Names Categorized "surnames"

Pace is an English masculine given name derived from a surname. The surname Pace itself originated from the Middle English word pace, meaning "peace," ultimately from the same root as the modern English word "peace." It...

Page is a unisex given name of English origin. It originates as a surname that developed from Paige, an occupational surname for a servant or page—a young attendant to a knight or noble. Margaret Court, the "Pidget" nick...

Paget is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from a French and English surname that means "little page" (see Paige). The surname Paget itself was a diminutive form, originally meaning "little page" or "littl...

Paige is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from an English surname meaning "servant" or "page" in Middle English. The term "page" refers to a young attendant or messenger, a role that evolved from medieval...

Paisley is a given name that originated from a Scottish surname, which in turn comes from the name of a town near Glasgow. The town's name is thought to derive from Latin basilica "church". In industrial terms, the word...

Palmer is a unisex English given name derived from an English surname, originally used as a transferred use of the surname. The surname itself means "pilgrim" or "one who has made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land," originat...

Parker is an English unisex given name derived from an occupational surname of Old English origin. The surname referred to a "keeper of the park", from Old English pearrc (enclosure or park) and the agent suffix -er. Thu...

Parry is a given name derived from a Welsh surname, which itself originated as a patronymic from ap Harry, meaning "son of Harry". It follows a common Welsh onomastic tradition where the prefix ap or ab ("son of") combin...

Patton is an English masculine given name derived from a diminutive of the surname Patton, which itself originated as a diminutive of Patrick. Ultimately from the Latin Patricius meaning "nobleman", the name Patrick was...

Paxton is an English masculine given name that originates as a transferred use of the English surname Paxton. The surname is derived from a place name, itself composed of the Old English given name Pœcc (of unknown meani...

Pearse is an Irish given name and surname, primarily used as a masculine first name in honor of the revolutionary Patrick Pearse (1879–1916), a key figure in the Easter Rising and the Irish independence movement. The nam...

Peyton is an English unisex first name and surname. As a surname, it originally referred to a place name meaning "Pæga's town". The name was rare as a masculine given name until the 1990s, when its use surged after the 1...

Piper is an English given name derived from the occupational surname for a player of the pipe, a type of flute. The surname itself emerged in England during the Middle Ages, originally bestowed upon traveling musicians o...

Porsche is a given name derived from the eponymous German luxury automobile manufacturer, which itself originates from the surname of its founder, automotive engineer Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951). The name "Porsche" is...

Porter is an English given name and surname, now used as both. Its origins trace back to an Old French occupational surname, from portier meaning "doorkeeper" or porteour meaning "carrier." These derive ultimately from L...

Presley is a given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that originally denoted someone from a place meaning "priest clearing"—from Old English preost ("priest") and leah ("forest clearing" or "meadow"...

Preston is an English given name derived from a surname, which in turn originated from a place name. The name comes from Old English elements preost ("priest") and tun ("town, enclosure"), meaning "priest's town." This e...

Price is an English first name transferred from the Welsh surname Price. The surname itself originates from the patronymic phrase ap Rhys, meaning "son of Rhys." The Welsh ap ("son of") fused with the name Rhys over time...

Quincy is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that itself originated from the place name Cuinchy in France. The place name Cuinchy is ultimately derived from the personal name Quintus,...

Etymology and Historical Background Quinlan is the Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Caoindealbháin, which is derived from the Old Irish personal name Caíndelbán. This name is composed of the elements caín, meaning...

Quinn is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from the Irish surname Ó Cuinn, meaning "descendant of Conn." The root name Conn itself comes from Old Irish conn meaning "sense, reason" or cenn meaning "head, chi...

Quixote is a surname created by the Spanish author Quixote for the hero of his landmark novel Don Quixote (1605). Although the name is renowned globally as a given name, its origin lies in literature as the alter ego of...

Etymology and OriginRadcliff is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English. The name combines the elements rēad ("red") and cli...

Radclyffe is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that is a variant of Radcliff. The surname Radcliff itself originates from a place name meaning "red cliff" in Old English, combining read (re...

Ramsey is an English given name derived from a surname of English and Scottish origin. As a toponymic surname, it originates from a place name, likely Ramsey in Huntingdonshire (now Cambridgeshire) or Ramsey in the Isle...

Randall is a masculine given name of English origin. It originated from the English surname Randall, which in turn is a medieval diminutive of the name Randolf (along with other names beginning with the Germanic element...

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,...

Reed is an English masculine given name derived from the surname Reed, itself originating from multiple sources. Primarily, the name comes from Old English read, meaning "red", used as a nickname for someone with red hai...

Reid is a masculine given name derived from a Scottish surname, which itself is a variant of Reed.EtymologyThe surname Reid originates from Scotland and means "red." It was originally a nickname for someone with red hair...

Reilly is a unisex given name of modern English usage, derived from an Irish surname. It is an Anglicized form of Ó Raghailligh, meaning "descendant of Raghallach," a personal name of uncertain etymology. The name has ga...

Remington is a unisex given name of English origin, derived from an English surname that originated from the place name Rimington in Lancashire. The place name Rimington means "settlement on the Riming stream," named for...

EtymologyThe name Ridge is derived directly from the English vocabulary word denoting a long, narrow elevated landform, such as a mountain crest or ridgeline. As a given name, it follows the modern trend of adopting natu...

Ridley is a given name derived from an English surname. The surname originated from a number of place names in England, specifically in the counties of Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex. The place names themselve...

Rigby is an English surname that has gained occasional use as a first name, primarily for boys. Its origins lie in the Old Norse words hryggr meaning "ridge" and býr meaning "farm" or "settlement," thus referring to a "r...

Ripley is an English unisex given name that originated as a surname derived from place names. The place name Ripley comes from Old English rippel meaning "grove, thicket" and leah meaning "clearing", so the surname refer...

Robinson is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Robinson, which itself originated as a patronymic form of the given name Robin, meaning "son of Robin". Little Robin was a medieval diminutive of Robert...

Robson is a masculine given name derived from the English surname Robson, which itself is a patronymic form of the given name Rob — a short form of Robert. Rhyming with 'Rob-son' in both British and American English, the...

Rodney is an English male given name with a toponymic origin, derived from an English surname that in turn came from a place name meaning "Hroda's island" in Old English. In this context, the Old English personal name Hr...

Romilly is a unisex given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself originates from various Norman towns named Romilly, whose name is ultimately derived from the personal name Romilius. Romilius is a Roman...

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...

Roscoe is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally indicated someone from a place called Roscoe. The place name itself comes from Old Norse rá meaning "roebuck" and skógr meaning "...

Etymology and OriginsRoss is a name of Scottish and English origin, originally a surname that indicated a person from a place called Ross. The most prominent of these is the region of Ross in northern Scotland, now part...

Rowan is a unisex given name of Irish and English origin. Primarily, it is an anglicized form of the Irish name Ruadhán, derived from the Old Irish element "ruad" meaning "red." Hence, Ruadhán signifies "little red one."...

Royce is a male English given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a medieval given name Royse, a variant of Rose. The surname functioned as a matronymic, meaning it was based on the mother's...

Roydon is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated from a place name. The place name comes from Old English ryge meaning "rye" and dun meaning "hill," thus signifying "rye h...

Royle is an English masculine given name derived from a surname. The surname Royle itself originates from a place name, likely Ryal in Northumberland, England. Etymologically, it combines the Old English elements ryge 'r...

Royston is a masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originates from an Old English place name meaning "town of Royse." The name Royse was a medieval variant of Rose—a name of Norman French origin broug...

Russell is an English given name that originated as a transferred use of the surname Russell. The surname itself derives from a Norman French diminutive of Old French rous, meaning "red" — thus signifying "little red one...

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...

Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin. Traditionally a male name, it has been used increasingly for both boys and girls since the 1970s. It derives from a common Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó R...

Ryder is an English masculine given name, derived from an occupational surname of Old English origin. The surname referred to a ridere, meaning "mounted warrior" or "messenger," someone who rode a horse for a purpose suc...

Ryland is a masculine given name derived from an English surname. The surname itself was originally a place name, composed of the Old English elements ryge meaning "rye" and land meaning "land" – hence, "rye land." This...

Sandford is an English given name derived from a surname. The surname Sandford, in turn, originates from a place name meaning 'sand ford' in Old English, from sand (sand) and ford (a ford used for crossing a river). Thus...

Sanford is an English given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from a place name. The place name comes from Old English sand meaning "sand" and ford meaning "ford," thus denoting a sandy crossing point...

Sawyer is a unisex given name of English origin that derives from a surname meaning "sawer of wood" or someone who saws wood. The surname itself has occupational roots, akin to names like Taylor or Mason, referring to a...

Saylor is a modern English given name that originated as a surname. It is derived from the Old French word sailleor, meaning "acrobat" or "dancer," ultimately from the verb sallir ("to leap"). As a given name, it is ofte...

Scarlett is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that referred to a person who sold or made clothes from scarlet, a luxurious wool cloth produced in medieval Europe. The word 'scarlet' itself l...

Schuyler is a given name of Dutch origin, adapted from a Dutch surname meaning "scholar" (from the German Schüler). The name was introduced to North America by 17th-century Dutch settlers arriving in what is now New York...

Selby is a unisex given name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a place name meaning "willow farm" from Old Norse selja (willow) + bȳ (farm or settlement). The name is primarily used in English-s...

Etymology and OriginSheard is a first name derived from an English surname, which itself originated as a place name. The place name is composed of Old English elements meaning "gap between hills," referring to a geograph...