This is a collection of family name etymologies. For German names, see German family name etymology. A family name, surname, or last name is the part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Not to be confused with Entomology, the study of insects. ... b0wn3d! by the frying dutchman In etymology, German family names were introduced during the late Penis Ages in the Boner language area. ...

• Aaronovitch, Aronowitz, etc. son of Aaron. Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
• Abbott, Abbot, Abbett,: Commonly believed to have been derived from the Syriac term "abba," or Aramaic "aba," both meaning "father."
• Anders(s)on: son of Anders/Andrew. Scandinavian and English surname.
• Baxter (English) "baker", especially a female baker.
• Boyer: when German, can be a modification of "Bauer," farmer. In English is a derivative of "Bowyer", Bow Maker. Boyer is the French derivative of the English Bowyer and Bowyer can be first traced in the UK before 1066 in Buckinghamshire.
• Balshemnik, Balshemennik, Bolshemennikov: from Baal Shem Tov: The Holder of a Good Name. A Jewish surname from Belarus.
• Blevins: Welsh. Means "little wolf." Related to Blethyn.
• Crum - from the German Krumm, meaning Bent. Scottish and northern Irish: reduced form of McCrum. Scottish: reduced form of Macilchrum, an Americanized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Chruim ‘son of the servant of the cripple’. Americanized spelling of German Krumm or of Dutch and Jewish Krom.
• Cummins, Comyn or Comines - a village in former Flanders believed to have a Celtic, or Gaulish, origin. Possible origins: the herb [Cumin]; [Comminus], Latin; Hand-to-hand, or close combat. Commius was a historical king of the Belgic nation of the Atrebates in the 1st century BC. There is an ancient Irish personal name, Cuimin which would attest to a Celtic origin.
• Dixon or Dickson - son of Richard (Dick is diminutive of Richard) as also Welsh Pritchard from ap Richard - son of Richard.
• Duncan - named after Duncan, the Scottish King of Cumbria, installed in 1018. From Gaelic donn "brown" and cath "warrior". Sources: Clan Donnachaidh Society. Behind the Name.
• Drohan, Draughn, Druhan: from druach: Irish: reduced, Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Druacháin, descendant of Druachán, a byname representing a diminutive of druach or ‘wise man’. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
• Ferguson*Origin: Scottish

The western coast of Scotland and the desolate Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Ferguson family. Their name is derived from the Scottish surname MacFergus, which means "son of Fergus." Spelling variations include: Ferguson, Fergusson, Farguson, Fargerson, Fargusson and many more. First found in Galloway where they were seated from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D. Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: Daniel Ferguson who settled in New England in 1651; Duncan Ferguson settled in Virginia in 1716; Robert Ferguson settled in Virginia in 1716; Thomas Fergusson settled in Barbados in 1678. Motto Translated: By Virtue..... Ashkenazi Jews, also known as Ashkenazic Jews or Ashkenazim (Standard Hebrew: sing. ... List of Jewish surnames: This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. ... This article incorporates text from the public domain 1901-1906 Jewish Encyclopedia Israel ben Eliezer Rabbi Israel (Yisroel) ben Eliezer (about 1700 Okopy Świętej Tr jcy - May 22, 1760 Międzyborz) was a Jewish Orthodox mystical rabbi who is better known to most religious Jews as... The Scottish language may refer to: Scots - A series of Germanic dialects used in lowland Scotland. ... Goidelic is one of two major divisions of modern-day Celtic languages (the other being Brythonic). ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Some noteworthy people of the name Ferguson Alex Ferguson Scottish soccer manager Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) Scottish philosopher Harry George Ferguson (1884-1960) Irish engineer James Ferguson (1710-1776) Scottish astronomer John Ferguson (1832-1907) Scottish statesman Patrick Ferguson (1744-1780) Scottish soldier Robert Ferguson (c.1637-1714) Scottish conspirator Samuel Ferguson (1810-1886) Irish poet Fergie Ferguson (1959-) British ex-wife of Prince Andrew Sarah Ferguson (1959-) British ex-wife of Prince Andrew

• Hans(s)on, Hans(s)en: son of Hans. Scandinavian surname.
• Holmberg: "Holm" comes from "holme", which means islet. "Berg" means hill or mountain. Scandinavian surname.
• Howell: Many believe from Hywel Dda, "King Howell The Good" who ruled much of Wales in the early 900's. Many of his subjects adopted the name in his honor.
• Huber: the German name is derived from Huober, a farmer holding a fief. It has also been explained as an abbreviation of Hubert or as a derivation of Heber, the Hebrew Patriarch. It may occur in the following variations: Hiver, Hivar, Hubbar, Hupper, Huper, Hobar, Hibber, Kuber, Kubri, Kivri, Heber, Eber, Hever, Ever.
• Johans(s)on, Johns(s)on, Jons(s)on: son of Johan/John. Scandinavian and English surnames.
• Karls(s)on, Carls(s)on, Karlsen, Carlsen: son of Karl. Scandinavian surname.
• Kolikov: son of Kolek. Russian surname.
• Lars(s)on, Larsen: Son of Lars (Lawrence). Scandinavian surname.
• Lindberg: "Lind" means lime/linden and "berg" means hill or mountain. Scandinavian surname.
• MacInnes: Gaelic MacAonghais, "sons of Angus".
• MacLachlan: Gaelic, "son of Norway". Variously spelled.
• MacThomas: anglicized form of Gaelic, MacThomaidh ("son of Tommy"). Other variants due to phonetic renderings include: MacOmish, McOmie, MacComie, McComas, McComb, etc.
• Malone: servant of Saint John.
• Manton: "man of the town" as a spoksman or head of a district or a leader or people ie. representative. William L. Manton was President of Tenn. Valley Public Power Asso.; also was General Mgr. of North Ga. Electric Membership Co-Op from 1934 until his retirement in 1974. Mr. Manton was credited with many electrical technical events during his lifetime; Born Oct.18,1903, Died March 3,1990.
• Marković: son of Mark.
• McDonald, MacDonald: son of Donald.
• Moreau: From dark or black horse. [1] has the etymology as "French,

derived from the nickname for the dark-skinned man, perhaps a Moor." Howell the Good (880?–950; Welsh: Hywel Dda or Hywel ap Cadell) is listed amongst the kings of Gwynedd. ... Under the system of feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud or fee, consisted of heritable lands or revenue-producing property granted by a liege lord in return for a vassal knights service (usually fealty, military service, and security). ... Hubert may refer to: The European family name Hubert and first name. ... Heber is one of the Minor characters in the Book of Genesis Heber the kenite is mentioned in the Book of Judges 4:17 of the Hebrew Bible as Jaels husband. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Crest of the Clan MacThomas. ... John the Apostle (יוחנן The LORD is merciful, Standard Hebrew Yoḥanan, Tiberian Hebrew Yôḥānān, Greek Ευαγγελιστής Ιωάννης), was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. ... Moorish Ambassador to Queen Elizabeth I of England The Moors were the medieval Muslim inhabitants of al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula including present day Spain and Portugal) as well as the Maghreb and western Africa, whose culture is often called Moorish. ...

• Mulder: Windmill Keeper or Miller (Dutch origins)
• O'Donald: grandson of Donald (O' is an anglicisation of "ua", meaning grandson).
• Ol(e)sen, Olson: Son of Ole/Ola. Scandinavian surname.
• Pers(s)on, Petters(s)on: son of Per/Petter (Peter). Scandinavian surname.
• Plotkin: from Plotki. Jewish surname from Belarus.
• Rabinowitz, Rabinovitch, Rabinowich: Son of a rabbi. Jewish surname. (This surname has the owitz ending, meaning "son of"). Poland, Russian Empire, other Eastern European countries.
• Rambo. "Raven's nest". Swedish-American surname from New Sweden taken by a settler from Ramberget (Raven's Hill) near Gothenburg.
• Reynolds: a a Anglo/Scots/Irish of the Norman/ French post Norman conquest of 1066
• Shah: India, originally from Persian meaning "King."
• Spector: From the Russian Spectorski, meaning inspector. Jews who registered as inspectors with the Russian or Ukraine governments received a favored status with respect to travel, although those who collected taxes were generally resented in the shtetls (Jewish ghettos).
• Trip: An aristocratic name originating from the Netherlands a name going back approximately 400-500 years. Not many descendants are still known to be alive. The Trip families are located mainly in the Netherlands and one branch of the family is known to be residing in South Africa. A family name of high regard and also a well respected family name within the wealthy families of Europe. It is also a known fact that the Trip family name has links with the Dutch Royal Family whereby they were ousted by the present Royal Family because of legal technicalities. A House built by two Trip bothers who were immensely rich Cannon Builders is a well known monument in Amsterdam, known as "The Trip House, Trippenhuis."
• Thweatt: Anglicized from thwait (meadow, clearing), from Danish immigrants (Vikings) in the British Isles between 800-1066 AD.
• Vujinović: son of Vujin.
• Walker: English (especially Yorkshire) and Scottish: occupational name for a fuller, Middle English walkere, Old English wealcere, an agent derivative of wealcan ‘to walk, tread’. This was the regular term for the occupation of a fuller during the Middle Ages in western and northern England.
• Wolfgang: A wolves' cave (gang), a German family name.

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See also

• Family name affixes