Names Categorized "surnames"

Shelby is an English given name that originated as a surname, possibly a variant of Selby. The name is ultimately locational, derived from place names in England, such as Selby in Yorkshire, meaning 'willow farm' from Ol...

Shelton is an English given name derived from a surname of locational origin. The surname itself comes from one of several places named Shelton in England, such as those in Bedfordshire, Norfolk, or Nottinghamshire. The...

Shepherd is an English masculine given name derived from an occupational surname. The surname refers to someone who herds, tends, or guards sheep, an occupation that dates back thousands of years. As a first name, Shephe...

Sheridan is a unisex given name of Irish origin, ultimately derived from the Irish surname Ó Sirideáin, which was Anglicized as Sheridan. The surname itself comes from the Irish personal name Sirideán, which possibly mea...

Shirley is a female given name of English origin. It was originally a surname referring to someone from one of the many place names called Shirley in England, such as Shirley in Derbyshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and elsewhe...

Sigourney is a feminine first name of English origin, derived from a surname with roots in the French town of Sigournais, which in turn comes from the medieval Latin Segurniacum. The Africanist scholar Ernest Nègre trace...

Sinclair is an English unisex given name derived from the Scottish surname Sinclair. The surname itself originates from a Norman French place name, ultimately derived from the Latin Clarus, meaning "clear, bright, famous...

Slade is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from the Old English word slæd meaning “valley.” As a topographical surname, it originally referred to someone who lived in or n...

Sloan is a variant of the name Sloane. It is used as a unisex given name in English, though it is more common for females in the United States.EtymologyThe name Sloan derives from an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of...

Sloane is a given name derived from an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Sluaghadháin, meaning "descendant of Sluaghadhán." Sluaghadhán is a diminutive of the Irish given name Sluaghadh, from sluaghadh meaning "raid" or "...

Smith is a given name derived from the English occupational surname Smith, meaning "metal worker, blacksmith". The surname originates from Old English smitan "to smite, to hit", referring to a blacksmith's striking of me...

Spencer is an English given name derived from an occupational surname. The surname itself originated from the Middle English word spense, meaning "larder" or "pantry", and referred to a steward or dispenser of provisions...

Stafford is an English masculine first name derived from a surname, which itself originates from a place name in Staffordshire, England. The place name Stafford comes from Old English elements: stæð meaning "landing-plac...

Stanford is an English first name derived from a surname, which originally came from a place name. The place name is composed of the Old English elements stān meaning "stone" and ford meaning "ford," thus translating to...

Stanley is an English masculine given name derived from a surname of toponymic origin. The surname Stanley means "stone clearing", composed of the Old English elements stan ("stone") and leah ("woodland, clearing"). As a...

Sterling is a given name of Scottish and English origin. Primarily used in English-speaking countries, it functions as a masculine name derived either from a surname associated with the city of Stirling in Scotland, or d...

Stetson is an English given name transferred from a surname. The surname Stetson originated from the village of Stidston in Devon, England, with a meaning of "Stithweard's town", derived from the Old English personal nam...

Stone is an English masculine first name derived from the English vocabulary word meaning a hard, naturally occurring solid substance. The name ultimately comes from the Old English word stān, meaning "stone" or "rock."E...

Stuart is a Scottish and English given name that originates from a Scottish occupational surname. The surname itself is a French-influenced form of Stewart, brought to Scotland from France by Mary Stuart in the 16th cent...

Sullivan is a masculine given name derived from an Irish surname, the Anglicized form of Ó Súileabháin. This patronymic surname originated from the personal name Súileabhán, composed of the Irish elements súil "eye" and...

Sutton is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated as a place name. The name denotes someone from one of the numerous towns named Sutton in England, which come from the Old E...

Sydney is a feminine given name derived from the English surname Sidney. The surname itself has Norman roots, believed to originate from the place name Saint-Denis in France, and was brought to England after the Norman C...

Talbot is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the English surname Talbot. The surname itself has Norman French roots, brought to England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name is believed to origi...

Tanner is an English masculine given name derived from the occupational surname Tanner, referring to someone who tans animal hides into leather. The surname itself comes from Middle English tanner, from Old English tanni...

Tate is an English masculine given name derived from a surname, which itself originated from the Old English personal name Tata. The Old English name Tata is thought to mean "happy" or "glad." The surname Tate emerged in...

Tatton is an English first name derived from a surname, which itself originates from a place name. In Old English, the place name means "Tata's town", combining the personal name Tata (a diminutive of various names) with...

Tatum is an English given name that originated as a surname, itself derived from a place name meaning "Tata's homestead" in Old English. Despite its unisex potential, Tatum remains relatively uncommon compared to similar...

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...

Teagan is a primarily feminine given name of English usage, considered a variant of Tegan. It also coincides with a rare Irish surname Teagan. The name has risen in popularity, particularly in the United States, where it...

Tennyson is a masculine given name derived from an English surname meaning "son of Tenney", where Tenney is a medieval diminutive of the name Denis. The surname and thus the first name originated in medieval England, eme...

Terrell is a given name of English and African American origin, ultimately derived from an English surname. The surname Terrell most likely originated from the Norman French nickname tirel, meaning "to pull," which was u...

Thatcher is an English first name derived from the surname Thatcher, which originally referred to a person who thatched roofs by attaching straw or reeds to them. The surname originates from the Old English word þæc, mea...

Etymology and OriginsThorburn is a surname of Scottish and English origin, derived from the Old Norse personal name Þórbjǫrn, meaning "Thor's bear." This name is a compound of the name of the Norse god Thor (Old Norse Þó...

EtymologyThorley is an English masculine given name derived from a habitational surname. The surname Thorley originates from place names in Hertfordshire and the Isle of Wight, England. These places were named from the O...

Thornton is a masculine first name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from a place name. The surname Thornton is a locative name meaning "thorn town", from the Old English elements þorn (thorn) a...

Thurstan is an English given name derived from a surname that itself traces back to the Old Norse name Þórsteinn (modern Torsten), meaning "Thor's stone." The first element comes from the Norse thunder god Thor, while th...

Tierney is an English-Anglicized surname and given name, derived from the Irish Tighearnach. The name ultimately originates from the Old Irish Tigernach, which comes from the element tigerna meaning “lord” or “master”. A...

Tobin is a given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself originated as a diminutive or variant of Tobias. The name Tobias, with its rich biblical and apocryphal history, ultimately traces back to the H...

Todd is an English masculine given name derived from the English surname Todd, which itself comes from Middle English todde, meaning "fox." This animal nickname likely referred to someone with fox-like cleverness or a re...

Tracy is a unisex given name that originated as an English surname. It was adopted from the Norman French place name Tracy, derived from the surname of the de Tracy family from Tracy-Bocage in Normandy, France. The name...

Trafford is a principally locational given name derived from a Trafford surname, which in turn traces back to a place name of Old English origin. The etymological components are "trapp" meaning "fish-trap" and "ford" mea...

Travers is an English given name derived from the surname Travers, which originally developed as an occupational name. The surname comes from Anglo-Norman French traverser—“to cross”—designating a toll collector who watc...

EtymologyTravis is an English masculine given name of French origin. It derives from the Old French word traverser, meaning "to cross," and was originally an occupational surname for a toll collector stationed at a bridg...

Etymology and OriginTrent is an English masculine given name and surname, derived from the River Trent in Britain. The river's name likely means "the flooder" or "trespasser," a reference to its tendency to flood. The su...

Tripp is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that itself comes from the Middle English word trippen, meaning "to dance." The name may also be inspired by the English word trip, which can mean...

Troy is a masculine given name of English usage, originally derived from a surname indicating a person from the city of Troyes in France. However, in modern times, the name is overwhelmingly associated with the legendary...

Tucker is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from an occupational surname for a cloth fuller. The name originates from the Old English word tucian, meaning "to offend, torment," referring to the physically...

Turner is an English given name derived from the surname Turner, which originally referred to a person who operated a lathe, a tool for shaping wood or metal. The occupation name comes from Old English turnian "to turn",...

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...

Tyrell is a masculine given name and surname of English origin, derived from a variant of the surname Terrell. Terrell itself likely originates from the Norman French nickname tirel, meaning "to pull," referring to a stu...

Upton is a rare masculine given name of English origin, derived from a surname that originally denoted a place name meaning "upper town" in Old English, composed of the elements upp (“up”) and tūn (“enclosure, settlement...

Vance is a given name of English origin, derived from an English surname. The surname itself traces back to the Old English word fenn, meaning "marsh, fen". As a toponymic surname, it originally referred to someone who l...

Vaughan is an English and Welsh first name derived from a Welsh surname. The surname itself originated from the Welsh word bychan (mutated to fychan), meaning "little". As a given name, it has been in occasional use, esp...

Vaughn is an English given name that derives from a Welsh surname, itself a variant of Vaughan. The surname Vaughn/Vaughan originated from the Welsh word fychan, a mutated form of bychan, meaning "little" (akin to modern...

Velasco is a Medieval Spanish given name that originated as a form of Vasco. The name is deeply rooted in Iberian onomastic traditions, with connections to both Basque and Visigothic cultural heritage. Velasco also funct...

Vernon is an English masculine given name, derived from a transferred use of the French and English surname Vernon. The surname itself originated as a Norman habitation name from either Vernon in Eure, Normandy, or Verno...

Wagner is a Portuguese masculine given name derived from the German surname Wagner, which means "wagon maker, cartwright." As a first name, it is also commonly used in other languages, including German, English, and Scan...

Walker is a masculine given name of English origin, derived from the surname Walker. The surname itself originated as an occupational name for a walker, a term that referred to a fuller—a person who cleansed and thickene...

Wallis is a unisex given name of English and Scottish origin, derived from a surname that was a variant of Wallace. The surname itself comes from Norman French waleis, meaning "foreigner, Celt, Welshman," ultimately of G...

Walton is an English masculine given name derived from the Walton surname, which itself originated from various Old English place names meaning "stream town", "wood town", or "wall town". The surname is locational, refer...