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There's lots of names on the site. Here's a list of them:
English Surnames
Surnames of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, or Middle English origin.
English - Patronymics
Allen - Alan
Austin - Augustine
Avery - Auvere/Alfred
Bryant - Brian
Elmer - Aymer
Emmett - Emma
Everett - Everard
Garrett - Gerard
Gary - Gerard
Jackson - Jack’s Son
Larkin, Lark - Laurence
Lamont - Lagman, Logmar
Lawrence - Laurence
Madison - Maud’s Son
Merle - Muriel
Merrill - Muriel
Mitchell - Michael
Morris - Maurice
Nelson - Neil’s Son
Otis - Otto’s Son
Pierce - Piers, Peter
Stacy/Stacey - Eustace
Willard - Wilheard
Willis - Will’s Son
Wilson - Will’s Son
Wyatt - Guy/Wy
English - Place Names
Ainsley - “lone meadow”
Alton - “old town” or “Ella’s town”
Ashley - “ash tree field”
Bailey - “berry field”
Barrington - “Beorn’s town”
Bentley - “bent meadow”
Beverly - “beaver stream”
Bradford - “broad ford”
Bradley - “broad meadow”
Brady - “broad island”
Brent - “hill”
Brock - “badger,” or “sign of the badger”
Brooke - “brook, stream”
Byron - “cow shed”
Camden - “enclosed valley”
Carlton - “Charles town”
Chester - “fort”
Clay - “clay”
Clayton - “clay town”
Clifford - “ford by the cliffs”
Clifton - “town by the cliffs”
Clinton - “hill town”
Clive - “cliff”
Colton - “coal town” “dark town”
Dale - “valley”
Dalton - “valley town”
Dana - “valley”
Darby - “deer settlement”
Denzil - “Denzall, Cornwall”
Digby - “ditch town”
Drake - “by the sign of the drake”
Dudley - “Dudda’s field”
Easton - “east town”
Forrest - “forrest, woods”
Glanville - “forest town” or “clean town”
Grover - “grove of trees”
Hailey/Haley - “hay field”
Hartley - “deer meadow”
Heath - “open, wild area”
Holden - “deep valley”
Kelsey - “ship island” or “victory island”
Kendall - “spring valley” or “Kent’s valley”
Kent - “border”
Kenton - “Kent’s town” or “bold town” or “king’s town”
Kimberly - “king’s town’s meadow”
Landon - “enclosed hill”
Lee - “meadow”
Lester - “Ligora’s fort”
Milton - “mill town”
Nash - “at the ash tree”
Norris - “north”
Odell - “hill of woad”
Perry - “pear tree”
Peyton - “Paega’s town”
Preston - “priest’s town”
Rodney - “Hroda’s island” or “reed island”
Royston - “royal town”
Shelby - “willow farm” or “hut shelter”
Sheldon - “deep valley” or “ledge farm”
Shirley - “bright clearing”
Stanley - “stone field”
Stanton - “stone town”
Vance/Van - “swamp”
Wade - “ford”
Wesley - “west field”
Whitney - “white island”
Winston - “friend stone”
Woodrow - “row houses by a woods”
English/Norse - Place Names
Roscoe - “deer wood”
Norman English - Place Names
Barrie - “barrier”
Barry - “barrier”
Colby - “dark settlement”
Courtney, Courtenay - “Curtis’s estate”
Darcy - “of Arcy, France”
Darrell/Darryl - “of Airrelle, France”
Lacey - “of Lassy, France”
Lance - “land”
Lane - “by the lane”
Leland - “fallow land”
Montague - “pointed mountain”
Mortimer - “still water”
Morton - “moor town”
Neville - “new town”
Percy - “Persius’s estate”
Sacheverell - “Dear Leap”
Troy - “Troyes, France” from the Gaulish tribe Tricassii
Vernon - “place of alders”
Warren - “the game park”
English - Descriptive
Blake - “pale” or “dark”
Brady - “broad eyes”
Brett - “from Brittany”
Cade - “round”
Chance - “lucky”
Cole - “dark”
Curtis - “courteous”
Dana - “Danish”
Drew - “skillfull”
Franklin - “free man”
Scott - “Scottish”
Tate - “cheerful”
Todd - “fox”
Truman - “true man”
Wendell - “Wend”
Wynne - “friend”
English/Norman - Occupational
Bailey - “bailiff”
Baron - “works for the baron”
Booker - “seller or maker of books”
Brewster - “one who brews ale”
Carter - “one who pushes a cart”
Chandler - “candle maker”
Chauncey - “chancellor”
Chase - “hunter”
Clark - “clerk”
Cooper - “barrel maker”
Cody - “cushion maker”
Cordell - “cord maker”
Corey/Cory - “cord maker”
Dexter - “one who dyes cloth”
Earl - “works for the earl”
Garnet - “protector”
Hunter - “hunter”
Jagger - “teamster”
Marshall - “horse servant”
Mason - “stoneworker”
Millard - “one who guards/runs the mill”
Page/Paige - “knight’s apprentice”
Parker - “keeper of the park”
Sherman - “one who sheers sheep”
Tanner - “one who tans hides”
Taylor - “one who sews”
Tucker - “one who attaches cloth”
Tyler - “one who tiles roofs”
Travis - “toll collector”
Spencer - “one who dispenses medicine”
Walker - “one who thickens cloth”
Wayne - “wagon maker”
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Scottish-English Surnames
Surnames of Scots (a dialect of English), and Norman-Scots origin.
Scottish-Norman - Place Names
Bruce - “forrest”
Graham - “gravel home”
Lyle - “the island”
Scottish-Norman - Descriptive
Grant - “tall”
Ross - “redhead”
Wallace - “Welsh”
Scottish English - Occupational
Stuart - “steward”
Scottish English/Norse - Place Name
Dallas - possibly “resting place”
Gordon - “great hill” or “great fort”
Kirk - “church” (norse)
Lindsay/Lindsey - “Lincoln’s wetlands”
Maxwell - “Mack’s well” or “Magnus’s well”
Ramsay - “garlic island”
Rutherford - “red ford” or “Ruther’s ford” or “ox ford”
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Scottish Gaelic Surnames
Surnames of Scottish Gaelic (a cousin of Irish Gaelic) origin.
Scottish Gaelic - Place Names
Blair - “plain,” or “meadow”
Douglas - “dark river”
Keith - “battle ground” or “woods”
Kyle - “narrow channel”
Ross - “promontory”
Sterling - “struggling rivers”
Scottish Gaelic - Descriptive
Boyd - “blond” or “from Bute”
Cameron - “crooked nose”
Cambell - “crooked mouth”
Scottish Gaelic - Patronymics
Doyle - Son of Dougal
Mackenzie - Son of Kenneth
Mckinley - Son of Finlay
Scottish General Place names
Leslie/Lesley - “holly garden?”
Irving
Logan - “hollow”
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Irish Gaelic Surnames
Surnames of Irish Gaelic, and Anglicized Irish Gaelic origin.
Irish (Anglicized) - Descriptive
Barry - “spear”
Cody - “helpful”
Darcy - “dark one”
Desmond - “from south Munster”
Grady - “noble”
Kelley - “slender” or “visitor of churches”
Kelly - “slender” or “visitor of churches”
Kennedy - “ugly head”
Sullivan - “dark eyes”
Irish (Anglicized) - Patronymics
Barrington - “Descendent of Bearan”
Barry - “Descendent of Fionnbharr”
Brady - “Descendent of Brághadach”
Carroll - “Descendent of Cearbhall”
Casey - “Descendent of Cathasach”
Cassidy - “Descendent of Casidhe”
Cody - “Descendent of Oda”
Corey/Cory - “Descendent of Camhradhe”
Donovan - “Descendent of Donndubhan”
Fallon - “Descendent of Fallamhan”
Hogan - “Descendent of Ógán”
Keegan - “Descendent of Aodhagan”
Quinn - “Descendent of Conn”
Sheridan - “Descendent of Siridean”
Irish (Anglicized) - Place Names
Corey/Cory - “round hill” or “ravine”
Delaney - “dark river”
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Welsh Surnames
Surnames of Welsh origin.
Welsh - Patronymics
Perry - Son of Harry
Welsh - Place Names
Craig - “crag”
Kendall - “high statue”
Trevor - “big village”
Welsh - Descriptive
Meredith - “lord”
Vaughan - “little”
Wynne - “white”
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French Surnames
Surnames of French origin.
Calvin - “little bald one”
Chanel - “channel”
Chantal - “stony place”
Lamar - “the pond”
Macy - “son of Thomas” or “Son of Matthew”
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Dutch Surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin
Dewitt - “white”
Roosevelt - “rose field”
Schuyler/Skylar - “shelter”
Van - “of”
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Danish Surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin
Zane - possibly “son of Jehan (John)”
Italian Surnames
Surnames of Italian origin
Armani - from Herman
English Surnames
Surnames of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, or Middle English origin.
English - Patronymics
Allen - Alan
Austin - Augustine
Avery - Auvere/Alfred
Bryant - Brian
Elmer - Aymer
Emmett - Emma
Everett - Everard
Garrett - Gerard
Gary - Gerard
Jackson - Jack’s Son
Larkin, Lark - Laurence
Lamont - Lagman, Logmar
Lawrence - Laurence
Madison - Maud’s Son
Merle - Muriel
Merrill - Muriel
Mitchell - Michael
Morris - Maurice
Nelson - Neil’s Son
Otis - Otto’s Son
Pierce - Piers, Peter
Stacy/Stacey - Eustace
Willard - Wilheard
Willis - Will’s Son
Wilson - Will’s Son
Wyatt - Guy/Wy
English - Place Names
Ainsley - “lone meadow”
Alton - “old town” or “Ella’s town”
Ashley - “ash tree field”
Bailey - “berry field”
Barrington - “Beorn’s town”
Bentley - “bent meadow”
Beverly - “beaver stream”
Bradford - “broad ford”
Bradley - “broad meadow”
Brady - “broad island”
Brent - “hill”
Brock - “badger,” or “sign of the badger”
Brooke - “brook, stream”
Byron - “cow shed”
Camden - “enclosed valley”
Carlton - “Charles town”
Chester - “fort”
Clay - “clay”
Clayton - “clay town”
Clifford - “ford by the cliffs”
Clifton - “town by the cliffs”
Clinton - “hill town”
Clive - “cliff”
Colton - “coal town” “dark town”
Dale - “valley”
Dalton - “valley town”
Dana - “valley”
Darby - “deer settlement”
Denzil - “Denzall, Cornwall”
Digby - “ditch town”
Drake - “by the sign of the drake”
Dudley - “Dudda’s field”
Easton - “east town”
Forrest - “forrest, woods”
Glanville - “forest town” or “clean town”
Grover - “grove of trees”
Hailey/Haley - “hay field”
Hartley - “deer meadow”
Heath - “open, wild area”
Holden - “deep valley”
Kelsey - “ship island” or “victory island”
Kendall - “spring valley” or “Kent’s valley”
Kent - “border”
Kenton - “Kent’s town” or “bold town” or “king’s town”
Kimberly - “king’s town’s meadow”
Landon - “enclosed hill”
Lee - “meadow”
Lester - “Ligora’s fort”
Milton - “mill town”
Nash - “at the ash tree”
Norris - “north”
Odell - “hill of woad”
Perry - “pear tree”
Peyton - “Paega’s town”
Preston - “priest’s town”
Rodney - “Hroda’s island” or “reed island”
Royston - “royal town”
Shelby - “willow farm” or “hut shelter”
Sheldon - “deep valley” or “ledge farm”
Shirley - “bright clearing”
Stanley - “stone field”
Stanton - “stone town”
Vance/Van - “swamp”
Wade - “ford”
Wesley - “west field”
Whitney - “white island”
Winston - “friend stone”
Woodrow - “row houses by a woods”
English/Norse - Place Names
Roscoe - “deer wood”
Norman English - Place Names
Barrie - “barrier”
Barry - “barrier”
Colby - “dark settlement”
Courtney, Courtenay - “Curtis’s estate”
Darcy - “of Arcy, France”
Darrell/Darryl - “of Airrelle, France”
Lacey - “of Lassy, France”
Lance - “land”
Lane - “by the lane”
Leland - “fallow land”
Montague - “pointed mountain”
Mortimer - “still water”
Morton - “moor town”
Neville - “new town”
Percy - “Persius’s estate”
Sacheverell - “Dear Leap”
Troy - “Troyes, France” from the Gaulish tribe Tricassii
Vernon - “place of alders”
Warren - “the game park”
English - Descriptive
Blake - “pale” or “dark”
Brady - “broad eyes”
Brett - “from Brittany”
Cade - “round”
Chance - “lucky”
Cole - “dark”
Curtis - “courteous”
Dana - “Danish”
Drew - “skillfull”
Franklin - “free man”
Scott - “Scottish”
Tate - “cheerful”
Todd - “fox”
Truman - “true man”
Wendell - “Wend”
Wynne - “friend”
English/Norman - Occupational
Bailey - “bailiff”
Baron - “works for the baron”
Booker - “seller or maker of books”
Brewster - “one who brews ale”
Carter - “one who pushes a cart”
Chandler - “candle maker”
Chauncey - “chancellor”
Chase - “hunter”
Clark - “clerk”
Cooper - “barrel maker”
Cody - “cushion maker”
Cordell - “cord maker”
Corey/Cory - “cord maker”
Dexter - “one who dyes cloth”
Earl - “works for the earl”
Garnet - “protector”
Hunter - “hunter”
Jagger - “teamster”
Marshall - “horse servant”
Mason - “stoneworker”
Millard - “one who guards/runs the mill”
Page/Paige - “knight’s apprentice”
Parker - “keeper of the park”
Sherman - “one who sheers sheep”
Tanner - “one who tans hides”
Taylor - “one who sews”
Tucker - “one who attaches cloth”
Tyler - “one who tiles roofs”
Travis - “toll collector”
Spencer - “one who dispenses medicine”
Walker - “one who thickens cloth”
Wayne - “wagon maker”
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Scottish-English Surnames
Surnames of Scots (a dialect of English), and Norman-Scots origin.
Scottish-Norman - Place Names
Bruce - “forrest”
Graham - “gravel home”
Lyle - “the island”
Scottish-Norman - Descriptive
Grant - “tall”
Ross - “redhead”
Wallace - “Welsh”
Scottish English - Occupational
Stuart - “steward”
Scottish English/Norse - Place Name
Dallas - possibly “resting place”
Gordon - “great hill” or “great fort”
Kirk - “church” (norse)
Lindsay/Lindsey - “Lincoln’s wetlands”
Maxwell - “Mack’s well” or “Magnus’s well”
Ramsay - “garlic island”
Rutherford - “red ford” or “Ruther’s ford” or “ox ford”
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Scottish Gaelic Surnames
Surnames of Scottish Gaelic (a cousin of Irish Gaelic) origin.
Scottish Gaelic - Place Names
Blair - “plain,” or “meadow”
Douglas - “dark river”
Keith - “battle ground” or “woods”
Kyle - “narrow channel”
Ross - “promontory”
Sterling - “struggling rivers”
Scottish Gaelic - Descriptive
Boyd - “blond” or “from Bute”
Cameron - “crooked nose”
Cambell - “crooked mouth”
Scottish Gaelic - Patronymics
Doyle - Son of Dougal
Mackenzie - Son of Kenneth
Mckinley - Son of Finlay
Scottish General Place names
Leslie/Lesley - “holly garden?”
Irving
Logan - “hollow”
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Irish Gaelic Surnames
Surnames of Irish Gaelic, and Anglicized Irish Gaelic origin.
Irish (Anglicized) - Descriptive
Barry - “spear”
Cody - “helpful”
Darcy - “dark one”
Desmond - “from south Munster”
Grady - “noble”
Kelley - “slender” or “visitor of churches”
Kelly - “slender” or “visitor of churches”
Kennedy - “ugly head”
Sullivan - “dark eyes”
Irish (Anglicized) - Patronymics
Barrington - “Descendent of Bearan”
Barry - “Descendent of Fionnbharr”
Brady - “Descendent of Brághadach”
Carroll - “Descendent of Cearbhall”
Casey - “Descendent of Cathasach”
Cassidy - “Descendent of Casidhe”
Cody - “Descendent of Oda”
Corey/Cory - “Descendent of Camhradhe”
Donovan - “Descendent of Donndubhan”
Fallon - “Descendent of Fallamhan”
Hogan - “Descendent of Ógán”
Keegan - “Descendent of Aodhagan”
Quinn - “Descendent of Conn”
Sheridan - “Descendent of Siridean”
Irish (Anglicized) - Place Names
Corey/Cory - “round hill” or “ravine”
Delaney - “dark river”
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Welsh Surnames
Surnames of Welsh origin.
Welsh - Patronymics
Perry - Son of Harry
Welsh - Place Names
Craig - “crag”
Kendall - “high statue”
Trevor - “big village”
Welsh - Descriptive
Meredith - “lord”
Vaughan - “little”
Wynne - “white”
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French Surnames
Surnames of French origin.
Calvin - “little bald one”
Chanel - “channel”
Chantal - “stony place”
Lamar - “the pond”
Macy - “son of Thomas” or “Son of Matthew”
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Dutch Surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin
Dewitt - “white”
Roosevelt - “rose field”
Schuyler/Skylar - “shelter”
Van - “of”
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Danish Surnames
Surnames of Dutch origin
Zane - possibly “son of Jehan (John)”
Italian Surnames
Surnames of Italian origin
Armani - from Herman
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