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Surname Boy Names

2613 surname boy names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.

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Say a surname out loud and it sounds like someone shaking your hand. That handshake quality is exactly why parents keep circling back to surname boy names — they arrive already grown up, with none of the sing-song softness that some parents worry a boy will outgrow by second grade. The rugged American end of the shelf is the busiest: Colter, Nash, Cash and Dallas all sound like open highway and denim, and they pair effortlessly with almost any last name you can throw at them. There is grit in the consonants and no fuss anywhere in sight.

The quieter side of the category is where the real treasures hide. Ellis and Warren have a gentle, bookish steadiness that has quietly come back into fashion; Bowen and Callan bring a Celtic lilt that softens the whole thing; Emerson feels thoughtful without being precious. And if you want a surname with a bit of swagger, Lennox and Callahan are the ones people remember at introductions — both long enough to feel substantial, both with an obvious short form waiting in the wings for the toddler years.

Every name below opens to its full page — a sourced meaning, its U.S. popularity, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it before you fall for it.

Surname Boy Names — Page 7

Eldridge#7883 in the U.S.From the Old English, variously 'an old/wise ruler' (eald, 'old', + ric, 'ruler') and 'from the▶Elgin#7885 in the U.S.From the Scottish place Elgin — variously 'little Ireland' and 'a little noble one' (a cathedra▶Farley#7906 in the U.S.From the Old English, variously 'a fern clearing/meadow' (fearn, 'fern', + leah, 'clearing') an▶Fielding#7909 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'one who dwells in the field/open country' (feld, 'field', + the -ing suf▶Carney#7912 in the U.S.Carney is an Irish surname, an Anglicization of the Gaelic O Cearnaigh, 'descendant of Cearnach▶Foxx#7912 in the U.S.From the English word/surname fox, 'a fox' (a clever, quick animal), here stylized with a doubl▶Early#7917 in the U.S.Early is the plain English word, and also an English surname (variously explained from Old Engl▶Grainger#7919 in the U.S.From the English surname, 'a farm bailiff; a keeper of the granary' (from Old French grangier, ▶Harding#7922 in the U.S.From the Old English, 'son of the brave/hardy one' (heard, 'brave; hardy', + the -ing suffix, '▶Isley#7941 in the U.S.From the Old English, variously 'the island meadow' and 'Isa's wood/clearing' (linked to ieg, '▶Gilman#7984 in the U.S.Gilman is an English surname turned given name, usually explained as 'servant of Gille' or 'ser▶Ketch#8014 in the U.S.From the English, variously the word ketch ('a two-masted sailing boat') and a short form of a ▶Lanier#8044 in the U.S.From the French occupational surname Lanier, 'a worker in wool; a wool-merchant' (from laine, '▶Lennex#8050 in the U.S.A spelling of Lennox — from the Scottish place/surname, 'with many elm trees; a field of elms' ▶Lenoxx#8051 in the U.S.A spelling of Lennox — from the Scottish place/surname, 'with many elm trees; a field of elms' ▶Lindon#8055 in the U.S.A spelling of Lyndon — from the Old English, 'the hill of lime/linden trees' (lind, 'linden tre▶Loghan#8058 in the U.S.A spelling of Logan — from the Scottish place/surname, 'a little hollow; a small hollow/dip in ▶Lydell#8068 in the U.S.From the English surname Liddell/Lydell, 'from the loud/roaring valley; the loud stream' (Old E▶Staton#8075 in the U.S.An English surname drawn from a place-name; the -ton ending is Old English tun, 'farmstead, set▶Marsh#8083 in the U.S.From the English, 'marshland; one who lives by a marsh' (from Old English mersc, 'marsh'); a pl▶Butler#8085 in the U.S.The English occupational surname Butler, from Anglo-Norman 'butuiller' ('bottle-bearer, chief s▶Martel#8085 in the U.S.From the French surname Martel, 'a hammer; a little hammer' (Charles Martel, 'Charles the Hamme▶Mclain#8089 in the U.S.A spelling of McLean — from the Scottish Mac Gille Eoin, 'son of the servant/devotee of (St.) J▶Markis#8097 in the U.S.A respelling of Marquis, a title of nobility ('a march lord; a nobleman ranking below a duke'),▶Masin#8099 in the U.S.Masin is a modern American boy's name that reads most naturally as a respelling of Mason, an En▶Nobel#8124 in the U.S.From the Swedish surname Nobel (made known by Alfred Nobel, founder of the Nobel Prize); also e▶Ohtani#8128 in the U.S.From the Japanese surname Otani/Ohtani, 'a big valley' (o, 'big', + tani, 'valley'); made known▶Parrish#8137 in the U.S.From the English surname, 'one who lives by/in the parish; an ecclesiastical district' (from Ol▶Pike#8143 in the U.S.From the English, variously 'a pike (a long-bodied fish; a spear)' and 'a peak/pointed hill' (a▶Polo#8144 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Polo (Marco Polo, the explorer); also a Spanish short form of Hipolito▶Powell#8145 in the U.S.From the Welsh surname Powell — 'son of Howell' (ap Hywell), Howell meaning 'eminent; conspicuo▶French#8146 in the U.S.French began as an English surname meaning simply 'the Frenchman' - a person from France or of ▶Furman#8147 in the U.S.Furman comes from a surname, an Anglicized form of German Fuhrmann, 'carter' or 'wagoner' (one ▶Rankin#8155 in the U.S.From the Scottish surname Rankin — a diminutive of Rand/Randolph, 'a little shield; little Rand▶Glennon#8156 in the U.S.Glennon is an Irish surname (anglicized from Ó Gliannáin / Ó Gleannáin) taken up as a given nam▶Rawley#8159 in the U.S.A spelling of Raleigh/Rawley — from the Old English, 'the roe-deer clearing/meadow' (ra, 'roe d▶Revere#8165 in the U.S.From the French surname Revere/Riviere, 'a dweller by the riverbank' (from riviere, 'river'); a▶Richter#8166 in the U.S.From the German surname Richter, 'a judge; an arbiter' (also the name of the Richter scale of e▶Norvel#8167 in the U.S.Norvel is a variant of Norval, an English surname and place name from Old French and English el▶Solis#8171 in the U.S.From the Latin solis, 'of the sun' (the genitive of sol). It is also a well-known Spanish surna▶Roswell#8173 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Roswell, variously 'a horse spring/well' and "Roth's spring" (a ▶Cadin#8174 in the U.S.Cadin reads as a modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; any resemblance to ▶Rowley#8174 in the U.S.From the English place/surname Rowley — from the Old English, 'the rough clearing/meadow' (ruh,▶Sadler#8181 in the U.S.From the English occupational surname Sadler, 'a saddle-maker; a saddler' (from Old English sad▶Thaxton#8191 in the U.S.An English surname turned given name, from a place name meaning roughly 'Thakes' or Thakestan's▶Armstead#8192 in the U.S.Armstead is an English surname, a variant of Armistead, from a place name understood as 'hermit▶Andrus#8194 in the U.S.An Estonian form of Andrew, from Greek 'andreios' ('manly, brave'). Also found as a surname. A ▶Sherrod#8203 in the U.S.From the English surname Sherrod/Sherwood, variously 'a clearer of land' and 'a shearer (of she▶Rabon#8212 in the U.S.Rabon is a Southern American surname also used as a given name. Its origin is uncertain: it may▶Tait#8221 in the U.S.From the Old Norse teitr, 'cheerful; glad; merry' (also an English surname)▶Torry#8227 in the U.S.Torry is a variant of Torrey or Tory, a surname of Old Norse origin tied to the god Thor or to ▶Thurston#8234 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Thorsteinn — 'Thor's stone' (Thor, the thunder god, + steinn, 'stone'); we n▶Dougles#8246 in the U.S.Dougles is a variant spelling of Douglas, most likely a written slip that stuck. Douglas is a S▶Doyal#8248 in the U.S.Doyal is a phonetic spelling of Doyle, an Irish surname from O Dubhghaill, 'descendant of the d▶Whalen#8252 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Faolain, 'a descendant of Faolan' (a little wolf; a wolf-lover); route▶Whelan#8253 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Faolain, 'a descendant of Faolan' (a little wolf; a wolf-lover); a kin▶Garron#8282 in the U.S.Garron overlaps two sources: it works as a respelled cousin of Aaron and of surname names like ▶Aker#8307 in the U.S.Variously from the English surname Aker, 'a field; an acre/cultivated land', and the Turkish Ak▶Alessi#8314 in the U.S.An Italian form/surname of Alessio/Alexis — from the Greek alexein, 'to defend; to help', hence▶Behren#8332 in the U.S.Behren reads as a modern surname-styled boys' name. It echoes the German surname Behrens/Behren▶Arkin#8343 in the U.S.From the Turkish arkin, variously 'gently/calmly flowing' and 'noble; pure-blooded'; also an En▶Brown#8349 in the U.S.Brown is the English colour word, and one of the most common surnames in the English-speaking w▶Bannon#8362 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Banain, 'a descendant of Banan' (a little white/fair one; from ban, 'w▶Barrington#8364 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Barrington — variously 'the estate/settlement of Beorn'▶Blanton#8371 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Blanton — variously 'the white/fair town' and 'Bla's to▶Bolton#8374 in the U.S.From the Old English bothl + tun, 'a settlement with a (chief) building; a manor town'; a surna▶Braxtin#8381 in the U.S.A spelling of Braxton — from the English surname/place-name, 'Bracca's town/settlement'; routes▶Delmon#8382 in the U.S.Delmon reads as a variant of Delmont or Delmore, surname names from the French for of the mount▶Brinson#8386 in the U.S.From the English surname Brinson — variously 'son of Brian' and 'son of Brun' (the brown/dark o▶Broox#8391 in the U.S.A spelling of Brooks — from the English, 'of the brook; one who lives by a stream' (a surname/n▶Tilford#8394 in the U.S.Tilford is an English place-name and surname adopted as a first name, from Old English elements▶Gunnison#8395 in the U.S.An American place name and surname. The Gunnison River, town, and county in Colorado are named ▶Buxton#8397 in the U.S.From the English place Buxton — variously 'a rocking/logan stone' and 'Buck's stone/town'; a pl▶Cage#8398 in the U.S.From the English surname Cage — an occupational/topographic name, 'a maker of or dweller by a c▶Bergen#8399 in the U.S.From a Scandinavian/German place name and surname, tied to berg ('mountain; hill') — as in the ▶Bingham#8402 in the U.S.An English surname turned given name, from the place-name Bingham in Nottinghamshire — likely '▶Caulder#8405 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Calder — from the Scottish/Celtic, 'a rough/rocky stream; a stony river' (ca▶Caven#8406 in the U.S.From the Irish — variously the surname O Caomhain, 'a descendant of the gentle/kind one' (caomh▶Denham#8410 in the U.S.An English place-and-surname, 'homestead in a valley' (from denu, 'valley', + ham, 'homestead')▶Coleston#8420 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Colston — from the Old English, variously 'Col's town/settlement' and 'the c▶Colvin#8422 in the U.S.From the English/Scottish surname Colvin — variously 'Cole's friend' (col, 'coal/dark', + wine,▶Corbett#8424 in the U.S.From the Anglo-Norman surname Corbett — from the Old French corbet, 'a little raven/crow' (a ni▶Cotton#8427 in the U.S.From the English surname Cotton — variously 'a dweller by the cottages/cot-town' and the word c▶Covington#8428 in the U.S.From the English surname and place-name Covington — 'Cofa's town/estate; the estate associated ▶Curran#8429 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Corraidhin, 'a descendant of Corraidhin' (a little spear; a champion/h▶Claysen#8432 in the U.S.Claysen reads as a modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; any resemblance t▶Daegan#8433 in the U.S.A spelling of Deegan/Degan — from the Irish surname O Duibhginn, 'a descendant of the black-hai▶Laymon#8434 in the U.S.Laymon is an English surname pressed into use as a given name. It is most plausibly a variant o▶Devereux#8458 in the U.S.From the Norman French surname Devereux — 'from Evreux' (a place in Normandy, named for the Ebu▶Doran#8465 in the U.S.From the Irish O Deoradhain — variously 'a stranger; an exile/wanderer' (deoradh) and 'a fist';▶Dudley#8471 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English Duddanleah, 'Dudda's meadow/clearing' (a person▶Darryel#8472 in the U.S.Darryel is a three-syllable respelling of Darrell or Daryl, an English surname-turned-first-nam▶Hadden#8474 in the U.S.Hadden is an English and Scottish surname from a place-name, generally explained from Old Engli▶Embry#8493 in the U.S.An English surname — variously from the Old English Emanberie, 'a flat/level stronghold', and l▶Emersen#8495 in the U.S.A spelling of Emerson — an English surname, 'the son of Emery' (from the Germanic Emery, 'brave▶Escher#8499 in the U.S.A German/Jewish surname — from the German Esche, 'an ash tree', hence 'one who lives by ash tre▶Farren#8504 in the U.S.An English surname — variously 'a wanderer; an adventurer' and 'iron-grey' (from a word for the▶Evrett#8507 in the U.S.Evrett is a modern spelling of Everett, an English surname from the Germanic personal name Eber▶Findlay#8509 in the U.S.A spelling of Finlay — from the Scottish Gaelic Fionnlagh, 'a fair-haired hero/warrior' (fionn,▶Farron#8516 in the U.S.Farron is a spelling of the surname-derived name Farran/Faron. The likeliest root is Old French▶Fuller#8516 in the U.S.An English occupational surname — from the Old English fullere, 'one who fulls (cleans and thic▶Galvin#8517 in the U.S.From the Irish O Gealbhain — variously 'a sparrow' (gealbhan) and 'bright/dazzling white' (geal▶Neiman#8520 in the U.S.Neiman is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, a spelling of Neumann from the German neu, new▶Gracyn#8528 in the U.S.A spelling of Grayson/Gracen — an English surname, 'the son of the steward/grieve' or 'son of t▶Grae#8529 in the U.S.A spelling of Grey/Gray — an English colour/surname name, 'grey; grey-haired'; also a short for▶Grafton#8530 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English graf + tun, 'a farm/settlement by a grove'; we ▶Graysin#8532 in the U.S.A spelling of Grayson — an English surname, 'the son of the steward/grieve' or 'son of the grey▶Hanley#8540 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English heah + leah, 'a high meadow/clearing'; we note ▶Jessup#8543 in the U.S.Jessup is an English surname derived from a medieval form of Joseph, from the Hebrew for 'he wi▶Hollin#8547 in the U.S.An English surname/word — from the Old English holegn, 'holly', hence 'one who lives by holly t▶Holter#8548 in the U.S.A German/English surname — from holt, 'a small wood/copse', hence 'one who lives in or by a woo▶Hunt#8552 in the U.S.An English surname/word — from the Old English hunta, 'a hunter', hence 'a hunter; the hunt'; w▶Hurley#8553 in the U.S.From the Irish O hUirthile — variously 'the sea tide' and linked to an Old English 'corner mead▶Jacksyn#8568 in the U.S.A spelling of Jackson — an English surname, 'the son of Jack' (Jack a pet form of John, 'God is▶Audley#8569 in the U.S.Audley is an English place-name and surname, from a Staffordshire village, generally read as th▶Durward#8570 in the U.S.A surname turned given name, from the Old English for 'door-ward; doorkeeper; gatekeeper' — an ▶Johnston#8608 in the U.S.An English/Scottish surname — 'John's town/settlement' (the name John + tun, 'a settlement'); w▶Joyner#8613 in the U.S.An English occupational surname — from joiner, 'a craftsman who joins wood; a carpenter/cabinet▶Karsin#8629 in the U.S.A spelling of Carson — a Scottish surname, variously 'the son of the marsh-dweller' and 'son of▶Kashh#8632 in the U.S.A spelling of Kash/Cash — an English occupational surname, 'a maker of chests/boxes' (from cais▶Kaplan#8643 in the U.S.Kaplan has two well-documented routes. In Turkish, kaplan means 'tiger', and it is used as both▶Keatyn#8643 in the U.S.A spelling of Keaton — an English place/surname, variously 'a place of hawks/kites' and 'a shed▶Linc#8645 in the U.S.Linc is the snappy short form of Lincoln, the English place name and surname from Latin and Cel▶Kimber#8654 in the U.S.A short form of Kimberly — an English place/surname, 'Cyneburg's field/meadow' (the royal-fortr▶Koltin#8657 in the U.S.A spelling of Colton — an English place/surname, 'a coal/dark town' or 'Cola's settlement' (a p▶Korver#8659 in the U.S.A Dutch occupational surname — from korf, 'a basket', hence 'a basket-maker/seller'; we note th▶Newell#8674 in the U.S.Newell began as an English surname, traced either to Old English niwe + halh, 'new nook or holl▶Marx#8678 in the U.S.Marx is a German surname derived from Markus (Marcus), tied to Mars, the Roman god of war - not▶Lleyton#8683 in the U.S.A spelling of Leighton/Layton — from the Old English leac + tun, 'a leek/herb-garden town/settl▶Lyndell#8685 in the U.S.An English place/surname — from the Old English lind, 'a linden/lime tree', + dell, 'a valley',▶Mackey#8687 in the U.S.An Irish surname — from Mac Aodha, 'the son of Aodh' (Aodh, 'fire', an old Irish name/fire-god)▶Mackinnon#8688 in the U.S.A Scottish surname/clan name — from Mac Fhionghuin, 'the son of Fingon (the fair-born/fair-hair▶Maclain#8690 in the U.S.A Scottish surname/clan name — from Mac Gille Eathain, 'the son of the servant/devotee of (St) ▶Mannix#8700 in the U.S.An Irish surname/name — from Mainchin, 'a little monk' (a diminutive of manach, 'monk')▶Marvell#8703 in the U.S.A surname (as borne by the poet Andrew Marvell)▶Hilliard#8706 in the U.S.Hilliard comes from a Germanic personal name and later surname built from 'hild', 'battle', and▶Linn#8708 in the U.S.As a boy's name Linn works two ways: a clipped form of Lynn or Linden — from Welsh/English word▶Matson#8709 in the U.S.A Scandinavian/English surname — 'the son of Matthew/Matt' (Matthew, from the Hebrew, 'the gift▶Milam#8717 in the U.S.Variously an English/American surname (of uncertain origin) and a modern name; no single fixed ▶Irby#8720 in the U.S.Irby is an English surname from villages named Irby, built on Old Norse 'byr', 'farmstead, sett▶Tramayne#8744 in the U.S.Tramayne is a phonetic respelling of Tremaine (also Tremayne), a Cornish surname built from tre▶Nixxon#8746 in the U.S.A spelling of Nixon — an English surname, 'the son of Nick/Nicholas' (Nicholas, 'victory of the▶Nohlan#8747 in the U.S.A spelling of Nolan — from the Irish O Nuallain, 'a descendant of Nuallan (the little champion/▶Ogden#8759 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — the Old English ac + denu, 'the oak valley'; we note the place▶Owens#8769 in the U.S.A patronymic surname — 'the son of Owen' (Owen, variously 'a young warrior; well-born; noble', ▶Marshel#8770 in the U.S.Marshel is a variant of Marshall, from Old French mareschal, itself from Germanic roots meaning▶Peterson#8772 in the U.S.A patronymic surname — 'the son of Peter' (Peter, from the Greek petros, 'a rock/stone'); we no▶Prestin#8777 in the U.S.A spelling of Preston — an English place/surname, 'the priest's town/estate' (Old English preos▶Ripton#8792 in the U.S.From an English place/surname — variously 'a strip/ripe-farm town/settlement' (from a place ele▶Roarke#8794 in the U.S.A spelling of Rourke/Roark — from the Irish O Ruairc, 'a descendant of Ruarc (the famous ruler/▶Roe#8796 in the U.S.Variously an English surname/word ('a roe deer') and the Irish O Ruaidh, 'a descendant of the r▶Rourke#8799 in the U.S.From the Irish O Ruairc, 'a descendant of Ruarc (the famous ruler/champion)'▶Elridge#8831 in the U.S.Elridge is a variant of Eldridge, an English surname derived from the medieval given name Aldri▶Sosa#8849 in the U.S.Variously a Spanish/Portuguese surname (from a place, 'a salty/barren place') and the Yoruba So▶Stetsyn#8854 in the U.S.A spelling of Stetson — an English/American surname associated with the hat-maker John B. Stets▶Suttyn#8859 in the U.S.A spelling of Sutton — an English place/surname, 'the south town/settlement' (Old English suth ▶Bryceton#8860 in the U.S.Bryceton extends Bryce with a -ton ending, in the modern fashion for surname-sounding boys' nam▶Taison#8865 in the U.S.A spelling of Tyson — an English surname, variously 'the son of Dye (Dionysia)' and 'high-spiri▶Gaither#8868 in the U.S.Gaither is an English surname taken up as a first name; it is generally explained as an occupat▶Teigen#8875 in the U.S.A spelling of Teagan/Tegan — variously 'a little poet' (Irish, from the poet Tadhg) and 'fair; ▶Thielen#8877 in the U.S.A German/Dutch surname — 'the son of Thiele' (Thiele a short form of Dietrich/Theodoric, 'ruler▶Thorne#8879 in the U.S.From the Old English thorn, 'a thorn bush/tree', hence 'a dweller by the thorns'; a word/surnam▶Torrance#8882 in the U.S.A Scottish place/surname — from the Gaelic torran, 'a little hill; a knoll/mound'; we note the ▶Cordel#8895 in the U.S.Cordel is a single-l form of Cordell, an English occupational surname from Old French corde, de▶Deryl#8896 in the U.S.Deryl is a twentieth-century respelling of Darrell (also Daryl), a name that began as an Englis▶Varrick#8898 in the U.S.A form/spelling of Varick/Warrick — variously 'a ruler/protector' (Germanic) and 'a fortress to▶Warden#8906 in the U.S.From the Old English weard, 'a guard/watch', hence 'a guardian; a watchman; a keeper'; a word/s▶Wattson#8908 in the U.S.A spelling of Watson — an English surname, 'the son of Wat' (Wat a short form of Walter, 'ruler▶Donovon#8937 in the U.S.Donovon is a spelling variant of Donovan, an anglicized Irish surname from Ó Donndubháin, based▶Bentleigh#8945 in the U.S.A respelling of the English surname Bentley, 'meadow of bent grass' (Old English beonet, 'bent ▶Norwood#8953 in the U.S.Norwood is an English place-name and surname from Old English north, 'north,' and wudu, 'wood' ▶Burnett#8973 in the U.S.Burnett is an English surname from Old French burnete, 'dark brown', a nickname for someone wit▶Feynman#8978 in the U.S.Feynman is originally a German-Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname, an anglicized form of Feinmann, from▶Dail#8981 in the U.S.Dail is best read as a variant spelling of Dale, from the Old English dael 'valley', a topograp▶Allison#8988 in the U.S.Variously a diminutive of the Germanic Adelais ('noble kind') and 'son of Ellis (Elias)'; overw▶Greysun#8996 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Grayson, an English surname meaning 'son of the steward' (from grieve, a▶Darnel#9005 in the U.S.Darnel is a single-l spelling of Darnell, a name that arose as an English surname from a place ▶Beckhem#9011 in the U.S.A respelling of the English surname Beckham, 'homestead by a stream (beck)' — famous via footba▶Arland#9016 in the U.S.Variously 'the eagle land' (English, from earn + land) and a form of Erland (Old Norse, 'a fore▶Breckett#9032 in the U.S.Breckett reads as a modern coinage or respelling with no documented etymology; any resemblance ▶Averie#9036 in the U.S.A spelling of Avery — from the Old English elements aelf, 'elf', + raed, 'counsel', hence 'a ru▶Avory#9039 in the U.S.A spelling of Avery — from the Old English elements aelf, 'elf', + raed, 'counsel', hence 'a ru▶Ashtynn#9044 in the U.S.A modern -ynn spelling of Ashton, an English place name and surname meaning 'ash-tree town' (Ol▶Cameran#9045 in the U.S.A respelling of Cameron, from the Scottish Gaelic cam sron, 'crooked nose' — a clan and surname▶Camerin#9046 in the U.S.Camerin is a variant of Cameron, a Scottish clan surname from Gaelic cam sron, 'crooked nose', ▶Carroll#9050 in the U.S.From the Irish surname Ó Cearbhaill, based on the personal name Cearbhall, generally read as 'f▶Chamberlain#9057 in the U.S.An English occupational surname from 'chamberlain' — the officer who managed a royal or noble h▶Baird#9058 in the U.S.A Scottish surname — from the Gaelic bard, 'a bard; a minstrel/poet'; we note the surname▶Barlow#9061 in the U.S.An English surname — variously 'the barley hill/clearing' and 'the boar's clearing' (from bar +▶Baylee#9064 in the U.S.A spelling of Bailey — variously 'a bailiff/steward' (from the Old French bailli) and 'the oute▶Bennington#9067 in the U.S.An English surname/place — 'the settlement/town of Beonna's people' (from a personal name + -in▶Bailor#9068 in the U.S.A surname-style name echoing Baylor and Bailey (from an occupational root, 'bailiff; steward');▶Bevan#9068 in the U.S.From the Welsh ab Evan, 'son of Evan' (Evan a Welsh form of John, 'God is gracious'); we note t▶Brannon#9074 in the U.S.An Irish surname — from O Branain, 'descendant of Branan', a diminutive of bran, 'a raven'; rou▶Braydyn#9077 in the U.S.A spelling of Braden/Brayden — variously 'descendant of Bradan (the salmon)' (Irish) and 'a bro▶Brenten#9080 in the U.S.A spelling of Brenton — an English place/surname, variously 'the town near the burnt land' and ▶Crowley#9081 in the U.S.An Irish surname, anglicized from O Cruadhlaoich, understood as 'descendant of the hardy warrio▶Dennard#9082 in the U.S.Dennard is an English and Norman surname believed to derive from a Germanic personal name built▶Bruer#9086 in the U.S.An English/French surname — variously 'a brewer/one who brews' and 'a dweller by the heath/moor▶Buchanan#9087 in the U.S.A Scottish surname — from the Gaelic both chanain, variously 'the house of the canon (a churchm▶

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