Name List: matronymic surnames

matronymic surnames
29fantabulous names
32Main
380Surnames
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Name M/F Remark Rating
Anson m Agnes (f) -> Anson (s) -> Anson (m). Son of Annis/Agnes.
Averill m / f Eoforhild (f) -> Everild (f) -> Averill (s) -> Averill (m).
Babbs Barbara (f) -> Babbs (s). Not a male given name. Unrelated to Babbitt, which derives from the Anglo-Saxon masculine name of Babba.
Baxter m female baker
Beaton Beatrice (f) -> Beaton (f, diminutive) -> Beaton (s), in one of the four potential etymologies. Not a given name AFAIK.
Bell 2 Isabel (f) -> Bel (f, diminutive) -> Bell (s). Not a boy's given name AFAIK.
Brewster m female brewer
Dwight m Dionysia (f) -> Diot (f) -> Dwight (s) -> Dwight (m).
Dyson m Dionysia (f) -> Dye (f) -> Dyson (s) -> Dyson (m). Son of Dionysia.
Edison m Edith (f) -> Eda (f) -> Edison (s) -> Edison (m). Edith's son. (That's one possibility. Name could be derived from Adam instead.)
Elvis m Likely origin: Eloise (f) -> Elwes (s) -> Elvis (s) -> Elvis (m).
Elwes Eloise (f) -> Elwes (s). Not given name AFAIK.
Emmett m Emma (f) -> Emmett (f, medieval diminutive) -> Emmett (s) -> Emmett (m).
Evelyn m Ava or Avila (f) -> Aveline (f) -> Evelyn (s) -> Evelyn (m). Not currently a common boys' given name.
Everill Variant of Averill.
Hilliard Hildegard (f) -> Hildegard (s, German) -> Hilliard (s).
Ibbott Isabel (f) -> Ibota (f, diminutive) -> Ibbott (s). Not given name AFAIK.
Madison m Maud (f) -> Madison (s) -> Madison (m). Son of Maud/Matilda.
Marion 2 m Marion (f) -> Marion (s) -> Marion (m)
Marriott Mary (f) -> Marriott (s).
Megson Margaret (f) -> Meg (f, diminutive) -> Megson (surname). Not used as given name.
Merle m / f Muriel (f) -> Merrill (s) -> Merle (m). Also a girl's name derived more directly from Muriel.
Merrill 1 Muriel (f) -> Merrill (s) -> Merrill (m).
Norris 2 Occupational surname for a wet-nurse.
Parnell Possibly Petronel (f) -> Parnel (f) -> Parnell (s).
Royce m Rose (f) -> Royse (f) -> Royce (s) -> Royce (m).
Royston m Rose (f) -> Royse (f) -> Royston (s) -> m. Rose's town.
Sibley probably derived from Sybil
Tiffany Theophania (f) - Tiffania (f) -> Tiffany (f) -> Tiffany (s). Not a surname-as-given-name AFAIK.