Names Categorized "American presidential surnames"

Arthur is a masculine given name of uncertain etymology. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The name is used across many European languages, including Danish, Dutch, English,...

Carter is a male given name of English origin, derived from the Carter surname, which itself comes from the occupational term "one who uses a cart," meaning a transporter of goods. The surname is rooted in the Anglo-Norm...

Cleveland is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which in turn originated from a place name meaning "cliff land" — from the Old English clif (cliff, slope, or bank) and land. The surname was historica...

Clinton is an English given name derived from a surname of toponymic origin. The surname itself traces back to several English place names, particularly Glinton in Cambridgeshire and Glympton in Oxfordshire. The meaning...

Ford is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originated as a place name referring to a river crossing (from Old English ford “ford”). The surname was typically topographic, given to someon...

Garfield is an English masculine given name derived from a surname of Old English origin. The surname itself comes from the Old English elements gara meaning "spear" or gār meaning "triangle" (a wedge-shaped piece of lan...

Grant is a given name of English and Scottish origin, derived from a surname that itself originated as a Norman French nickname. The surname was adopted from Old French grand or graund, meaning "tall" or "large", and was...

Harding is an English masculine first name originating from a surname that itself derives from the Old English given name Heard. The name Heard is a short form of various Old English names containing the element heard, m...

Harrison is an English given name and surname of patronymic origin, derived from the Middle English personal name Harry. The name literally means "son of Harry", with Harry itself being a medieval form of Henry, ultimate...

Hayes is a given name of English or Irish origin that is a transferred use of a place name or surname. It can derive from either Hayes 1 or Hayes 2. The English surname originates from an Old English word referring to a...

EtymologyJackson is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Jackson, meaning "son of Jack". The surname itself is of patronymic origin, first appearing in medieval England. The name Jack...

Jefferson is a given name derived from the English surname Jefferson, which itself means "son of Jeffrey". The surname originated as a patronymic, indicating descent from a father named Jeffrey. As a first name, Jefferso...

Kennedy is a unisex given name of Irish and English origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cinnéidigh, meaning "descendant of Cinnédidh" or "helmet-headed". The name is ultimately rooted in the personal name Cennétig,...

Lincoln is a male given name that derives from the English surname Lincoln, which in turn originates from the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The city's name comes from the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia, comb...

Madison is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the English surname Madison, which itself comes from a patronymic meaning "son of Matthew" or "son of Maud" (where Maddy is a diminutive of Maud).The rise...

McKinley is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from a Scottish and Irish surname. The surname McKinley is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Fhionnlaigh, meaning “son of Fionnlagh” (Fionnlagh itself meaning...

Monroe is an English surname transferred to given-name use, typically unisex but historically more common for boys. It originates from the Scottish surname Munro, derived from a place name meaning "from the mouth of the...

Nixon is an English masculine given name that originated as a surname meaning "son of Nick."The name is most famously associated with Richard Milhous Nixon (1913–1994), the 37th president of the United States. Born into...

Pierce is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the surname that itself came from the medieval given name Piers. Piers is a medieval form of Peter, which ultimately comes from the Greek Petros meaning 's...

Reagan is an English given name that originates from the Irish surname Reagan, an Anglicized form of Ó Riagáin meaning "descendant of Riagán." The personal name Riagán is believed to derive from the Old Irish word riag,...

Roosevelt is an American given name derived from the Dutch surname Roosevelt, meaning "rose field". The surname itself originates from the Dutch Van Rose(n)velt, which translates to "from a rose field" or "of a rose fiel...

Rutherford is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the Scottish surname Rutherford. The surname itself is a habitational name originating from a place in the Scottish borders region, near Roxburgh, hist...

Taylor is an English surname and given name occupational in origin, deriving from the Norman French word tailleur (meaning "tailor"), which in turn comes from Latin taliare "to cut". The name spread in England after the...

Truman is an English masculine given name originating as a surname. The surname Truman derives from the Middle English compound "trewe man," meaning "trusty man" or faithful person, composed of trewe (true, faithful) and...

Tyler is a given name that originates from an English surname, derived from the Old French tieuleor or tieulier for a tile maker or a tiler of roofs, which itself comes from the Old English word tigele meaning "tile". Th...

Washington is a given name derived from the English surname of the same name. The name Washington originally referred to an English town, specifically Washington in Tyne and Wear, and means "settlement belonging to Wassa...

Wilson is an English surname-turned-given name meaning "son of William." It originated as a patronymic surname derived from the medieval nickname Will, itself a short form of William. The earliest recorded instances incl...