The Meaning Of Surnames.
| SURNAME | TYPE | MEANING | NOTES |
| ABBOTT | Patronymic | Servant of Father |
| ABEL | Patronymic | Son of "Son" | Hebrew |
| ABRAHAM | Patronymic | Son of "Father of a multitude" | Hebrew |
| ACKERMAN | Occupational | A farmer (acre man) |
| ACLAND | Locative | At Acca's lane | Anglo Saxon |
| ADAM | Patronymic | Son of "Red" | Hebrew |
| ADAMS | Patronymic | Son of "Red" | Hebrew |
| ADCOCK | Patronymic | Son of Cocky Adam (Red) | Hebrew |
| ADDISON | Patronymic | Son of Addie (little Adam, Red) | Hebrew |
| AIKMAN | Occupational | A farmer (acre man) |
| AIRD | Locative | At the hummock | Gaelic (Scots) |
| AITKEN | Patronymic | Son of little Adam (Atkin) | Gaelic (Scots) |
| ALBURY | Locative | At the old fortification | Anglo Saxon |
| ALCHIN | Patronymic | Son of Ealh-wine (Temple-Friend) | Germanic |
| ALCOCK | Patronymic | Son of Cocky Alan (sometimes Aethel or Aelf) |
| ALDER | Locative | At the alder tree | Anglo Saxon |
| ALEXANDER | Patronymic | Son of "Defender of Men" | Greek |
| ALFREY | Patronymic | Son of Aelf-frith (Elf-Peace) | Germanic |
| ALLAN | Patronymic | Son of Alan (all men) | Breton |
| ALLE | Locative | At the lane |
| ALLEN | Patronymic | Son of Alan (all men) | Breton |
| ALLPORT | Locative | At the old market town |
| ALLSOP | Locative | At Aelle's Valley (All or Noble?) |
| ALLY | Locative | At the lane |
| AMOS | Patronymic | Son of Carried | Hebrew |
| ANDERSON | Patronymic | Son of Andrew (Manly) | Greek |
| ANDREW | Patronymic | Son of Andrew (Manly) | Greek |
| ANDREWS | Patronymic | Son of Andrew (Manly) | Greek |
| ANGUS | Patronymic | Son of One Choice | Gaelic (Scots) |
| ANSTEE | Locative | At the single track (one path) |
| ANTHONY | Patronymic | Son of Antonius (meaning unknown) | Latin |
| ANTONSSON | Patronymic | Son of Antonius (meaning unknown) |
| APPAIN | Patronymic | Son of Pagan (country person) | Welsh |
| APPLEBY | Locative | At the apple farm | Norse |
| APSE | Locative | At the aspen tree |
| ARMITAGE | Locative | At the hermitage |
| ARMOUR | Occupational | An armourer |
| ARMSTRONG | Nickname | Strong Arm |
| ARNALL | Patronymic | Son of Earn-weald (Eagle-Power) (Arnold) | Germanic |
| ARNOLD | Patronymic | Son of Earn-weald (Eagle-Power) | Germanic |
| ARTHUR | Patronymic | Son of Artorius | Latin |
| ASHDOWN | Locative | At the ash tree hill |
| ASHE | Locative | At the ash tree |
| ASHER | Occupational | A spearman (made from ash wood) |
| ASHLEY | Locative | At the ash tree glade, clearing |
| ASHTON | Locative | At the ash tree place, farm |
| ASHWOOD | Locative | At the ash tree wood |
| ASSENDER | Locative | From Ashendon, Oxrordshire |
| ASSENDER | Patronymic | Son of Alexander (Defender of Men) |
| ATKINS | Patronymic | Son of little Adam (All men) |
| ATKINSON | Patronymic | Son of little Adam (All men) |
| ATTRIDGE | Patronymic | Son of Aethel-ric (Noble-Rule) | Germanic |
| ATTWOOD | Locative | At the wood |
| ATWAY | Locative | At the road. |
| AULIFF | Patronymic | Son of Aethel-gifu (Noble-Gift) | Germanic |
| AUSTIN | Patronymic | Son of Augustine | Latin |
| AVANS | Locative | Dweller by the fen (Fann) |
| AYERS | Patronymic | Son of the heir |
| BACKHOUSE | Locative | At the bakehouse |
| BACON | Occupational | A bacon seller, pork butcher |
| BAILEY/BAILY | Occupational | A bailiff |
| BAINES | Patronymic | Son of the bath attendant |
| BAIRD | Occupational | A singer |
| BAKER | Occupational | A baker |
| BALAAM | Locative | Fron Baleham |
| BALDWIN | Patronymic | Son of Beald-wine (Bold-Friend) | Germanic |
| BALKIN | Patronymic | Son of Beald-Cyne (Bold-Family) | Germanic |
| BALL | Nickname | Bald |
| BALMAIN | Nickname | Beautiful hands | Norman French |
| BALTZER | Occupational | Crossbowman (Ballister) |
| BAMPTON | Locative | From Bampton |
| BANISTER | Occupational | A basket maker |
| BANNON | Patronymic | Grandson of white (Ó Banain) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BARBER | Occupational | A barber (including surgeon & dentist) |
| BARCLAY | Locative | At the birch wood |
| BARDEN | Locative | At the barley clearing, valley |
| BARKER | Occupational | A tanner (using tree bark) |
| BARLOW | Locative | At the barley hill |
| BARNARD | Patronymic | Son of Bern-heard (Bear-Brave) | Germanic |
| BARNES | Locative | At the barn (barley house) |
| BARNETT | Patronymic | Son of Bern-hardu (Bear-Hard) (Diminutive) | Germanic |
| BARNIDGE | Nickname | Noble (Baronage) |
| BARR | Locative | At the bar (gateway to fortified town.) |
| BARRACLOUGH | Locative | At the dell with a grove |
| BARRATT | Nickname | Cunning | Norman |
| BARRETT | Nickname | Cunning | Norman |
| BARRY | Locative | At the height in the field | Gaelic (Scots) |
| BARRY | Locative | At the rampart, area below the rampart | French |
| BARRY | Patronymic | Cambro-Norman name (de Barra) |
| BARRY | Patronymic | Grandson of fair-topped (Ó Baire) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BARTHOLOMEW | Patronymic | Son of Talmai (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BARTLETT | Patronymic | Son of little Bartholomew (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BARTON | Locative | At the barley place, farm |
| BARTRIM | Patronymic | Son of Beorht-hrafn (Bright-Raven) | Germanic |
| BASFORD | Locative | From Basford, Notts, Stafford or Chester |
| BASSETT | Nickname | Little Bass (short, dwarfish) | Norman |
| BATCHELOR | Occupational | A young knight, novice at arms |
| BATES | Patronymic | Son of little Bartholomew (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BATESON | Patronymic | Son of little Bartholomew (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BATH | Patronymic | Son of Atha (Ap Atha) | Welsh |
| BATTEN | Patronymic | Son of little Bartholomew (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BATTLE | Locative | From Battle, Sussex. |
| BATTY | Patronymic | Son of little Bartholomew (abounding in furrows) | Hebrew |
| BAUER | Occupational | Husbandman | German |
| BAULCOMB | Locative | From Balcombe (Sussex) |
| BAUNTON | Locative | At the place, farm |
| BAWDEN | Locative | At Baldwin's Hollow |
| BAX | Patronymic | Son of Black |
| BAXTER | Occupational | A baker |
| BAYLDON | Locative | a hill |
| BAYLEY | Occupational | A bailiff |
| BAYTON | Locative | At the place, farm |
| BEALE | Locative | At the bee hill |
| BEALE | Nickname | Beautiful (Belle) | Norman |
| BEARD | Nickname | Bearded |
| BEAVAN | Patronymic | Son of Evan (Ap Evan) | Welsh |
| BEAVER | Locative | At the beautiful view (Belvoir) | French |
| BEAVIS | Nickname | Dear son (bel fiz) | French |
| BEAVIS | Nickname | Handsome | French |
| BECK | Locative | At the stream | Scandinavian |
| BECKHAUS | Locative | At the bakehouse |
| BEDDOWS | Patronymic | Son of Meredith |
| BEECH | Locative | At the beech tree |
| BEECHING | Locative | Dweller by the beech tree (becca) | Anglo Saxon |
| BEECHING | Locative | Dweller by the stream (baece) |
| BEER | Locative | At the swine pasture |
| BEGGS | Patronymic | Son of Little. |
| BEK | Locative | At the small stream |
| BELL | Patronymic | Mac Giolla Mhaoil | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BELL | Patronymic | Son of Isabel (Elizabeth) |
| BELLAMY | Nickname | Handsome Friend | Norman |
| BELLINGHAM | Locative | A manor near Hastings. |
| BENBOW | occupational | An archer (bend bow) |
| BENDALL | Locative | At the bean nook |
| BENE | Patronymic | Son of Benjamin (South) | Hebrew |
| BENGE | Patronymic | Son of Benjamin (South) | Hebrew |
| BENJAMIN | Patronymic | Son of South | Hebrew |
| BENNEDICK | Patronymic | Son of Blessed | Latin |
| BENNETT | Patronymic | Son of little Benedict (Blessed) | Latin |
| BENNETTS | Patronymic | Son of little Benedict (Blessed) | Latin |
| BENNIE | Patronymic | Son of little Benedict (Blessed) | Latin |
| BENSON | Patronymic | Son of little Benedict (Blessed) | Latin |
| BENTLEY | Locative | At the bent grass glade, clearing |
| BENTON | Locative | At the place, farm in the bent grass |
| BERESFORD | Locative | A manor near Astonfield, Staffordshire |
| BERGFELS | Locative | At the mountain crag | German |
| BERIMAN | Occupational | A servant at the manor |
| BERKELEY | Locative | At the birch glade, clearing |
| BERKIN | Locative | From Birkin (Yorkshire) |
| BERNARDIN | Patronymic | Son of Bern-hardu (Bear-Hard) (Diminutive) | Germanic |
| BERRIMAN | Occupational | A servant at the manor |
| BERRY | Locative | At the fort, manor |
| BERTHELSEN | Patronymic | Son of little Bright | Scandinavian |
| BERTOCCI | Patronymic | Son of little Bright | Italian |
| BESSEN | Nickname | Rich (Gold coin from Byzantium) |
| BEST | Nickname | Beast |
| BETHUNE | Locative | From Bethune, Artois |
| BETTANNY | Nickname | Betony (a plant) |
| BETTS | Patronymic | Son of Beaton (little Beatrice) (Bringer of joy) |
| BEVEGE | Locative | Beveridge, At the beaver's edge |
| BEVERIDGE | Locative | At the beaver's edge |
| BEVERIDGE | Nickname | Drink |
| BEWLEY | Locative | At the beautiful glade, clearing |
| BICE | Occupational | Bee keeper | Anglo Saxon |
| BIDNER | Locative | Dweller by the down | Anglo Saxon |
| BIGGS | Patronymic | Son of Big, Strong |
| BILLINGHURST | Locative | At the wooded hill of Swollen/Incensed |
| BIRCH | Locative | At the birch tree |
| BIRD | Nicneme | Like a bird |
| BIRKITT | Locative | At the birch covered hill |
| BIRLESON | Patronymic | Son of a butler |
| BIRMINGHAM | Locative | At the homestead of Beorma's people | Germanic |
| BISAK | Locative | From Bessacar Yorkshire |
| BISCHOFF | Occupational | A bishop | German |
| BISHOP | Occupational | A servant of the bishop |
| BISSAKER | Locative | From Bessacar Yorkshire |
| BLABER | Nickname | Gossiper |
| BLACK | Nickname | Black haired, dark complexioned |
| BLACKMORE | Locative | At the dark moor, forest |
| BLACKTOP | Locative | From Blacktoft Yorkshire |
| BLACKWELL | Locative | At the black spring, stream |
| BLAIR | Locative | At the heath |
| BLAKE | Nickname | Pale (bleak) or black |
| BLANCHARD | Nickname | Whitish |
| BLAXALL | Locative | From Black hall |
| BLINMAN | Nickname | Blind man |
| BLOOMFIELD | Locative | From Blonville-sur-Mer in Calvados |
| BLUNDELL | Nickname | Little fair haired | Norman |
| BLUNDEN | Nickname | Little fair haired | Norman |
| BLUNT | Nickname | Fair Haired | Norman |
| BOEF | Occupational | A butcher (boef = beef) | Norman |
| BOFFO | Locative | From Beaufour Calvados (Beaufoy) | French |
| BOGGS | Locative | At the bog | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BOHN | Locative | From Bohun, St. Lo |
| BOLTON | Locative | At the place with buildings, village |
| BONDEN | Patronymic | Son of the little peasant (bond man) |
| BOOKLASS | Nickname | Able to read (Boklaes) | Norse |
| BOON | Nickname | Good |
| BOOTH | Locative | At the hut, shed, shelter | Norse |
| BOOTS | Locative | At the shoemakers |
| BORRODALE | Locative | From Borrowdale, Cumberland (fortress valley) |
| BORROW | Locative | At the fortification |
| BOSIMWORTH | Locative | a homestead |
| BOSTON | Locative | At St. Botulf's stone |
| BOTHAM | Locative | At the valley bottom, dell |
| BOUFFIER | Occupational | A butcher | French |
| BOUGHAM | Locative | At the river meadow with a bridge (bow, arch) |
| BOULTON | Locative | At the place, farm of Bola (bull) |
| BOUNDY | Patronymic | Son of the peasant (bond man) |
| BOURKE | Locative | At the fort, manor | Norman |
| BOVEY | Locative | At the River Bovey |
| BOW | Locative | At the bridge (bow, arch) |
| BOWDEN | Locative | At the arched hill |
| BOWEN | Patronymic | Son of Owen (Ap Owen) | Welsh |
| BOWENS | Patronymic | Son of Owen (Ap Owen) | Welsh |
| BOWER | Occupational | A servant at the womans room |
| BOWERING | Patronymic | Of the bowmakers people |
| BOWES | Locative | At the river bend |
| BOWIE | Nickname | Yellow haired | Gaelic (Scots) |
| BOWLER | Occupational | A bowl maker |
| BOWMAN | Occupational | An archer |
| BOXSHALL | Locative | From Boxhulle, Sussex |
| BOYCE | Locative | At the wood | French |
| BOYD | Nickname | Yellow haired | Gaelic (Scots) |
| BOYLAND | Locative | At the land by a river bend |
| BOYLE | Patronymic | Grandson of vain pledge (Ó Baoighill) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BOYS | Locative | At the wood | French |
| BRABANT | Locative | From Brabant |
| BRABOURNE | Locative | From Brabant |
| BRACKEN | Locative | At the bracken |
| BRADBURY | Locative | At the fort made of boards |
| BRADFORD | Locative | At the broad crossing |
| BRADLEY | Locative | At the broad glade, clearing |
| BRADSHAW | Locative | At the broad copse, thicket |
| BRADSTREET | Locative | At the broad road |
| BRADY | Locative | Dweller by the broad island |
| BRADY | Patronymic | son of spirited (Mac Brádaigh) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BRAHE | Locative | At the brow of the hill |
| BRAIN | Nickname | Mad, furious (brinnan to burn) | Anglo Saxon |
| BRAMLEY | Locative | At the glade, clearing with broom |
| BRASH | Nickname | Brash |
| BRAUND | Nickname | a sword, firebrand (Devon) |
| BRAY | Locative | At the brow of the hill |
| BRAYSHAW | Locative | At the broad copse, thicket (Yorkshire) |
| BRAZIER | Occupational | A brassfounder |
| BREADMORE | Locative | At Brid's moor |
| BREEN | Locative | At the hill | Welsh |
| BREEN | Patronymic | Grandson of sorrow (Ó Braoin) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BRENNAN | Patronymic | Grandson of sorrow (ó Braonáin) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BRENNAN | Patronymic | Son of Ernest | Norse |
| BRETHERTON | Locative | At the place, farm |
| BRETT | Locative | From Brittany |
| BREWER | Occupational | A brewer |
| BREWIN | Nickname | A bear |
| BRIAN | Patronymic | Son of Brian (hill?) | Keltic |
| BRIDGE | Locative | At the bridge |
| BRIDGET | Patronymic | Son of Bride |
| BRIESE | Patronymic | Son of Britius or follower of St. Britius | Celtic |
| BRIGGS | Locative | At the bridge |
| BRIGHT | Nickname | Handsome |
| BRIMS | Patronymic | Son of Brim (renowned) | Anglo Saxon |
| BRINDLE | Locative | At the place cleared by burning |
| BRINKWORTH | Locative | From Brinkworth, Wiltshire |
| BRISBANE | Nickname | Break bone |
| BRISTOW | Locative | Assembling place at the bridge |
| BRITTON | Locative | From Brittany |
| BROAD | Nickname | Stout |
| BROADBENT | Locative | At the broad place with bent grass |
| BROADFOOT | Nickname | Broad foot |
| BROCK | Locative | At the brook |
| BROCK | Nickname | Badger (O.E.) Young stag (O.F.) |
| BRODERICK | Patronymic | Son of Roderick (Ap Roderick) | Welsh |
| BRODIE | Locative | From Brodie, Nairn |
| BROKENSHIRE | Locative | From Birkenshaw Yorkshire |
| BROMLEY | Locative | At the glade, clearing with broom |
| BROOKE | Locative | At the brook |
| BROOKER | Locative | Dweller at the brook |
| BROOKES | Locative | At the brook |
| BROOKMAN | Locative | Dweller at the brook |
| BROOKS | Locative | At the brook |
| BROUGHTON | Locative | From Broughton, Stafford |
| BROWN | Nickname | Brown haired, brown skinned |
| BROWN | Patronymic | son of the brehon (judge) (Mac an Bhreithiún) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BROWNING | Nickname | Little brown |
| BRUCE | Locative | From Briouze, Nomandy or Le Brus, Calvados |
| BRUCKSHAW | Locative | At the brook with a copse, thicket |
| BRUMBY | Locative | From Brumby Lincolnshire | Norse |
| BRYAN | Patronymic | Son of Brian (hill?) | Keltic |
| BRYANT | Patronymic | Son of Brian (hill?) | Keltic |
| BRYEN | Patronymic | Son of Brian (hill?) | Keltic |
| BRYETT | Patronymic | Son of Brian (hill?) | Keltic |
| BUCHANAN | Locative | At the low ground belonging to the canon |
| BUCKINGHAM | Locative | At the river meadow of Bucca's people |
| BUCKLAND | Locative | At the land held by charter (book land) |
| BUCKLES | Occupational | Son of the Buckle maker |
| BUCKLEY | Locative | From Buckley, Cheshire |
| BUCKLEY | Patronymic | Grandson of cow herd (ó Buachalla) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BUCKMAN | Occupational | A goat, stag keeper |
| BUDDEN | Patronymic | Son of Budda (a bud) | Germanic |
| BUDGE | Occupational | A messenger (bote) | Germanic |
| BULL | Nickname | A bull |
| BULLEY | Locative | From Bulley, Gloucester |
| BULLOCK | Nickname | A bullock |
| BULLY | Locative | From Bulley, Gloucester |
| BUNT | Occupational | Maker of sieves |
| BURCHETT | Patronymic | Son of Burg-heard (Fort-Brave) | Germanic |
| BURDEN | Locative | At the fort hill |
| BURFORD | Locative | At the ford by a fort, manor |
| BURGE | Locative | At the bridge |
| BURGESS | Occupational | A citizen, free man |
| BURGMANN | Locative | Mountain man | German |
| BURKE | Patronymic | from Richard de Burgh (de Búrca) | Gaelic (Irish) |
| BURKIT | Locative | At the birch covered hill |
| BURKIT | Patronymic | Son of Burg-heard (Fort-Brave) | Germanic |
| BURLEY | Locative | At the glade, clearing belonging to the fort/manor |
| BURLINGTON | Locative | At the place, farm of Bret's people |
| BURNABY | Locative | At the farm by a spring | Norse |
| BURNETT | Nickname | Brownish |
| BURNS | Locative | At the stream |
| BURRELL | Nickname | Coarse woolen cloth |
| BURROWS | Locative | At the fort/manor |
| BURT |