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Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total.
Surnames of English origin. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Surnames of British Isles origin . It includes Surnames of British Isles origin that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Language(s) English: Origin; Word/name: Great Britain: Meaning: Hunter pursuer: Other names; Variant form(s) Hunt: Hunter is a ...
The English word was borrowed into the Goidelic languages, [citation needed] leading to the development of the Scottish name "Mac an Fhleisteir" (also spelt "Mac an Fhleisdeir"), [2] [3] "the arrowsmith's son". While Fletcher was the occupational name, it was more often not the surname of a fletcher or arrowsmith professional.
Briggs is a Northern English surname found mainly in West Yorkshire and derives from the Old Norse word bryggja meaning "bridge", and could also be related to the British Brigantes which once settled Yorkshire in the ancient Brythonic kingdom of Brigantia. Notable people with the surname include:
It has several different origins. Typically the origin of the surname Dunn is from the Middle English dunn, meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for one with dark hair. Another origin is from a habitative name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning
Print/export Download as PDF ... Region of origin: England: Other names; Nickname(s) Chasey, Chaser: Derived: Chasseur [1] [2] Chase is a surname in the English ...
Thorne is the 1,721st most common surname name in the United States.[1] The Thorne family's origins date back to the period prior to the Norman Conquest of 1066, to the county of Somerset. Thorne is an English name, now found mostly in Dorset and Devon, counties on the southwestern coast of England.