹkyj).


Oleksiak

From Slavic (Ukrainian Олексяк (Oleksjak) and Polish Oleksiak).


Seagrave

en-proper noun

Seagrave (countable and uncountable, plural Seagraves)

From Old English ġeset (“fold, pen”) or sēaþ (“pit, hole; well”) + grāf (“grove”) or græf (“trench, ditch”).


McInerney

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Airchinnig (“son of the erenagh”).


Mejias

Borrowed from Spanish Mejías. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.


Santin

Borrowed from Spanish Santín and Italian Santin.


Penado

Borrowed from Spanish Penado. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.


Holes

Various origins:
* Variant of English Hole.
* Borrowed from Slovak Holeš or Czech Holeš.


McDiarmid

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Diarmaid (“son of Diarmaid”).


Manifold

en-proper noun

Manifold (countable and uncountable, plural Manifolds)


Malyon

Perhaps a matronymic surname from a local variant of the personal name Marion.


Myall

From Middle English Mighel, Mihel, variant of Michel (“Michael”). Mostly found in Essex.


Mihal

* As a Slovak and Carpathian Rusyn surname, from Slovak Mihál, from the personal name Michal. Compare Mehall.
* As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Mihály.
* As a Serbo-Croatian surname, Americanized from Mihalj, itself related to both surnames above.
* As a Ukrainian surname, Americanized from Mykhal, also related to the above.
Compare Michael, Mihalovic.


Cheslock

Americanized spelling of Polish Cieślik.


Delahoz

Borrowed from Spanish de la Hoz. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Skarzynski

Translingual: skarzynskii


Skeat

From Middle English skete (“swift, quick”), itself from Old Norse skjótt (“quickly”). It was presumably used as a nickname for a messenger or runner.


Wolynetz

From Ukrainian Волинець (Volynecʹ), from Ukrainian Волинь (Volynʹ, “Volhynia”), or Polish Wołyniec, from Polish Wołyń (“Volhynia”), with the suffix *-ьcь.


Catherman

Probably an altered form of Dutch Katherman.


Amies

From Old French amis, oblique case of ami (“friend”).


Budgen

From Old French bon (“good”) + Jehan (“John”), a nickname for a good man or a good servant.


Turnham

Habitational surname, from Old English trun (“circular”) + hamm (“enclosure”) or hām (“village, hamlet”).


Mansouri

Variant of Mansour. This surname is mostly found in Iran.


McMorrow

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Murchadha (“son of Murchadh”), a personal name formed by the elements muir (“sea”) + cath (“battle”).


Coursen

Perhaps a variant spelling of Dutch Corsen or French Courson, Coursan.


Penalver

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


Raap

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Raap.


Primero

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


Solak

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Turkish Solak, from solak (“left-handed”).
* Borrowed from Polish Solak, a metonymic occupational surname for a seller or producer of salt, from sól (“salt”).
* Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Šolak.


McTaggart

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSagairt (“son of the priest”), from sagart (“priest”).


Ogren

Borrowed from Swedish Ögren, from ö (“island”) + gren (“branch”).


Rabanales

Borrowed from Spanish Rabanales. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.


Senatus

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


Alayon

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


Youtsey

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Jutze or Jütze.


McAteer

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an tSaoir (“son of the craftsman”), from saor (“craftsman”).


Zalazar

Variant of Salazar. This variant is mostly found in Argentina.


Yousaf

Variant of Youssef. From Urdu يوسف, from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif), from Hebrew יוסף. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.

A surname from Arabic, equivalent to English Joseph.


Godsell

Habitational surname from any of various places called Godshill, from Old English god (“deity”) or gōd (“good”) + hyll (“hill”).


McCutcheon

en-proper noun

McCutcheon (countable and uncountable, plural McCutcheons)

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”), a Gaelicized form of Old French Huchon, a hypocoristic form of Hughe (“Hugh”).


Karnik

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Marathi कर्णिक (karṇik). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.
* Borrowed from Czech Kárník.


Gurka

* As a Ukrainian surname, borrowed from Ukrainian Гурка (Hurka); also [script needed] (Huriy), a borrowing from Hebrew גור (“(lion) cub”), sometimes also found in Carpathian Rusyn.
* As a Polish surname, variant of Polish Górka.


Hollings

From Middle English holins, plural of holin (“holly”).


Fenlon

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnaláin (“descendant of Fionnalán”), a hypocoristic form of fionn (“fair, white”).


Fazal

Borrowed from Arabic فَضْل (faḍl, “grace, blessing”). This surname is mostly found in Afghanistan.


Dingus

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dinges.


Bays

From Bay + -s.
* (surname "Bays"): Patronymic from Bay.


Fayle

* As a Manx surname, reduced variant of McPhail.
* As an English, Scottish and Irish surname, variant of Fail.


Carfrae

Probably from Cumbric *cair (“fort”) + Cumbric *bre (“height”).

Mirinda Carfrae
Robert Carfrae
Tristram Carfrae


Disharoon

Americanized form of an unidentified French surname.


McNutt

en-proper noun

McNutt (countable and uncountable, plural McNutts)

* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Mac Nuadhat (“son of Nuadha”), the name of ancient Celtic god whose whose name is of unclear origin; see Núadu.
* Also as a Scottish surname, variant of McNaughton.


Tappenden

Habitational surname from a now lost place, from the Old English personal name *Tubba + dene (“valley”).


Tola

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Tola, a surname of Sardinian origin.
* Borrowed from Amharic ቶላ (tola).


Oppenheim

en-proper-noun

Oppenheim (countable and uncountable, plural Oppenheims)


Cantrall

en-proper noun

Cantrall (countable and uncountable, plural Cantralls)


Briody

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


Buchinger

Borrowed from Austrian German Buchinger.


Bellegarde

en-proper-noun

Bellegarde (countable and uncountable, plural Bellegardes)

Borrowed from French Bellegarde. The surname is mostly found in Haiti.

(countable) A habitational surname from French.


Essien

Borrowed from Ibibio. This surname is mostly found in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.


McRoy

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Rúaidh (“son of Rúadh”), a byname from ruadh (“red”).


Codding

Probably an Americanized form of German Kötting or Götting.


Krawitz

From Polish krawiec (“tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), or Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь.


Dahlem

en-proper noun

Dahlem (countable and uncountable, plural Dahlems)


Lessing

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Lessing, a variant of Lessig.
* As a Lower Sorbian surname, from lesník (“forester”). Compare Lesnik.


Nand

Borrowed from Hindi नंद (nand). This surname is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh.


Menear

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a menhir, from Cornish men (“stone”) + hir (“long”).


McQuinn

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuinn (“son of Conn”).


Russaw

Americanized spelling of French Rousseau.


Awadallah

Borrowed from Arabic عوض الله. This surname is mostly found in Sudan.

bor

Arabic عوض الله


Timsina

Borrowed from Nepali तिम्सीना (timsīnā).


McGaughey

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eachaidh (“son of Eochaidh”).


Sandvik

Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Sandvik, from sand (“sand”) + vik (“bay”).


Biltz

Americanized form of German Pilz or Piltz.


Vasconez

Borrowed from Spanish Vásconez. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.


McElhinney

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (saint) Coinneach”).


Beougher

unk

Unclear


Veron

Borrowed from French Véron or Spanish Verón.


Catchpole

From Anglo-Norman cachepole, a compound of cachier (“to catch”) + pol (“fowl”), a nickname given to a bailiff, originally empowered to seize poultry and other livestock in case of default on debts or taxes.


Southcote

From Old English suþ (“south”) + cot (“cottage, hut”).


Pinell

Borrowed from Catalan Pinell or, alternatively, a variant of Pinnell. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.


Saif

Borrowed from Arabic سَيْف (sayf, “sword, scimitar”). This surname is mostly found in Yemen.


Mow

Various origins:
* A variant of the surname Mao.
* A variant of the surnames Mowe or Maw.
* A Scottish habitational surname, from a place in the parish of Morebattle.


Orndoff

en-proper noun

Orndoff (countable and uncountable, plural Orndoffs)


Portocarrero

Borrowed from Spanish Portocarrero. This surname is mostly found in Peru.


Loker

Loker (countable and uncountable, plural Lokers)


Dundas

en-proper-noun

Dundas (countable and uncountable, plural Dundases)

Dundas
Dundas Castle
en:Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.

(countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.


Dymock

en-proper noun

Dymock (countable and uncountable, plural Dymocks)

From either Welsh ty (“house”) or din (“stronghold, fortress”) + moch (“swine; pigsty”).


Kawecki

Borrowed from Polish Kawecki or Kawęcki.


Kulaga

Borrowed from Ukrainian Кулага (Kulaha).


Maalouf

Borrowed from Arabic معلوف (maʕlūf). This surname is mostly found in Lebanon.


Killingbeck

Habitational surname from a place near Leeds, most probably named with the Old Norse personal name Killing + bekkr (“brook, creek”).


McAlexander

Partial translation of Scottish Gaelic Mac Alasdair (“son of Alasdair or Alexander”).


Ardis

Reduced form of Allardice or, alternatively, a variant of Artis.


Kasuba

From Lithuanian Kašuba, from Polish Kaszuba (“Kashubian”).


Kaschuba

From Polish Kaszuba (“Kashubian”), or surnames of the same origin, e.g. Russian Кашуба (Kašuba) or Lithuanian Kašuba.


Black Elk

From black (“color”) + elk (“wapiti”). Calque of any of several indigenous languages of North America
* (Lakota): Calque of Lakota Heȟáka Sápa; from Lakota heȟáka (“elk”)+sápa (“black”)

(countable) An Amerindian surname.
A surname from Lakota.


Counihan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.


Faughnan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fachtnáin (“descendant of Fachtnán”), a diminutive of the personal name Fachtna.


Ledwell

Habitational surname from a place in Oxfordshire, from Old English hlūd (“loud”) + wielle (“well, spring”).


Fresh

Possibly an Americanized form of German Frisch.


McLemore

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Mhuire (“son of the servant of Mary”). Compare Gilmore.


Allardice

After the place Allardyce in Kincardineshire, perhaps from Old Irish all (“cliff”) (cf. Irish aill) + dess (“south”), with intrusive -ar.


Wallbank

From Middle English wall+bank, a topographic surname for someone who lived on the banks of a stream.


Ramoutar

Trinidadian spelling of an unclear Indian surname.


Menton

en-proper noun

Menton (countable and uncountable, plural Mentons)


Pall

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Hungarian Páll, a variant of Pál.
* Borrowed from Telugu పాల్ (pāl), a rendition of the personal name Paul.


Mauceri

From the Sicilian surname Maugeri, from maugeri (“herdsman”).


Ackford

Habitational surname, from Old English āc (“oak”) + ford (“ford”).


Blee

From the Cornish and Irish surname, variant of Bligh.


Butin

Either from French Butin or Russian Бутин (Butin).


White Hawk

white+hawk. Calque of various Amerind languages.


Bayford

Bayford (countable and uncountable, plural Bayfords)

From the Old English personal name Bōia + ford (“ford”).
In Hertfordshire, recorded as Begesford 1086 (Domesday Book), and Begeford in 1090; the ford of a man called Bǣga.


Zeiset

unk

Unexplained


Allenbaugh

Americanized spelling of German Allenbach.


Alcivar

Borrowed from Spanish Alcívar. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.


Bergstedt

Borrowed from Swedish Bergstedt, from berg (“mountain”) + stedt (“place”).


Vertiz

Borrowed from Spanish Vértiz, a Castilianized form of Basque Bertiz. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].


Bilton

en-proper noun

Bilton (countable and uncountable, plural Biltons)

From the Old English personal name Billa + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). In the case of the place in Warwickshire, the first element is probably Old English beolone (“henbane”).

(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.


Milmo

Anglicized form of Irish Maol na mBó (“devotee of the cattle”), from maol (“devotee”) and bó (“cow”).


Ditchburn

Habitational surname from a place near Alnwick, in Northumberland, from Old English dīċ (“trench, moat”) + burna (“stream”).


Wands

unk

Unexplained


Kalamian

Borrowed from Armenian Կալամյան (Kalamyan), a variant of Ղալամյան (Ġalamyan).


Wormington

en-proper noun

Wormington (countable and uncountable, plural Wormingtons)

From the Old English personal name Wyrma + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Bretherton

Bretherton (countable and uncountable, plural Brethertons)

From Old English brēþer, dative form of brōþor (“brother”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”). Compare Brotherton.


Dumbleton

Dumbleton (countable and uncountable, plural Dumbletons)

From Old English dumbel (“shady hollow”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Moger

Southern English surname of unexplained origin.

unk

unexplained


Tulip

Unexplained, but possibly a late formation from the plant name.

Unexplained


Molyneux

Various origins:
* Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”).
* Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.
* Anglicized form of Irish Ó maol an Mhuaidh (“descendant of the follower of the noble”), compare the river name Muad which means "noble."


Mawdesley

en-proper noun

Mawdesley (countable and uncountable, plural Mawdesleys)

From the Anglo-Norman female given name Maud + Middle English ley (“meadow”).


Crittall

From Old English crūċ (“cross”) + healh (“corner, nook”). The surname may also derive from the village of Crichel in East Dorset, or from a lost or unidentified place.


Quiddington

Habitational surname from the village of Chiddingstone, in Kent, from the Old English personal name Cidda + stān (“stone”).


Hoghton

Hoghton (countable and uncountable, plural Hoghtons)


Luddington

Luddington (countable and uncountable, plural Luddingtons)

From the Old English personal name Luda + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Nanini

A surname from Italian.
Alternative form of Nanino

A surname from Italian.
Alternative form of Nannini


Stojanovic

Stojanovic (plural Stojanovics or Stojanovices)

Stojanovics (plural)
Stojanovices (plural)

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Stojanović.


Swartley

From Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.


Revoir

Borrowed from French Revoir, variant of Rivoire.


McGlade

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mag Léid, which may be a variant of McLeod.


Rawat

Borrowed from Hindi रावत (rāvat). This surname is mostly found in Uttarakhand.


Requejo

Borrowed from Galician Requejo. This surname is mostly found in Peru.

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].


Everetts

Everetts (countable and uncountable, plural Everettses)


Largaespada

Borrowed from Spanish Largaespada. This surname is mostly found in Nicaragua.


McFetridge

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pheadruis (“son of Peter”).


Fotopoulos

Borrowed from Greek Φωτόπουλος (Fotópoulos).


Bumstead

Habitational surname, from Old English bune (“reed”) + stede (“place, site”).


Frohlich

en-proper noun

Frohlich (plural Frohlichs or Frohliches)


Theedom

From Middle English thedom, thedome, thedam (“prosperity, success”); from thee (“to thrive, to prosper”) + -dom.


Sherrington

Sherrington (countable and uncountable, plural Sherringtons)

From the Old English personal name Sċīra, itself from sċīr (“bright, shining”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Degray

Possibly an altered form of Dutch De Grave, from de Graaf.


Bushway

Americanized spelling of French Bourgeois.


Crye

Americanized spelling of German Kreie or Krei.


Divelbiss

Americanized spelling of German Tüfelbeiss.


McCorvey

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Fhearghaidh (“son of Fearghadh”), a hypocoristic form of the personal name Fergus.


Fahs

Various origins:
* A variant of German Faas.
* Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فحص (faḥṣ).


Fait

Various origins:
* A variant of German Veit.
* Borrowed from Czech or Polish Fait, both from the German surname.
* Perhaps from an obsolete English personal name derived from Anglo-Norman afaitie (“accomplished, skillful”).


Esmail

Variant of Ismail. This variant is mostly found in Egypt.

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


Wakeford

Habitational surname from a now lost place, from Old English wacu (“wake, watch”) + ford (“ford”).


Rashed

Variant of Rashid. This surname is mostly found in Egypt.


Penagos

Borrowed from Spanish Penagos. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Younghusband

en-proper noun

Younghusband (countable and uncountable, plural Younghusbands)


Pala

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Pala, a topographic surname for someone who lived near an upland meadow.
* Borrowed from Catalan Palà, a habitational surname from a town near Barcelona; also from pala (“shovel”).
* Borrowed from Polish Pala, from a vernacular name of the given name Pawel, Polish form of the name Paul.
* Borrowed from Czech Pála, a nickname for an obstinate person, from Moravian dialect pała (“head”).
* Borrowed from Turkish Pala, from pala (“scimitar”), from Italian pala (“shovel”).
* Borrowed from Hindi पाला (pālā).


Chusovitina

From Russian Чусовитина (Čusovitina).
The gymnastics skills are named after Oksana Chusovitina, an athletic artistic gymnast for the Soviet Union, CIS/Unified Team, Germany, and Uzbekistan.


Serres

Serres (countable and uncountable, plural Serreses)


Thew

From Middle English thew (“thrall, slave”).


McAdoo

McAdoo (countable and uncountable, plural McAdoos)

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McCunniff and McNiff.


Stuteville

From the Norman habitational surname, from the town of Estouteville, in Normandy.


Trow

en-proper noun

Trow (countable and uncountable, plural Trows)

Various origins:
* A nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English trewe (“faithful, loyal”).
* A topographic surname for someone who lived near a depression in the ground, from Middle English trow (“trough”).


Alamin

Borrowed from Arabic الْأَمِين (al-ʔamīn). This surname is mostly found in Sudan and Bangladesh.


McSpadden

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Spáidín (“son of Spáidín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of spád (“spade”).


Zayas

Borrowed from the Spanish habitational surname Zayas, which is from Basque zai (“watchman, guard”).


Urzendowski

Alternative spelling of the Polish surname Urzędowski, from urzędowski.


Titmus

From Middle English titmose (“titmouse”), a nickname given to someone who resembled the bird.


Medvid

As a Carpathian Rusyn and Ukrainian surname, from медвідь (medvidʹ), from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”). Also found as a Serbo-Croatian variant of Medved, of the same meaning. Compare Medwid.


Medwid

From Carpathian Rusyn, Ukrainian and Serbo-Croatian surname, all from derivatives of Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”).


Medvigy

From Hungarian Medvigy, from a Slavic language, e.g. Carpathian Rusyn медвідь (medvidʹ). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *medvědь (“bear”).


Begala

From Slovak Begala or Polish Biegała, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *běgati.


Sutor

A variant of Suter or borrowed from German and Polish Sutor, an occupational surname for a tailor or shoemaker.


Selvaraj

Borrowed from Tamil செல்வராஜ் (celvarāj).


Robello

Borrowed from Portuguese and Italian Robello.


Ringold

en-proper noun

Ringold (countable and uncountable, plural Ringolds)

* As a German surname, variant of German Ringolt, equivalent to Ring (“ring”) + walten (“to rule”). Compare Ringgold.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Reingold, from German rein (“pure”) + Gold.


McQuillan

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized form of Mac Uighilín (“son of Huguelin”), a diminutive of the personal name Hugh.
* Also as an Irish surname, variant of McCullen.
* Also as an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Coilín and Scottish Gaelic Mac Cailein. See Collins.


Froggatt

Froggatt (countable and uncountable, plural Froggatts)

From Old English frocga (“frog”) + cot (“cottage”).


Nevares

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


Kobza

Borrowed from Polish Kobza or Ukrainian Кобза (Kobza).


Oommen

Borrowed from Malayalam ഉമ്മന് (ummaṉ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.


McCallion

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Cailín (“son of Cailín”), a personal name which derives from coileán (“cub, puppy”).


Shardlow

Shardlow (countable and uncountable, plural Shardlows)

From Old English sċeard (“notch, indentation”) + hlǣw (“mound”).


Gharibian

Borrowed from Armenian Ղարիբյան (Ġaribyan).


Girdner

en-proper noun

Girdner (countable and uncountable, plural Girdners)

Americanized spelling of Swiss German Gurtner.


Draddy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dreada (“descendant of Dreada”), perhaps a variant of Ó Greada, from which Grady.


McGonagle

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Conghail (“son of Conghal”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + gal (“valor”).


Galvayne

(horse training): After the 19th-century English born Australian horse trainer Sydney Frederick Galvayne.


Galik

Borrowed from Polish Galik or Hungarian and Slovak Gálik.


Longdon

Longdon (countable and uncountable, plural Longdons)

From Old English lang (“long”) + dūn (“hill”).


Mula

Various possible origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Mulà, perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for a muleteer.
* Borrowed from Spanish Mula, a habitational surname from a city in the province of Murcia.


Djokovich

en-proper-noun

Djokovich (plural Djokovichs or Djokoviches)

Djokovichs (plural)
Djokoviches (plural)

Alternative form of Djokovic; A surname from Serbo-Croatian.


Moggach

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic mugach (“surly”).


Brummell

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


Cease

Probably an Americanized form of German Zies.


Hillock

From Middle English hillok (“hillock”), a topographic surname for someone who lived near or on a hillock.


Duthie

→ Translingual: Duthiea

Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Dubhthaigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Dubhthach”), ultimately from the same source as the surname Duffy.


McFerrin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fearáin (“son of Fearán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of fear (“man”).


Wickenden

Habitational surname from a lost place in Kent, from Old English wicen (“dairy farm”) + dene (“valley”).


Orgeron

/ˈɔ(ɹ)ɡərɒn/

/ˈoʊd͡ʒərɒn/


Djokovic

en-proper-noun

Djokovic (plural Djokovics or Djokovices)

/ˈd͡ʒoʊkəvɪt͡ʃ/

/ˈdʒɒkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒəʊkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒəʉkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒɔkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒɒkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒəʊkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒɒkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒɑkəvɪtʃ/

/ˈdʒœʊkəvɪtʃ/

Anglicization of Serbo-Croatian Ђоковић/Đoković, a patronymic surname derived from the male given names Đoka/Ђока or Đoko/Ђоко, a diminutive of the male given name Đorđe/Ђорђе, the Serbo-Croat version of George. Compare Georgeson.

der

Ђоковић/Đoković


Woollard

en-proper noun

Woollard (countable and uncountable, plural Woollards)

From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + ford (“ford”).


Sostak

From Slovak Šosták, Belarusian Шостак (Šóstak), and Ukrainian Шостак (Šostak). Ultimately, from a derivative of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).


Shostak

From Ukrainian Шостак (Šostak) and Belarusian Шостак (Šóstak), from Ukrainian шостий (šostyj, “sixth”) and Belarusian шосты (šósty, “sixth”). Less commonly, a respelling of Polish Szostak, Szóstak, and Slovak Šosták. Ultimately, from a derivative of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).


Schostak

From Ukrainian Шостак (Šostak), Belarusian Шостак (Šóstak), Polish Szostak, Szóstak, and Slovak Šosták. Ultimately, from a derivative of Proto-Slavic *šestъ (“sixth”).


Seles

From Serbo-Croatian Seleš/Ceлeш, from Hungarian Széles.


Pathirana

Borrowed from Sinhalese පතිරණ (patiraṇa).


Woodthorpe

en-proper-noun

Woodthorpe (countable and uncountable, plural Woodthorpes)

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + þorp (“village”).


Bourbonnais

en-proper noun

Bourbonnais (countable and uncountable, plural Bourbonnaises)


Wasteneys

en-proper-noun

Wasteneys (plural Wasteneyses or Wasteneys)

From Anglo-Norman Wasteneys, from Medieval Latin Wastinensis, from Old French wastine+Latin -ensis. From the rural wastes between the Seine and the Loire during the Frankish Kingdom. Compare French Gâtinais.


Mealing

unk

Unexplained English surname


Naslund

Borrowed from Swedish Näslund, from näs (“spit of land, isthmus”) + lund (“grove”).


McDorman

Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Dornáin (“son of Dornán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of dorn (“fist”).


Hazelden

Habitational surname, from Old English hæsl (“hazel”) + dene (“valley”).


Nails

Unidentified


Broglie

en-proper-noun

Broglie (countable and uncountable, plural Broglies)

(countable) A surname.
A surname from French.

(countable) A surname.
A surname from Italian.


Mizner

Americanized spelling of German Meissner.


Sampey

unk

Unexplained English surname


Remsen

en-proper noun

Remsen (countable and uncountable, plural Remsens)


McCumbers

Variant of McComber with an excrescent -s.


de Broglie

From French de Broglie, from de+Broglie, from Italian Broglio, from Broglia.


Saran

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Saran or Serbo-Croatian Šaran.
* Borrowed from Hindi शरण (śaraṇ).


McCusker

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Oscair (“son of Oscar”).


Roberg

Borrowed from German and Norwegian Roberg or Swedish Röberg.


Beg

Various origins:
* As an Islamic (Indian subcontinent as Hindi बेग (beg)) and sometimes Serbo-Croatian surname, from the Turkish title beg, an older form of bey. See Bey; also compare Baig.
* Borrowed from Slovene Beg, from beg (“escape, getaway”).


McEntyre

en-proper noun

McEntyre (countable and uncountable, plural McEntyres)


Arbaiza

Borrowed from Spanish Arbaiza, Castilianized form of Basque Arbaitza. This surname is mostly found in Peru.


Hochul

Variant of Polish Chochół. Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xoxolъ < *koxolъ.


Roycroft

Roycroft (countable and uncountable, plural Roycrofts)


Melua

Borrowed from Georgian მელუა (melua), from Mingrelian მელუა (melua), from მელა (mela, “fox”) + -უა (-ua).


Woldemariam

Borrowed from Amharic ወልደ ማርያም (wäldä maryam).


Zollicoffer

Americanized spelling of Swiss German Zollikofer.


McGirr

McGirr (countable and uncountable, plural McGirrs)

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac an Gheairr (“son of the short man”), from gearr (“short”).


Rishworth

en-proper noun

Rishworth (countable and uncountable, plural Rishworths)

From Old English rysċ (“rushes”) + worþ (“enclosure”).


Bata

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname.
* Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man.
* Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”).
* Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.


Wassen

en-proper-noun

Wassen (countable and uncountable, plural Wassens)

From Germanic
* From Dutch Wassen
* From Swedish Wassén
* From German Waßen

A surname from the Germanic languages.
A surname from Swedish.

A surname from the Germanic languages.
A surname from German.

A surname from the Germanic languages.
A surname from Dutch.


Beckinsale

Habitational surname from the village of Becconsall, in Lancashire.


Rycroft

Topographic surname, from Old English ryġe (“rye”) + croft (“enclosed field”).


Braniff

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Branduibh (“descendant of Brandubh”), a personal name composed of the elements bran (“raven”) + dubh (“black”).


Tallmadge

en-proper noun

Tallmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Tallmadges)


McIsaac

From the Scottish Gaelic patronymic from the personal name Isaac.


Robar

Borrowed from French Robar or Slovene Robar.


Warboys

Warboys (countable and uncountable, plural Warboyses)

The placename is recorded in the Domesday Book as Wardebusc, suggesting a derivation from Old Norse varði (“beacon; landmark”) + buskr (“brushwood, bush”).


Chatburn

Chatburn (countable and uncountable, plural Chatburns)

From the Old English personal name Ceatta + burne (“stream, brook, small river”).


Ellson

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Matt Ellson
Peter Ellson


McCurley

Disputed;
1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, referring to Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel).
2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley.


Outlaw

From outlaw, a nickname for someone who no longer had the protection of the law.

In the book, Nathan Outlaw offers helpful advice and tips on buying the freshest fish and shellfish in a sustainably responsible way.

A surname transferred from the nickname.


Kaluzhny

From Belarusian Калю́жны (Kaljúžny), Ukrainian Калю́жний (Kaljúžnyj), or Russian Калю́жный (Kaljúžnyj).


Kaluzny

From Polish Kałużny, Czech Kalužný, Belarusian Калюжны (Kaljužny), Ukrainian Калюжний (Kaljužnyj), or Russian Калюжный (Kaljužnyj).


Glavan

From Serbo-Croatian Glavan or Slovene Glavan. Also, an alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Главан (Hlavan).


Khandelwal

Borrowed from Hindi खण्डेलवाल (khaṇḍelvāl), from खण्डेला (khaṇḍelā, “Khandela, a city in Rajasthan, India”) + -वाला (-vālā); the first element being from Sanskrit खड्ग (khaḍga, “sword”).


Fandino

Borrowed from Spanish Fandiño, from Galician Fandiño. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Kaas

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Kaas.


Calderin

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


Cantara

Borrowed from Spanish and Portuguese Cantara.


Dorch

Perhaps from Scottish Gaelic dorch (“dark”).


Crehan

Two main origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Croidheáin (“descendant of Croidheán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of croidhe (“heart”). Compare Creegan.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Creacháin (“descendant of Creachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of creach (“blind”).


McMeekin

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Miadhacháin (“son of Miadhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of miadhach (“honorable”).


Galvao

From Portuguese Galvão, ultimately from Latin Galbanus, from Galba + -anus (“-an”), from galba (“larva, worm, fatty”), from Gaulish of uncertain meaning. Doublet of Galvan, Galvano, and Galvani.


Lauderback

Americanized spelling of German Lauterbach.


Quiggin

Alison Hingston Quiggin
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John Quiggin


Strangeways

en-proper-noun

Strangeways (plural Strangewayses or Strangeways)

Strangewayses (plural)
Strangeways (plural)

From Old English strang+gewæsc, from being a place by a stream with a strong current.

A surname transferred from the place name.


Kogler

Borrowed from Austrian German Kogler or Kögler.


Luengas

Borrowed from Spanish Luengas. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Neils

Borrowed from German Neils or, alternatively, a patronymic from the personal name Neil.


Morcos

Borrowed from Arabic مرقص (Morcos). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.


McCartan

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Artáin (“son of Artán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of art (“bear”).


Berrelleza

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Berrelleza, from ? -eza.


Khaw

From Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘). Doublet of Kho.


Grassie

en-prop

Grassie (countable and uncountable, plural Grassies)


Keyworth

en-proper noun

Keyworth (countable and uncountable, plural Keyworths)

From an unclear first element, perhaps Old English cā (“jackdaw”), cȳ (“cows”), or cǣg (“key; peg, pole”), + worþ (“enclosure”).

A habitational surname from Old English.


Mulberry

Mulberry (countable and uncountable, plural Mulberrys)

Two main origins of surname:
* A variant of Mowbray, altered by folk etymology.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilbhearaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Bearach”).


Seliga

Borrowed from Polish Seliga or Slovene Šeliga.


Swonger

Perhaps an Americanized form of German Schwanger or Zwanger.


Ruden

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from German Ruden or Rüden.
* Borrowed from Swedish Rudén.


Wanless

en-proper noun

Wanless (countable and uncountable, plural Wanlesses)

→ Translingual: Wanlessia

Nickname from Middle English wanles (“hopeless, luckless”).


Welby

en-proper noun

Welby (countable and uncountable, plural Welbys)

From Old English wielle (“spring, well”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”).


Ostberg

Borrowed from Swedish Östberg, from öst (“east”) + berg (“mountain”).


McGlinchey

Anglicized form of Irish Mag Loingsigh (“son of Loingseach”), a personal name meaning "mariner".


Swancott

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a swan cote, from Old English swan + cote.


Elborough

en-proper noun

Elborough (countable and uncountable, plural Elboroughs)


Tansley

Tansley (countable and uncountable, plural Tansleys)

From Old English tān (“twig, branch”) + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).


Hultberg

Borrowed from Swedish Hultberg, from hult (“grove, copse”) + berg (“mountain”).


Kneafsey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cnáimhsighe (“son of Cnáimhseach”), a rare female given name.


Cintora

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


Hampe

Borrowed from German Hampe, from the ancient Germanic name Hampo, shortened from Haginberht, composed of *hagō (“yard, enclosure”) and *berht (“bright”).


McCotter

Anlgicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Oitir (“son of Oitir”), Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Óttar, composed of the elements ótti (“fear”) + herr (“army”).


Sudlow

Habitational surname from a lost place in Cheshire, from Old English sūþ (“south”) + hlǣw (“mountain, mound, hill”).


Tofield

en-proper noun

Tofield (countable and uncountable, plural Tofields)


Horrocks

Horrocks (countable and uncountable, plural Horrockses)

From a dialect term hurrock (“heap of stones”) typical of Manchester.


Smellie

Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced.

1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

Poor Mhairi Smellie. Her first name, a Scots Gaelic name, was pronounced "vary", which sounded close to very. The name Smellie was common enough in Scotland, but to be called something which sounded like "very smelly" was a singular misfortune, and indicative, surely, of a lack of parental foresight.

2010, Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon, →ISBN, page 13:


Corsey

Possibly an Americanized spelling of French Decourcey or Courcy.


Deneau

* As a French surname, from de + Neau, a place in Mayenne, possibly from Latin Nigellus, a diminutive of Nigel.
* Also as a French surname, from a variant of Daniau, northern form of the biblical name Daniel.
Compare Dano, Denault, Denio, Denno.


Craghead

Craghead (countable and uncountable, plural Cragheads)


Salkeld

Habitational surname from two places in Cumbria, from Old English sealh (“willow, sallow”) + hylte (“wood”).


Toyne

Unexplained surname typical of Lincolnshire.

unk

Unexplained


Broadley

en-proper noun

Broadley (countable and uncountable, plural Broadleys)


Lucking

From the Old English Leofecing, a patronymic from the personal name Leofeca; compare Levick. Alternatively, a late derivative of Lovekin.


Gevorgyan

Borrowed from Armenian Գևորգյան (Geworgyan).

A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Georgeson.


Hevia

Borrowed from Spanish Hevia. This surname is mostly found in Spain and Chile.


Heeps

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a hill or mound, from Old English hēap (“heap, pile”).


Josselyn

Josselyn (countable and uncountable, plural Josselyns)


McNeely

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an Fhilidh (“son of the poet”), from fili (“poet, seer”).


Asquith

en-proper noun

Asquith (countable and uncountable, plural Asquiths)


Askwith

Askwith (countable and uncountable, plural Askwiths)

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + viðr (“tree, wood”).


Holtby

Holtby (countable and uncountable, plural Holtbys)

From the Old Norse personal name Holti + býr (“settlement”).


Levick

From the Old English personal name Lēofeca, a derivative of Lēofa for which compare the surname Leaf.


Millin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilfhinn (“descendant of Maoilfhinn”), a personal name composed by the elements maol (“chief”) + fionn (“fair, white”).


Ditchfield

en-proper noun

Ditchfield (countable and uncountable, plural Ditchfields)


Okoro

Borrowed from Igbo okóró (“male teenager”).


Leybourne

en-proper-noun

Leybourne (countable and uncountable, plural Leybournes)

From Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”) + burna (“stream, spring, fountain”).


Musco

From the Sicilian surname Muscu, a surname derived from muscu (“moss”). Compare English Musk.


Loran

Two main origins:
* A variant of the Irish surname Loughran.
* Borrowed from Catalan Lorán, a surname popular in Venezuela.


Cuppett

Alteration of the surname Coppett, from Middle English coppet, copped (literally “peaked, headed”), an adjective which also had the secondary meaning of "haughty". Thence, a nickname for a haughty person.
Middle English copped is a derivative of Middle English cop (“top, summit, crown of the head”), a word inherited from Old English copp (“top, summit, round head”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“crown of the head, hilltop, orb, bowl”).

der

An English surname transferred from the nickname.


Venugopal

Borrowed from Malayalam വേണുഗോപാൽ (vēṇugōpāl).


Windish

Americanized spelling of German Windisch.


McFeely

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fithcheallaigh (“son of the chess player”), from fithcheallach (“chess player”).


Keston

en-proper-noun

Keston (countable and uncountable, plural Kestons)

From an unclear first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Youngstrom

Americanized spelling of either Swedish Ungström, which is from ung (“young”) + ström (“stream, current”), or Swedish Ljungström, from ljung (“heather”) + ström (“stream, current”).


Lofthouse

en-proper noun

Lofthouse (countable and uncountable, plural Lofthouses)

From Old Norse lopt (“loft, attic”) + hús (“house”); equivalent to loft + house.


McLewis

Americanized form of Irish Mac Lughaidh (“son of Lughadh”), a personal name derived from lugh (“brightness”). Compare Lewis.


Bendavid

Borrowed from Hebrew בן דוד (son of David).


Ripton

Ripton (countable and uncountable, plural Riptons)


Arkley

Arkley (countable and uncountable, plural Arkleys)

From Old English ærc (“ark, wooden chest”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to ark + -ley (“lea”).


Raw

Topographic surname for someone who lived at a hedgerow or at a row of houses, from Old English rāw (“row”).


Loughner

Americanized spelling of German Lachner.


Beit

Borrowed from either German Beit or Persian بیت (beyt).


McQuaig

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuaig, a surname of uncertain origin.


Kingsnorth

en-proper-noun

Kingsnorth (countable and uncountable, plural Kingsnorths)

From Old English cyning (“king”) + snād (“morsel, bit; something cut off, detached land”).


Lakeman

A variant of the English surname Lake or borrowed from Dutch Lakeman.


Gorum

en-proper noun

Gorum (countable and uncountable, plural Gorums)


Cullop

From Middle English colhope (“fried eggs and ham or bacon”), perhaps a metonymic occupational surname for an innkeeper or cook.


Fanfan

Borrowed either from French Fanfan or Spanish Fanfán. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.


Fellin

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Italian Fellin, a surname of Venetan origin.
* Borrowed from Swedish Fellin, an ornamental surname.


Danser

Borrowed from Dutch Danser. It could also be a variant of Dancer.


McGhee

en-proper noun

McGhee (countable and uncountable, plural McGhees)


Hollick

Unexplained, but perhaps a variant of Hillock.

unk

Unexplained


Marburg

Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.


Grunsky

Borrowed from Russian Грунский (Grunskij). This surname is also particularly present in Germany and Austria.


Woolway

From the Old English personal name Wulfing, composed of the element wulf (“wolf”) + wīġ (“war, battle”).


Borjas

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


McCarron

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cearáin, variant of Mac Ciaráin (“son of Ciarán”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Carrghamhna (“son of Corrghamhain”), a personal name composed of the elements corr (“sharp”) + gamhain (“calf”).


Corio

en-proper noun

Corio (countable and uncountable, plural Corios)


Demorest

Demorest (countable and uncountable, plural Demorests)

Altered spelling of French Desmarais or Desmarest.


Alderton

Alderton (countable and uncountable, plural Aldertons)

From Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).


Hashman

Americanized spelling of German Haschmann.


Joles

Patronymic surname from the Hebrew personal name יוֹאֵל (yoél).


Himmelberger

Borrowed from Swiss German Himmelberger.


Landgren

Borrowed from Swedish Landgren, from land (“land”) + gren (“branch”).


Klapperich

Klapperich (plural Klapperichs or Klapperiches)

Klapperichs (plural)
Klapperiches (plural)


Cocksedge

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place, from the Old English personal name Cocca + -s- + eċġ (“edge; hillside”).


Warley

Warley (countable and uncountable, plural Warleys)

From Old English wer (“weir, dam”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to weir + -ley (“lea”).


Calver

Calver (countable and uncountable, plural Calvers)

From Old English calf (“calf”) + ōfer (“slope, ridge”).


Postle

Nickname from a reduced form of Middle English apostle.


Perley

Perley (countable and uncountable, plural Perleys)


Ravenel

Ravenel (countable and uncountable, plural Ravenels)


Arroyos

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


McMartin

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Mhàrtainn (“son of Martin”).


Docking

en-proper-noun

Docking (countable and uncountable, plural Dockings)

From Old English docce (“dock, a weedy plant”) + -ing.


Sheline

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Schielein.


Ponsonby

en-proper noun

Ponsonby (countable and uncountable, plural Ponsonbys)


Sajid

Borrowed from Arabic سَاجِد (sājid). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Tribe

Southern English surname of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Latin tribus.

unk

uncertain origin


Bazil

Borrowed from French Bazil, a variant of Basil. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.


Tzul

Borrowed from a Mayan language of Guatemala and Belize.


Arscott

en-proper noun

Arscott (countable and uncountable, plural Arscotts)

From an unexplained first element + Old English cot (“cottage, hut, shelter”).


Hazeldine

Hazeldine (disambiguation)
Hazeldine, Alberta


Wigal

Americanized spelling of German Weigel or Wiegel.


Windell

Two main origins:
* A variant of the English surname Windle.
* Borrowed from Swedish Windell.


Arenivas

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


Barrueta

Borrowed from Spanish Barrueta, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.


Yellen

Probably a variant of Yelland or Yellin.


McChesney

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac an tSasanaigh (“son of the Englishman”), from Sasanach (“Englishman”).


Riehm

Borrowed from German Riehm, from the noun Riemen (“strip, belt”).


Reamy

unk

Unexplained


Recore

Probably an altered spelling of French Record. Compare Recor.


Stockhausen

Probably a variant of German Stockhausen.


Meenan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mianáin (“descendant of Mianán”), a diminutive form of mian (“desire, wish”).


McEnroe

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conchradha (“son of Conchradh”), a personal name composed of the elements cú (“hound”) + crádh (“torment”).


Cereceres

Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Cereceres.


Nitzel

Borrowed from German Nitzel, a surname of Slavic origin from a pet form of the personal name Nikolaus.


Desbiens

en-proper-noun

Desbiens (countable and uncountable, plural Desbiens or Desbienses)


Filley

en-proper noun

Filley (countable and uncountable, plural Filleys)

From Middle English filli (“filly, young female horse”), perhaps a nickname for a temperamental or skittish person.


Compo

en-proper noun

Compo (countable and uncountable, plural Compos)

Possibly an Americanized form of either Italian Campo or French Campeau.


Sandilands

Sandilands (countable and uncountable, plural Sandilandses)

From Old English sand (“sand”) + land (“land”).


Camposano

Borrowed from either Spanish Camposano or Italian Camposano. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Culliton

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Codlatáin (“descendant of Codlatán”), a nickname derived from codlatán (“sleeper, sleepy-head”).


Dalziel

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic dail (“field”) + geal (“white, bright”).


Gallery

Reduced form of Irish Mac Giolla Riabhaigh (“son of the brindled lad”), the same source of McElrath.


Nambiar

Borrowed from Malayalam നമ്പ്യാർ (nampyāṟ). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.


Petrenko

Borrowed from Ukrainian Петренко (Petrenko).


McKelvin

Unclear, perhaps a Scottish Gaelic variant of McIlveen.


Pataky

Borrowed from Hungarian Pataky, from the noun patak (“creek”). Compare Patak.


Albelo

Borrowed from Galician Albelo. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.


Castledine

Perhaps from a dialectal pronunciation typical of Derbyshire of the surname Castleton.


McGuffey

en-proper noun

McGuffey (countable and uncountable, plural McGuffeys)

It could be a variant of the surname McDuffie. Alternatively, it may be an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Dhabhoig (“son of Davuc”), a diminutive of the personal name David.


Skehan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sceacháin (“descendant of Sceachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).


Doumbouya

From French Doumbouya, from West African languages.


Sheu

From Mandarin 許／许 (Sheu) in Gwoyeu Romatzyh romanization.

"The pace of internationalization and liberalization will be made slower and more careful" because of Asia’s financial turmoil, the Central Bank of China's governor, Sheu Yuan-dong, said in an interview.
Mr. Sheu's policies and views are followed closely throughout Asia.

1998 January 19, Thomas Crampton, “Taipei Plans to Delay Reform of Economy”, in International Herald Tribune, number 35,732, Paris, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 11, column 5:

Premier Lin Chuan (林全) yesterday said he does not see why Minister of Finance Sheu Yu-jer (許虞哲) should resign, amid media reports that Sheu would follow Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Ding Kung-wha (丁克華) in stepping down over the Mega International Commercial Bank (兆豐銀行) scandal.

2016 October 5, Alison Hsiao, “No reason for finance minister to quit: Lin”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-10-05, Taiwan News, page 3:

Yilan County native Sheu Fang-yi (許芳宜) has long been one of Taiwan’s great exports, as well as an inspiration to many young Taiwanese dancers, but her appearances at home have been few and far between.

2017 August 31, Diane Baker, “A salute from a Taiwanese treasure”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-08-30, Features, page 13:

Foundation chairman Wayne Sheu (許惠恒) said this year is the 16th campaign since it was launched in 2006.
About 70 percent of people are aware of the “80cm and 90cm” healthy waistline standard, but 46.8 percent did not measure their waist in the past year, Sheu said, citing a foundation survey.

2022 August 7, I-chia Lee, “Foundation touts app to help people watch waist data”, in Taipei Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-08-06, Taiwan News, page 2:


Beardall

English habitational surname typical of Nottinghamshire. Perhaps from a place in Derbyshire named with Old English breord (“rim, brim”) + heall (“hall, residence”).


Whobrey

Of uncertain origin, but perhaps related to the English toponym Whoberley.


Urueta

Borrowed from Spanish Urueta, a surname of Basque origin.


Winokur

Jewish surname derived from a Germanized form of Russian виноку́р (vinokúr, “distiller”).


Wickard

Americanized spelling of German Wickardt.


McGuckin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Eocháin (“son of Eochán”), a diminutive of the personal name Eochaid.


Basore

en-proper noun

Basore (countable and uncountable, plural Basores)


Vallarta

en-proper-noun

Vallarta (countable and uncountable, plural Vallartas)


Alemany

Borrowed from Catalan Alemany, from alemany (“German”).


Trayer

Probably an altered spelling of German Traier.


Sanghera

Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੰਘੇੜਾ (saṅgheṛā).


Rubert

From the German and Catalan surname, from Rubert, a variant of the name Robert.


McCready

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Riada (“son of Riada”), a byname meaning "expert", "trained".


Rezek

Borrowed either from Czech Rezek or Slovene Režek.


Sieh

Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Sieh.
* A variant spelling of Xie.
* Borrowed from Hindi सिेह (sieh).


Mowell

From Middle English moul, older form of mule (“mule”), a nickname for a stubborn person.


Nidiffer

Americanized spelling of German Neudorfer.


Milman

Variant of Millman. Sometimes a Jewish variant, calqued from Yiddish מיל (mil) (compare German Mühle) + מאַן (man).


Lytham

en-proper noun

Lytham (countable and uncountable, plural Lythams)

From Old English hleoþum, dative plural of hliþ (“slope”).


Tuke

Perhaps from the Old Norse personal name Tóki.


Opelka

Borrowed from Czech Opelka. Compare Opalka.


Bramall

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


Lovgren

Borrowed from Swedish Lövgren, a variant of Löfgren.


Kuns

Possibly an altered spelling of German Kuhns or Kuntz.


Isch

Borrowed from Alemannic German Isch, shortened from names containing the noun Iise (“iron”) (from Middle High German isern).


Linne

Various origins:
* Borrowed from German Linne, a variant of Linde (“lime tree”).
* Borrowed from Swedish Linné; compare Linnaeus.
* Borrowed from French Linné.


Twells

Contraction of Old English æt (“at, by, near”) + wielle (“well, spring”), a toponymic surname for a person who lived by a spring or stream. The final -s derives from the genitive form.


Gallogly

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Ghallóglaigh (“son of the gallowglass”), from gallóglach (“gallowglass, Gaelic mercenary warrior”).


Inglett

From the Middle English personal name Ingelot, a hypocoristic form of any of various names such as Ingelbald, Ingelbert, or Ingelard.


Chilel

Borrowed from Mam. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.


Demetriou

Borrowed from Greek Δημητρίου (Dimitríou).


Burby

English habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, probably from Old Norse in view of the suffix -by.


Currant

Anglicized form of Old French courant, present participle of courir (“to run”), hence a nickname for a hunter.


McBroom

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac an Bhreitheamhan (“son of the judge”), from breitheamh (“judge”).


Echenique

Borrowed from Spanish Echenique, Castilianized form of Basque Etxenike.


Buysse

Variant of French Buis. This surname is mostly found in Belgium.


Donado

Borrowed from Spanish Donado. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


McNeal

en-proper noun

McNeal (countable and uncountable, plural McNeals)


Murran

Reduced form of McMurran or a variant of Murrin.


Eschete

Variant of French Eschette, a habitational surname from a place in Luxembourg.


Cerise

A surname transferred from the given name.


Ghormley

Ghormley (countable and uncountable, plural Ghormleys)


Lambing

Probably a North German and Dutch patronymic surname from a short form of Lambert.


Halabi

Borrowed from Arabic حَلَبِي (ḥalabī, “Haleppine”). This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.


Nivar

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


Obara

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Obara.
* Borrowed from Japanese 小原 (Obara).


Kristof

Borrowed from either Hungarian Kristóf or Czech, Slovak and Slovene Krištof.


Selimovic

Selimovic (plural Selimovics or Selimovices)

Selimovics (plural)
Selimovices (plural)


McAdory

Anglicized form of Northern Irish Mac an Deoraidh (“son of the stranger”), from Old Irish déorad (“stranger, outlaw”).


Shoesmith

From shoesmith, an occupational surname for a blacksmith who either specialized in shoeing horses or in making and fitting iron blades known as shoes.


Blinken

Variant of Ukrainian Блінкін (Blinkin), a Jewish surname.


Hladki

From a Slavic language, e.g. Belarusian гладкі (hladki), Upper Sorbian hładki, Czech hladký, Slovak hladký, or Ukrainian гладкий (hladkyj), all from Proto-Slavic *gladъkъ (“smooth”).


Wernick

Borrowed from German Wernick, a variant of Wernicke.


Vivero

Borrowed from Spanish Vivero, Castilianized form of Galician Viveiro. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.


Yanik

Borrowed from Turkish Yanık or a partly Americanized form of Janik.


McPhilemy

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Feidhlimidh (“son of Feidhlimidh”), a personal name explained as meaning "the ever good".


Bolla

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Catalan and Spanish bola (“sphere, ball”).
* Borrowed from Hungarian Bolla, a pet form of Barabás, Barnabás; see Barnaby.
* Borrowed from Telugu.


Armenteros

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


Bowbrick

Topographic surname for someone who lived above the brook, from Old English bufan (“above”) + brōc (“brook, stream, torrent”).


McCance

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Aonghuis (“son of Angus”). Compare McInnis and McGinnis.


Booton

en-proper noun

Booton (countable and uncountable, plural Bootons)

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


Balderama

Variant of Valderrama. This variant is mostly found in the Philippines.


Erne

* As an Alemannic German surname, from a short form of Arnold.
* As an English surname, from archaic erne (“eagle”).


Siddiq

Borrowed from Arabic صِدِّيق (ṣiddīq, “truthful”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Stanis

Two main origins:
* Americanized form of Polish Stanisz.
* Borrowed from Greek Στάνης (Stánis), probably a derivative of the personal name Stanislaus.


Slotnick

Jewish occupational surname for a goldsmith, from either Belarusian Злотник (Zlótnik) or Polish Zlotnik.


Spitzley

Americanized spelling of Bavarian German Spitzli.


Stockett

Stockett (countable and uncountable, plural Stocketts)

Topographic surname from Middle English stoket (“clearing containing tree stumps”).


Purrington

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Nodal

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


Kness

Borrowed from German Kness, a Germanized form of a Slavic surname.


Robley

en-proper noun

Robley (countable and uncountable, plural Robleys)

Possibly an Americanized spelling of Spanish Roble.


Ockerman

Borrowed from Dutch Ockerman, a variant of Ackerman.


Dufton

Dufton (countable and uncountable, plural Duftons)

From Old English *dūfe (“dove”) + tūn (“enclosure; town”).


Ridsdale

Ridsdale (countable and uncountable, plural Ridsdales)

→ Translingual: Ridsdalea

From Rede (“a river in Northumberland”) + -s- + Old English dæl (“valley, dale”).


Redshaw

Habitational surname from a place in West Yorkshire, from Old English rēad (“red”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).


Holderby

Habitational surname, from a variant of Holdenby, a village in West Northamptonshire.


Bircham

Bircham (countable and uncountable, plural Birchams)

From Old English bierċe (“birch”) + hām (“homestead; village”).


Sturmey

Perhaps from the Old French personal name Estourmi, which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *sturmaz (“storm”).


Birkenshaw

en-proper-noun

Birkenshaw (countable and uncountable, plural Birkenshaws)

From Old English birċen (“birchen, made of birch”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket, shaw”).


Garrelts

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Garrelts, a variant of Garrels.


Piffard

en-proper-noun

Piffard (countable and uncountable, plural Piffards)


Colglazier

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Kalcklöser.


Corales

Variant spelling of Spanish Corrales, from corrales (plural of corral, same as English corral.)


Fleurant

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


Calk

en-proper noun

Calk (countable and uncountable, plural Calks)

Possibly a habitational surname from Calke in Derbyshire, or alternatively an Americanized spelling of German Kalk.


Blancas

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


McMurtry

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare McCurdy and Moriarty.


Marhefka

From Polish Marchewka, from marchewka (“redhead”).


Agopian

From Armenian Ակոբյան (Akobyan), a form of Հակոբյան (Hakobyan).

A surname from Armenian, a form of Hakobyan


Icard

en-proper noun

Icard (countable and uncountable, plural Icards)

Borrowed from French Icard or a variant of Ikerd.


Much

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from German Much.
* A variant of Mutch.


Cuadros

Borrowed from Spanish Cuadros. This surname is mostly found in Peru.


McCosh

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Coise (“son of Cos”), a byname deriving from cos (“foot, leg”).


Esquivias

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


Salters

Salters (countable and uncountable, plural Salterses)


Salthouse

Salthouse (countable and uncountable, plural Salthouses)

From Old English salthous (“storehouse for salt”).


Soderman

Borrowed from Swedish Söderman, from söder (“south”) + man (“man”).


Alhassan

Borrowed from Arabic ﺍﻟْﺤَﺴَﻦ. This surname is mostly found in Nigeria.

bor

Arabic ﺍﻟْﺤَﺴَﻦ


Seagren

Partial translation of the Swedish surname Sjögren.


Schlanger

A typical Ashkenazi surname, borrowed from German Schlanger.


Bahri

Borrowed from Arabic بَحْرِيّ (baḥriyy, “seaman, sailor”). This surname is mostly found in Algeria.


Wallgren

Borrowed from Swedish Wallgren, from vall (“pasture”) + gren (“branch”). Compare Wahlgren.


McLawhorn

Americanized form of Northern Irish Mac Labhrainn (“son of Labhrann”). Compare McLaren, which derives from the same source.


Matthewman

From Matthew + man, a surname given to a servant of a man called Matthew.


Wainman

Occupational surname for a cartwright, from Middle English wayn (“wagon, cart”) + man.


Wogan

From the Welsh personal name Gwgan, from gwg (“scowl”).


Belger

Borrowed from German Belger. It could also be a variant of Bolger.


Bickmore

en-proper noun

Bickmore (countable and uncountable, plural Bickmores)

Possibly a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Bignell

Bignell (countable and uncountable, plural Bignells)

Habitational surname from a small place near Bicester, from the Old English personal name Biċġa + hyll (“hill”).


Axford

Axford (countable and uncountable, plural Axfords)

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


Shutter

Two main origins:
* Occupational surname for a marksman, from an agent derivative of Middle English shoten (“to shoot”).
* An Americanized spelling of Schutter.


Bentsen

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Bentsen.


Oberlander

From German Oberländer (literally “highlander, uplander”).


Tlatenchi

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


Quinde

Borrowed from Spanish Quinde. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.


McCraney

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Bhranaigh (“son of Branach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of bran (“raven”).


Clutton

en-proper noun

Clutton (countable and uncountable, plural Cluttons)

From Old English clūdiġ (“rocky, stony”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Montville

Montville (countable and uncountable, plural Montvilles)


Olden

Olden (countable and uncountable, plural Oldens)


Karman

Karman (countable and uncountable, plural Karmans)

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Dutch Karman, an occupational surname for a carter.
* A variant of German Karmann, which shares the same origin of the Dutch surname.
* Borrowed from Hungarian Kármán, an ethnic name for the Turkish people of the Karaman Province.
* Jewish surname from Russian карман (karman, “pocket”), probably a metonymic occupational surname.


Heckstall

English habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Hilling

Topographic surname for a person living on a hill, from an unattested Old English word *hylling (“hill-dweller”).


McGarvey

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gairbhshíth (“son of Gairbhshíth”), a personal name composed of the elements garbh (“rough”) + síth (“peace”).


Hreha

As a Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak surname, from Hreha, short form of the personal name Hrehor, a regional variant of Gregor.


Darker

From darker, perhaps a nickname for a person with very dark hair or complexion or an occupational surname for someone who darkened leather.


Najibullah

From Arabic نجيبالله (literally “distinguished servant of the god Allah”), from نجيب (“Najib”)+الله (allāh, “Allah”).

bor

A surname from Arabic. from the given name, an Islamic name.


Dyster

Feminine variant of dyer (“one who dyes”). Comparable to spinster, from spinner. See also Dexter.


Basnett

From Anglo-Norman bacynet (“bascinet, kind of helmet”).


Leithead

From Leith + head, from a farm at the head of the Water of Leith, near Edinburgh.


Mayland

* As an English surname, from the placenames (see Etymology 1 above).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Malin, likely with influence from the surname May.
* As a German surname, from Mayland, variant spelling of Mailand (“Milan”).


Murton

en-proper noun

Murton (countable and uncountable, plural Murtons)

From Old English mōr (“moor, marsh, fen”) + tūn (“enclosure; town, settlement”).


Oskarsdottir

Borrowed from Icelandic Óskarsdóttir, a patronymic, from Óskar + -s + dóttir, literally “Oskar's daughter”.

af

A surname from Icelandic. (this is not a surname in Icelandic, it is merely a patronym in Iceland; it is adopted as a surname into English)


Endersen

Borrowed from Danish Endersen (compare Andersen).


Gilly

en-proper noun

Gilly (countable and uncountable, plural Gillys)


Sigl

From German Sigl, from Siegel (“seal”), from Siegelbeamter (“sealmaker”); from Latin sigillum (“seal”).


Bonny

Bonny (countable and uncountable, plural Bonnys)


Enix

unk

Unexplained


Garrabrant

Probably an Americanized form of German Garbrand or Gerbrant.


Easterbrook

From Middle English esterne (“eastern”) + brook (“brook, small stream”).


Jayroe

Americanized spelling of French Gerou or Giraud.


Esty

en-proper noun

Esty (countable and uncountable, plural Estys)


Handal

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Arabic حَنْضَل (ḥanḍal, “colocynth”), a dialectal merger of حَنْظَل (ḥanẓal, “colocynth”). This surname is particularly found in Honduras.
* Borrowed from Norwegian Handal, a habitational surname from any of several farmsteads in Norway.


Eveleigh

Eveleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Eveleighs)

Habitational surname from a lost place in Devon, from the Old English personal name Ifa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Breckon

Habitational surname from the town of Brecon, in Wales.


Novinger

Novinger (countable and uncountable, plural Novingers)


Minges

Borrowed from German Minges or a variant of Menzies.


Kettlewell

Kettlewell (countable and uncountable, plural Kettlewells)

From Old English ċetel (“kettle; deep valley”) + wielle (“well”).


McClinton

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).


Everley

en-proper noun

Everley (countable and uncountable, plural Everleys)


Keesey

Americanized spelling of German Keese or Giese.


Moorfield

Habitational surname from any of various places in England called Moorfields, from Old English mōr (“moor, bog, fen”) + feld (“field”).


Cronenberg

en-proper-noun

Cronenberg (countable and uncountable, plural Cronenbergs)


Pelissier

Borrowed from French Pélissier, itself from Occitan.

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].


Thammavongsa

Borrowed from Lao ທັມມະວົງສ໌ (tham ma wong sa).


Settlemire

Americanized spelling of German Sedlmeier or Settelmeier.


Tierno

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Spanish Tierno, a nickname from tierno (“tender, soft”).
* Borrowed from Italian Tierno, a habitational surname.


Bosanquet

Perhaps a habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Bossancourt in France.


Polio

Borrowed from Spanish Polio. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.


Creevy

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Craobhaigh (“descendant of Craobhach”), a personal name deriving from craobhach (“branched, branching”). Compare Creagh.


Belliard

Borrowed from French Belliard. This surname is mostly found in France and in the Dominican Republic.


Uncapher

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Unkefer.


Varkey

Borrowed from Malayalam വർക്കി (vaṟkki, “George”). This surname is mostly found in Kerala.


Whetstine

Americanized spelling of German Wettstein.


McStocker

Anglicized form of Irish Mac An Stocaire (“son of the trumpeter”), from stocaire (“trumpeter”).


Couzens

A Middle English surname from Norman terminology. From Anglo-Norman, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”) (French cousin, cousine). Literally, “familial relative”.

gloss

French <i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">cousin, cousine</i>


Alikhan

From Ali + Khan. This surname is mostly found in India.


Roadcap

Americanized spelling of German Rothgeb.


Qualey

en-proper noun

Qualey (countable and uncountable, plural Qualeys)

Two main origins:
* Variant of Quealy.
* Americanized spelling of Norwegian Kvaløy.


Loonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luanáin (“descendant of Luanán”), a personal name deriving from a diminutive form of luan (“warrior, hero”). Compare Looney


Madgwick

English habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, with the second element being -wick.


Kilgour

Habitational surname from a place in Fife, from Scottish Gaelic coille (“wood”) + gobhar (“goat”).


Verove

From French Vérove, from Walloon, from Dutch Verhoeven. Doublet of Verhoeven.


Summit

en-proper noun

Summit (countable and uncountable, plural Summits)

Unknown origin for the surname. In place names, it usually represents a point of high elevation, perhaps the highest in the area.


Jenison

Jenison (countable and uncountable, plural Jenisons)


McGinn

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Finn (“son of Fionn”), a byname from fionn (“white”).


Gompers

Borrowed from Dutch or North German Gompers.


Abdy

en-proper-noun

Abdy (countable and uncountable, plural Abdys)

From Middle English abbodie (“abbey”), itself from Old French abaie.

A habitational surname from Middle English.


Powderly

en-proper noun

Powderly (countable and uncountable, plural Powderlys)

Irish habitational surname from a place in Meath.


Gorsky

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Russian Горский (Gorskij).
* A variant of Gorski, a surname from Polish.


Puth

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Khmer.
* Borrowed from German Puth.


McEllistrim

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Alastruim (“son of Alastrom”), a variant of Alastar (“Alexander”).


Patapoutian

Borrowed from Armenian Փաթափության (Pʻatʻapʻutʻyan).

Ardem Patapoutian


Rogin

Jewish habitational surname from Belarusian Рогин (Róhin), the name of several villages in Belarus.


Donne

A surname, notably held by John Donne, English poet


Doring

Two main origins:
* A patronymic form of the English surname Dear.
* Borrowed from German Döring.


Pybus

unk

unexplained origin


Crusan

Probably an Americanized spelling of Dutch Cruyssen. Compare Cruzen.


Brostrom

Borrowed from Swedish Broström, from bro (“bridge”) + ström (“stream, current”).


Cartaya

Borrowed from Spanish Cartaya. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela and Cuba.


McHaney

Perhaps an unusual Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Choinnigh or Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Choinnigh (“son of the servant of (Saint) Canice”) from the personal name Coinneach (“Kenneth, Canice”).


Colato

Borrowed from Italian Colato. However, this surname is mostly found in El Salvador.


Capwell

English habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place.


Sturrock

Probably a Scottish occupational surname for a keeper of store sheep and cattle.


Fripp

Perhaps from Old French frepe (“rag”), a metonymic occupational surname for a dealer in old clothes.


Intriago

Borrowed from Spanish Intriago. This surname is mostly found in Ecuador.


McClintock

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).


Galano

Borrowed from Spanish or Italian Galano. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.


Hitson

Unexplained; perhaps a metathesized form of Histon.


Hashimi

Borrowed from Arabic هاشمي. This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.


Linarez

Variant of Linares. This variant is mostly found in Venezuela.


Jaggi

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from Swiss German Jäggi.
* Borrowed from Punjabi.


Joswick

Americanized spelling of Polish Jóźwiak and Polish Jóźwik.


Laris

Two main origins:
* A variant of Lariz, a Spanish surname of Basque origin.
* An Americanized spelling of Polish Larysz.


O'Gara

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gadhra (“descendant of Gadhra”), a personal name derived from gadhar (“hound, mastiff”).


Narvaiz

Borrowed from Spanish Narvaiz, Castilianized form of Basque Narbaitz.


Nieva

Borrowed from Spanish Nieva. This surname is mostly found in Argentina.


Mezquita

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


Majcher

Borrowed from dialectal Polish Majcher, from Melchior, from Latin Melchior.


McGlamery

Of either Scottish Gaelic or Irish origin; perhaps related to McClamrock.


Papesh

Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Papeš or Slovene Papež.


Sweis

Borrowed from Arabic. This surname is mostly found in Jordan.


Simonyan

Borrowed from Armenian Սիմոնյան (Simonyan).

A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Simpson.


Temkin

Jewish metronymic surname, from a hypocoristic form of the Yiddish personal name תָּמָר (Tomer) (see Tomer) + the Proto-Slavic possessive suffix *-inъ.


Salsgiver

Partial transaltion of the German surname Salzgeber, an occupational surname for a salt merchant from Salz (“salt”) + Geber (“giver, donor”).


Rueger

→ Translingual: Ruegeria


Blaxhall

en-proper-noun

Blaxhall (countable and uncountable, plural Blaxhalls)

From the Old English personal name Blæc + -s- + healh (“corner, nook, angle”).


Mobbs

Matronymic surname from the medieval female personal name Mab. Compare Queen Mab, a fairy queen mentioned by Shakespeare.


Ralphs

Patronymic from the personal name Ralph.


Sawant

Borrowed from Marathi सावंत (sāvanta). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra.


Shambo

From French Archambault, with loss of the first syllable.


Berland

* As a French surname, of Germanic origin, composed of *berō (“bear”) + *land.
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farms in Norway, from Old Norse bjarg (“mountain”) or ber (“berry”) + land.
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Brillant, from Yiddish בריליאַנט (brilyant, “jewel, diamond”), itself from French brillant (“shining”). Compare Brilliant.


Wiler

Variant of Wheeler or an Americanized spelling of German Weiler.


Audelo

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


Antonopoulos

Borrowed from Greek Αντωνόπουλος (Antonópoulos).

bor

Αντωνόπουλος


Scaff

Various origins:
* An English surname, perhaps a variant of Scaife.
* Borrowed from Belgian Dutch Scaff.
* A variant of Skaff, a Lebanese surname of Arabic origin. Possibly related to Arabic سَكَّاف (sakkāf, “shoemaker”).


McCarrick

Two main origins:
* Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Charraige (“son of the hound of the rock”), from cú (“hound”) and carraig (“rock”).
* Anglicized form of Irish Mac Con Chathrach (“son of the hound of the fortress”), from cú (“hound”) and cathair (“castle, fortress”).


Campagne

en-proper noun

Campagne (countable and uncountable, plural Campagnes)


Kucinich

en-proper-noun

Kucinich (plural Kucinichs or Kuciniches)


Quinter

en-proper noun

Quinter (countable and uncountable, plural Quinters)


Ramo

Various origins:
* Borrowed from Finnish Rämö, a surname of unexplained origin.
* Borrowed from Galician and Portuguese Ramo, a habitational surname.
* Borrowed from Spanish Ramo, a topographic surname from ramo (“branch”). Compare Ramos.


Quirin

From the German and French surname, from Medieval Latin Quirinus. Compare Queer and Kerin.


Raptis

A surname from Greek, equivalent to English Taylor.


Roston

Roston (countable and uncountable, plural Rostons)

From the Old English personal name Hrothsige + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The personal name is composed by the elements hrēþ (“glory, triumph”) + siġe (“victory”).


Caldecott

Caldecott (countable and uncountable, plural Caldecotts)

From Old English cald (“cold”) + cot (“cottage”), denoting a place provided with a shelter for the wintertime. Compare Caldecote and Calcott, which share the same etymology.


Philley

From a hypocoristic form of the personal name Philip.


Pacas

Borrowed from Spanish Pacas. This surname is mostly found in El Salvador.


Omana

Borrowed from Spanish Omaña. This surname is mostly found in Venezuela.


Wickens

Variant of Wicken, with the addition of the genitive suffix -s.


Montacute

en-proper-noun

Montacute (countable and uncountable, plural Montacutes)

Latinized form Montagu, from Old French mont (“mountain”) + aigu (“sharp”).


Freemantle

en-proper noun

Freemantle (countable and uncountable, plural Freemantles)

From French Fromental (“a place name, a commune in Limousin, France”), from Old French froit (“cold”) + mantel (“cloak, mantle”). The suburb in Hampshire is named after the French village.


Haverstick

Probably an Americanized spelling of Swiss German Haberstich.


Haverstock

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Haberstock.


Fandrich

en-proper noun

Fandrich (plural Fandrichs or Fandriches)


Gojcaj

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Gojčaj. This surname is mostly found in Montenegro.


McGannon

Anglicized form of Irish Mag Fhionnáin (“son of Fhionnán”), a personal name from a diminutive of fionn (“white, fair”). Compare McLennan.


Merewether

Merewether (countable and uncountable, plural Merewethers)


Deasis

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


Caratachea

Corrupted form of Spanish Garat de Axea, a surname of Basque origin.


Galbally

en-proper-noun

Galbally (countable and uncountable, plural Galballys)

From Irish gall (“foreigner, stranger”) + baile (“settlement”).


Spare

From spare, a nickname for a frugal person.


Balmain

en-prop

Balmain (countable and uncountable, plural Balmains)

Perhaps a habitational surname from a place in Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + meadhan (“middle, center”).


Heinbaugh

Partly Americanized spelling of German Heinbach.


Julson

Patronymic surname from a short form of Julian + -son.


Kemple

Americanized spelling of German Kempel or Kempfle.


Garavito

Borrowed from Spanish Garavito. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Padmore

Variant of Patmore. This variant is mostly found in Liberia and Ghana.


Londo

From the Dutch habitational surname from a place called Longdoz, in Belgium.


Stathopoulos

Borrowed from Greek Σταθόπουλος (Stathópoulos).


Lips

Borrowed from Dutch and North German Lips, from a reduced form of the personal name Philips.


McCunniff

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Conduibh (“son of the black hound”), from cú (“hound”) and dubh (“black”). Compare McAdoo and McNiff.


Pattenden

Habitational surname from a lost place in Kent, from the Old English personal name *Peatta + dene (“valley”).


Taiwo

Borrowed from Yoruba Táíwò (“The first child born in a set of twins”).


Miscavige

Americanized spelling of Polish Myszkiewicz.


Fownes

From Old French faon (“fawn”), probably a nickname for a lively or frisky person.


Lockyer

en-proper noun

Lockyer (countable and uncountable, plural Lockyers)

Occupational surname for a locksmith, from an agent derivative of lock.


Veblen

en-proper-noun

Veblen (countable and uncountable, plural Veblens)

Borrowed from Norwegian Veblen, the name of a farmstead in Vang, Innlandet.


Cruzen

Probably an Americanized spelling of Dutch Cruyssen. Compare Crusan.


Respicio

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


Schexnider

Americanized spelling of German Segschneider.


Kelaart

Borrowed from Sinhalese කෙලාර්ට් (kelārṭ).


McCowan

Anglicized form of either Scottish Gaelic Mac Eoghain (“son of Eoghan”) or Mac Gille Comghain (“son of the servant of (Saint) Comghan”), from which also McElhone.


Cahalane

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cathaláin (“descendant of Cathalán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cathal. Compare Callan.


Beetham

en-proper noun

Beetham (countable and uncountable, plural Beethams)

Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).


Whitsel

Americanized spelling of German Weitzel or Witzel.


Attoun

Borrowed from Arabic اتون. This surname is mostly found in Saudi Arabia.


Dieffenbach

Dieffenbach (plural Dieffenbachs or Dieffenbaches)

Dieffenbachs (plural)
Dieffenbaches (plural)

→ Translingual: Dieffenbachia


Salmons

From Salmon + -s. Patronymic from Salmon.


Aldington

Aldington (countable and uncountable, plural Aldingtons)

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


Holmyard

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a holm surrounded by a fenced or walled area, from Old Norse holmr (“islet, holm”) + Old English ġeard (“enclosed place”).


Wisman

Probably an Americanized variant of North German Wissmann.


Yakel

Americanized spelling of German Jackl or Jäckel.


Azeem

Variant of Azim. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.


Villamizar

Borrowed from Spanish Villamizar. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Goodbody

From good + body, a nickname for a good person.


Masefield

Habitational surname from the village of Madresfield, in Worcestershire.


Wrench

From wrench, in the sense of trick, artifice, deceit, thus a nickname for a sly and wily person.


Schulberg

Borrowed from German Schulberg, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.


Coulton

Coulton (countable and uncountable, plural Coultons)

Probably from Old English col (“coal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Chudleigh

Chudleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Chudleighs)


Hamerton

en-proper-noun

Hamerton (countable and uncountable, plural Hamertons)

From Old English hamor (“hammer; rocky mound”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Dibden

en-proper-noun

Dibden (countable and uncountable, plural Dibdens)

From Old English dēop (“deep”) + dene (“valley”).


Drabble

Perhaps a diminutive of the Old English personal name Drabbe, or related to drab, hence a nickname for an untidy person.


Smallman

From small + man, either a nickname for a short person or a feudal term denoting a subtenant.


Opie

From the Cornish surname, from a pet form of various personal names such as Osborn or Osbald.


Wister

en-proper noun

Wister (countable and uncountable, plural Wisters)


Salak

Borrowed from Polish Salak, Czech and Hungarian Salák and Slovak Šalák, all from a pet form of the name Salamon. Compare Solomon, Salomon.


Swynnerton

en-proper-noun

Swynnerton (countable and uncountable, plural Swynnertons)

From either:
# Old English swīn (“swine, pig”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swinford, the swine ford'.
# Old English swille (“a sloppy or liquid mess”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swilford, the dirty ford'.
# Old English swan or swān (“herdsman”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Swanford, the herdsmen's or swan's ford'.
# Old English somer (“summer”) + ford + tūn, 'the settlement at Somerford, the summer ford'.


Santellano

Variant of Santillano. This variant is mostly found in Mexico.


Amjad

Borrowed from Arabic أمجد (ʔamjad, “most glorious”). This surname is mostly found in Pakistan.


Swatzell

Probably an Americanized form of German Schwärzel or Schwerzel.


Braine

en-proper noun

Braine (countable and uncountable, plural Braines)


Acebo

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


Stargell

Unknown; compare Stargel, Sturgell and Sturgill.


McAninch

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Aonghuis (“son of Angus”). Compare McInnis.


Fortnum

From Old French fort (“strong”) + anon (“young foal”), probably a nickname of some sort.


Ranum

Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Ranum.


Thimmesh

Borrowed from Kannada ತಿಮ್ಮೇಶ್ (timmēś).


Brookner

Probably an Americanized spelling of the German surnames Brockner and Bruckner.


Betjeman

It was replaced by a New Euston, "bold in design and layout and in keeping with a new railway era". Betjeman was unmoved, describing it tersely as "no masterpiece" and noting that its lack of platform seating made it an "inhuman structure" which seemed to ignore passengers.

2023 February 8, Greg Morse, “Crossing the border... by Sleeper”, in RAIL, number 976, page 45:


Ruthven

Ruthven (countable and uncountable, plural Ruthvens)

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic ruadh (“red”) + mhaighin (“place”). Some places with this name may be from Pictish, equivalent to Welsh rhudd (“red”) + Welsh maen (“stone”).

A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.


Minford

Minford (countable and uncountable, plural Minfords)


Bewick

Bewick (countable and uncountable, plural Bewicks)

From Old English beo (“bee”) + wīc (“village; farm”), hence a farm for the production of honey.


Hoyland

Hoyland (countable and uncountable, plural Hoylands)

From Old English hoh (“hill spur”) + land (“(cultivated) land”).


Ellerton

Ellerton (countable and uncountable, plural Ellertons)

The name of the village in the East Riding of Yorkshire derives from the Old English personal name Æþelheard + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), while the hamlet in Shropshire is from Old English alor (“alder”) + tūn.


Wasserstein

Borrowed from German Wasserstein, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.


Wollacott

Habitational surname from a place in Somerset, from Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + cot (“cottage”).


Louisjean

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


O'Donald

Variant of O'Donnell, altered by influence of Donald.


Mein

* Borrowed from Dutch and German Mein, from the personal name Maino, Meino, from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *magan (“to be able, be strong”).
* Also as a German surname, from the adjective (ge)mein (“mean, nasty”).
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Main.


Laflin

en-proper noun

Laflin (countable and uncountable, plural Laflins)


Finglas

en-proper-noun

Finglas (countable and uncountable, plural Finglases)

Anglicized form of Irish Fionnghlas, from fionn (“fair; clear”) + glas (“rivulet, stream”).


McTurk

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Northern Irish Mac Toirc (“son of Torc”), a byname from torc (“wild boar”).


Owston

en-proper noun

Owston (countable and uncountable, plural Owstons)

From Old English ēast (“east”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).


Mahaffie

A surname from Irish, an alternative form of Mahaffey.


Hulskamp

Borrowed from either Dutch Hulskamp or German Hülskamp.


Cobban

Cobban (countable and uncountable, plural Cobbans)


Luxford

Habitational surname from a lost place in Sussex, from the personal name Luke + -s- + ford.


Elwes

From the Norman female given name Helois, cognate with modern French Éloïse.


Superville

Borrowed from French Superville, itself from Occitan Supervila.


Wraxall

en-proper-noun

Wraxall (countable and uncountable, plural Wraxalls)

From a lost Old English word *wrocc (“buzzard”), perhaps used as a personal name, + -s- + healh (“corner, angle, nook”). Compare the doublet Wroxall.


Enstone

Enstone (countable and uncountable, plural Enstones)

From the Old English personal name Enna + stān (“stone”), from a standing stone which was part of ancient neolithic tomb.


Helmerich

en-proper noun

Helmerich (plural Helmerichs or Helmeriches)

Helmerichs (plural)
Helmeriches (plural)


Daunt

From Middle English daunten (“to subdue, intimidate”).


McGlasson

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Glasain (“son of Glasan”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of glas (“gray, green, blue”).


Presland

Habitational surname from the village of Priestland, in Scotland, which is from Old English prēost (“priest”) + land (“(cultivated) land”).


Crosthwaite

en-proper noun

Crosthwaite (countable and uncountable, plural Crosthwaites)

From Old Norse kross (“cross”) + þveit (“clearing”).


Kabeer

Variant of Kabir. This variant is mostly found in Pakistan.


Firestein

Partial translation of German Feuerstein.


Maor

Borrowed from Hebrew מָאוֹר (ma'or, “light, luminary”).


Bromwich

Habitational surname from the town of West Bromwich, in West Midlands, from Old English brōm (“brushwood”) + wīc (“village”).


Wrighton

Perhaps a habitational surname from Old English hryċġ (“ridge”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), or from the village of Reighton, in North Yorkshire.


Ospina

Borrowed from Spanish Ospina. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.


Hebblethwaite

Habitational surname from a place in Cumbria, from Old English hēope (“rosehip”) + Old Norse þveit (“clearing”).


Engholm

Borrowed from Swedish Engholm, from äng (“meadow”) + holm (“small island”).


Schultheis

From the German surname, from Schultheiß (“mayor, headman”). Compare Schulz.


Usborne

en-proper noun

Usborne (countable and uncountable, plural Usbornes)


Paddon

Two main origins:
* A habitational surname from any of various places in England called Pedden, Payden or Patton.
* A Scottish surname from a diminutive form of Pat, itself a diminutive of Patrick.


Birenbaum

Variant of Birnbaum, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.


Cottee

From Old French cotte (“coat of mail”), a metonymic occupational surname for a maker of chainmail.


Strutt

English surname of uncertain origin, but probably from the Old Norse byname Strútr. Alternatively, from Middle English strutt (“quarrel”), a nickname for a quarrelsome person.


Chander

Two main origins:
* A variant of Chandra.
* A variant of Chandler.


Coonan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanáin (“descendant of Cuanán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.


McCurry

en-proper noun

McCurry (countable and uncountable, plural McCurrys)


Fenby

Habitational surname from a village in Lincolnshire, from Old English fenn (“fen, marsh”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).


Evison

From Evie + -son (the former is a diminutive), son of Eve.


Allingham

Habitational surname from the village of Alvingham, in Lincolnshire, which is from the Old English personal name Ælfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).


Wenham

Wenham (countable and uncountable, plural Wenhams)

Habitational surname from any of various places in Suffolk, from Old English wynn (“pasture”) + hām (“homestead”).


Radomsky

A variant of Radomski or from Russian Радомський (Radomsʹkij).


Banham

Banham (countable and uncountable, plural Banhams)

From Old English bēan (“bean”) + hām (“homestead”).


Streatfield

Habitational surname from a lost place in East Sussex, from Old English strǣt (“street, road”) + feld (“field”).


Bettany

Ultimately a patronymic surname derived from a variant of the personal name Bartholomew.


Brunskill

unk

Unexplained


Bysouth

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the south of a settlement, from Old English bī (“by”) + sūþ (“south”).


Hobhouse

en-proper-noun

Hobhouse (countable and uncountable, plural Hobhouses)


Belfrage

Two main origins:
* Scottish habitational surname from an island in the Severn, from Old English befer (“beaver”) + īeġ (“island”).
* Borrowed from Swedish Belfrage.


McSween

* As a Scottish Gaelic surname, from Mac Suibhne (“son of Suibhne”); see McQueen and McSweeney.
* As a Scottish surname, from MacSuain, from Old Norse sveinn (“boy servant”). This also appears as the variants McSwain and Whan.


Krok

en-proper noun

Krok (countable and uncountable, plural Kroks)


Corbally

Habitational surname from any of various villages in Ireland.


Hacikyan

Borrowed from Armenian Խաչիկյան (Xačʻikyan).


Neild

A variant of Neill, with an excrescent -d.


Dodwell

Dodwell (countable and uncountable, plural Dodwells)

From the Old English personal name Dodda + wielle (“well, spring”).


Marland

Marland (countable and uncountable, plural Marlands)

Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + land (“land, estate”).


Slowey

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sluaghadhaigh (“descendant of Sluaghadach”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sluaghadh (“hosting, fit for hosting”), from slua (“host”).


Rudick

Two main origins:
* A variant of Ruddock.
* An Americanized variant of German Rudich.


Rourk

Variant of Rourke, a reduced form of O'Rourke.


Salles

Two main origins:
* Borrowed from French Salles.
* Borrowed from Catalan Sallés.


McQuiston

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Uisdein (“son of Uisdean”); compare McCutcheon.


Sloyan

Two main origins:
* A variant of Sloane.
* Borrowed from Armenian Սլոյան (Sloyan).


Ouseley

Habitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire; the second element is undoubtedly Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”).


Purves

en-proper noun

Purves (countable and uncountable, plural Purveses)


Hartshorne

Hartshorne (countable and uncountable, plural Hartshornes)

From Old English heorot (“stag”) + -s- + horn (“horn”).


Krishnaswamy

Borrowed from Tamil கிருஷ்ணசாமி (kiruṣṇacāmi).


McCrary

McCrary (countable and uncountable, plural McCrarys)


Silverthorne

Silverthorne (countable and uncountable, plural Silverthornes)


Albiter

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


Angon

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


Yero

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


Peckett

The guest of honour was Mr. John F. Peckett, Jnr., of the well-known Bristol firm of locomotive engineers.

1947 May and June, “Notes and News: The Bristol Railway Circle”, in Railway Magazine, page 184:


Vignoles

Vignoles (countable and uncountable, plural Vignoleses)


Brokenborough

Brokenborough (countable and uncountable, plural Brokenboroughs)

From Old English brocen (“broken; uneven”) + beorg (“mountain, hill”).


Chenery

Possibly a Norman habitational surname from the village of Chenevrey-et-Morogne, in France.


Lowbridge

Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old English hlǣw (“mountain, hill”) + brycġ (“bridge”).


Padley

en-prop

Padley (countable and uncountable, plural Padleys)

From either the Old English personal name Padda or padde (“toad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).


Warhola

Borrowed from Ukrainian вархола (varxola, “quarrel”).


Flowerdew

Anglicized form of an Old French personal name composed of the elements flor (“flower”) + deu (“God”).


Tregoning

Habitational surname from any of several minor places in Cornwall, from Cornish tre (“homestead; settlement”) + a lenited form of the personal name Conan.