English Surnames

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Nickname surname meaning clever or crafty in old usage.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Nicholas.

Topographic surname for someone living by a gate.

Occupational surname meaning blacksmith or metal worker.

Locational surname meaning priest’s town.

Nickname surname meaning noble or well-born in appearance or bearing.

Patronymic surname meaning son of John.

Nickname surname from Old French courteous, meaning refined or polite.

Locational surname meaning broad wood or broad meadow.

Occupational surname linked to an abbot or someone serving an abbey.

Nickname surname for someone with princely bearing or a pageant role.

Ethnic surname meaning northerner in Norman French usage.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Jacob.

Topographic surname meaning broad thicket or grove.

Usually a descriptive surname for someone with brown hair, complexion, or clo...

Locational surname meaning northern town or farm.

Derived from a personal name or nickname, with several English and Irish roots.

Locational surname meaning valley settlement.

Derived from a medieval personal name from Gervase.

Derived from a form of William or related medieval given names.

Occupational surname meaning one who operated a mill.

Locational surname from Lincolnshire and related place roots.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Jeffrey.

Occupational surname for a brewer of ale or beer.

Topographic surname referring to a clearing or meadow.

Occupational or nickname surname with several possible medieval roots.

Topographic surname often linked to a bridge or brig.

Occupational surname for a tailor, one who made or altered clothing.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Will or William.

Nickname surname referring to golden hair or complexion.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Thom or Thomas.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Jack.

Patronymic surname meaning son of John.

Nickname surname from badger or a stout build in medieval usage.

Often linked to someone who lived near a moor or marshy land.

Status nickname surname meaning good man or householder.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Daw, a diminutive of David.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Brown.

Usually a patronymic meaning son of Harry.

Descriptive surname often referring to fair hair or complexion.

Occupational or topographic surname linked to a dean or valley.

Patronymic surname meaning son of Robin.

Derived from the given name Lewis, from Germanic or Frankish roots.

Occupational surname for a clerk or scribe.

Occupational surname meaning craftsman or maker.

Nickname surname that may have referred to someone regal, a pageant role, or ...

Occupational surname for a fuller of cloth, later associated with one who walks.

Derived from a medieval personal name related to Randolf.

Topographic or occupational surname with several medieval origins.

Descriptive surname used to distinguish a younger family member.

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