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Pages in category "Occupational surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,454 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In many cases Kelly is an anglicisation of the Irish surname Ó Ceallaigh (Irish pronunciation: [oː ˈcal̪ˠiː]), which means "descendant of Ceallach", but it can also mean warrior or fighter. The personal name Ceallach has been thought to mean "bright-headed", but the current understanding is that the name means "frequenting churches ...
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Three-time Formula One world champion Jack Brabham (pictured) established racing team Brabham, for which his son David would later race. American NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt suffered a fatal crash in the last corner of the 2001 Daytona 500, a race in which his son Dale Jr. (pictured) finished second.
An article in this category consists of or includes a list of people that share a surname or family name. Such articles are typically either split from long surname articles (as in the case of Johnson (surname) split from Johnson ) or are surname articles that need expansion.
Jim Boyer (disambiguation), several people; John W. Boyer (1890-1924), race car driver and co-winner of the 1924 Indianapolis 500. John W. Boyer (born 1946), American historian and academic administrator; Joseph Boyer (1848–1930), a Canadian-American inventor and computer industrialist; Josh Boyer (born 1977), American football coach
Treacy is a surname of Irish origin. It means "fighter". Below are many famous Treacys Billy Treacy (contemporary), Irish rugby league player; Carolyn Treacy (born 1982), American Winter Olympics athlete; Colman Treacy (b. 1949), Judge, lawyer; Darren Treacy (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian former rugby league footballer
In Iceland, most people have no family name; a person's last name is most commonly a patronymic, i.e. derived from the father's first name. For example, when a man called Karl has a daughter called Anna and a son called Magnús , their full names will typically be Anna Karlsdóttir ("Karl's daughter") and Magnús Karlsson ("Karl's son").