jackofalltrades's Personal Name List

Derived from Old English geong meaning "young". This was a descriptive name to distinguish father from son.

Originally denoted one who lived in or worked in a forest, derived from Old English wudu "wood".

Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Means "son of William".

From Old English weg meaning "way, road, path".

Occupational name for a person who walked on damp raw cloth in order to thicken it. It is derived from Middle English walkere, Old English wealcan meaning "to move".

From Old High German and Old Dutch fogal meaning "bird". It was originally an occupational name for a bird catcher, or a nickname for a person who liked to sing.

Derived from the given name Velasco.

Means "son of Vasco".

Means "valley" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin vallis.

Occupational name for one who worked with a lathe, derived from Old English turnian "to turn", of Latin origin. A famous bearer is the American musician Tina Turner (1939-2023), born Anna Mae Bullock.

Name for a person who lived in or near a tower, ultimately from Latin turris.

Means "son of Thomas".

Derived from the given name Thomas.

From Portuguese teixo meaning "yew tree".

Derived from Old French tailleur meaning "tailor", ultimately from Latin taliare "to cut".

From a nickname meaning "sweet, pleasant", from Old English swete.

Variant of Sommer 1.

Nickname derived from Middle English strong or strang meaning "strong".

From Old English styrne meaning "stern, severe". This was used as a nickname for someone who was stern, harsh, or severe in manner or character.

Alternate transcription of Greek Σπύρου (see Spyrou).

Derived from a Norman French town called "Saint Clair".

Derived from the given name Simon 1.

Means "beautiful, attractive" from Old English sciene.

Variant of Shepherd.

Originally given to a person from Scotland or a person who spoke Scottish Gaelic.

Variant of Schwarz.

Occupational name derived from Middle High German smit "smith, metalworker", a cognate of Smith.

Means "son of Sancho".

Occupational name for a worker at a manor house, from the Romance word sala meaning "hall, large room", of Germanic origin.

Derived from Old French ros meaning "red", from Latin russus, a nickname for a red-haired person.

Diminutive of Roux. A famous bearer was the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) whose ideas influenced the French Revolution.

Derived from the given name Roger.

Means "son of Robin".

From Spanish ribera meaning "bank, shore", from Latin riparius.

Means "son of Richard".

Derived from the given name Reynold.

Spanish variant of Rey 1.

Variant of Read 1.

Means "son of Ramiro" in Spanish.

From a nickname derived from Old French reine meaning "queen".

Derived from Old French preu meaning "valiant, brave".

Occupational name meaning "doorkeeper", ultimately from Old French porte "door", from Latin porta.

Means "son of Peter".

Means "son of Peter".

From Old English pirige meaning "pear tree", a derivative of peru meaning "pear", itself from Latin pirum. A famous bearer was Matthew Perry (1794-1858), the American naval officer who opened Japan to the West.

From a diminutive of the given name Pierre.

Means "son of Perkin", a medieval diminutive of Peter.

From Portuguese and Galician pereira meaning "pear tree", ultimately from Latin pirum meaning "pear".

From Middle English pecok meaning "peacock". It was originally a nickname for a proud or haughty person.

From a medieval given name or nickname derived from Latin paganus meaning "heathen, pagan" (from an earlier sense "rural, rustic"), which was given to children whose baptism had been postponed or adults who were not overly religious.

Means "keeper of the park" in Middle English. It is an occupational name for a person who was a gamekeeper at a medieval park.

From Middle English park, from Latin parricus, of Frankish origin. This was a name for someone who worked in or lived in a park.

Means "olive tree" in Portuguese, ultimately from Latin oliva. It indicated a person who lived near or worked with olive trees.

Means "descendant of Coileán" in Irish.

Derived from Slavic novŭ "new", originally a name for someone who was new to a village.

Means "son of Nicholas". A famous bearer of this surname is the American actor Jack Nicholson (1937-).

English cognate of Neumann.

Means "son of Neil". This name was borne by the British admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805).

Derived from the region in Scotland called Moray (Gaelic Moireabh), possibly of Pictish origin, meaning "seashore, coast". A notable bearer of this surname was General James Murray (1721-1794), who was the first British Governor-General of Canada.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha meaning "descendant of Murchadh". This is the most common Irish surname.

Derived from the given name Morgan 1.

Derived from the given name Michael.

Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

From Middle High German meier meaning "bailiff, administrator", derived from Latin maior meaning "greater". Later it also denoted a tenant farmer. The spellings Meier and Meyer are more common in northern Germany while Maier and Mayer are more common in southern Germany.

Anglicized form of Gaelic MacGillEathain or MacGillEain meaning "son of the servant of Eòin".

Anglicized form of MacAoidh.

From Scottish Gaelic MacAlastair or Irish Gaelic Mac Alastair meaning "son of Alistair".

Means "son of Martín" in Spanish.

Nickname for a smith, derived from Old French martel "hammer", ultimately from Late Latin martellus.

Derived from Middle English mareschal "marshal", from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Germanic roots akin to Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant". It originally referred to someone who took care of horses.

Derived from the given name Marinos.

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic MacDhòmhnaill meaning "son of Donald". It originates from the Highland clan Donald.

From the name of a town in Norfolk (King's Lynn), derived from Welsh llyn meaning "lake".

Derived from the given name Lewis. The author C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a bearer of this surname.

Means "the red", from Old French ros "red". This was a nickname for a person with red hair.

Originally given to a person who lived on or near a leah, Old English meaning "woodland, clearing".

Means "the white" in French, from blanc "white". The name referred to a person who was pale or whose hair was blond.

German, Danish and Norwegian cognate of Long.

Means "chance, luck" in French, a nickname for a lucky person.

Means "fair, beautiful" in French.

Feminine form of Kokkinos.

Derived from Middle High German kol "cabbage".

Means "small, little" from German klein or Yiddish kleyn. A famous bearer of this name is clothes designer Calvin Klein (1942-).

Means "pine tree" in German.

From the Irish name Ó Cinnéidigh meaning "descendant of Cennétig". This surname was borne by assassinated American president John F. Kennedy (1917-1963).

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceallaigh meaning "descendant of Ceallach". Famous bearers include actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

Feminine form of Katsaros.

Feminine form of Karagiannis.

From Middle High German keiser meaning "emperor", originally a nickname applied to someone who acted kingly. The title ultimately derives from the Roman name Caesar.

Derived from the given name Jon, a medieval variant of John.

From Old French joli meaning "happy, jolly, pretty".

Derived from the given name Jacob.

Patronymic of the given name Hugh.

Means "son of Hernando" in Spanish.

From various English place names that were derived from Old English hæg meaning "enclosure, fence". A famous bearer was American President Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893).

From the given name Hamid 1 or Hamid 2.

Derived from the given name Gruffudd.

From a nickname for a person who had grey hair or grey clothes.

Means "son of Gonzalo" in Spanish. This is among the most common surnames in Spain.

Topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, from Welsh glyn and Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place named with this word.

From a medieval given name of unknown meaning, possibly related to the Basque word hartz meaning "bear". This is the most common surname in Spain.

Means "gallant, elegant" in Spanish.

Feminine form of Galanis.

From Old English and Old High German meaning "frost", a nickname for a person who had a cold personality or a white beard.

Meaning unknown, originally Norman French de Fresel, possibly from a lost place name in France.

From the name of the animal. It was originally a nickname for a person with red hair or a crafty person.

Variant of Forester.

Derived from Old French fontane meaning "well, fountain", a derivative of Latin fons.

Feminine form of Floros.

Means "son of Floro" in Spanish.

Referred to a person who came from various places named Fay or Faye in northern France, derived from Old French fau "beech tree", from Latin fagus.

From a nickname for a person who was thought to have magical qualities, from Middle English faie meaning "magical, enchanted".

Derived from a diminutive of the given name Elias.

From Old French durant meaning "enduring", ultimately from Latin durans. This was a nickname for a stubborn person.

Means "son of Diego" in Spanish.

Means "from the gardens", from French jardin "garden".

Means "of the cross" in French. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads. A notable bearer was the French painter Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863).

Locative name meaning "cross", ultimately from Latin crux. It denoted one who lived near a cross symbol or near a crossroads.

Means "barrel maker", from Middle English couper.

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conghalaigh, which means "descendant of Conghalach". Conghalach is a nickname meaning "valiant".

Anglicized form of Ó Coileáin. A famous bearer was Michael Collins, an Irish nationalist leader who was assassinated in 1922.

From Irish cléireach meaning "clerk" (see Clark).

Means "cleric" or "scribe", from Old English clerec meaning "priest", ultimately from Latin clericus. A famous bearer was William Clark (1770-1838), an explorer of the west of North America.

Derived from a diminutive form of French charbon "charcoal", a nickname for a person with black hair or a dark complexion.

Occupational name for a person who operated a cart to transport goods, from Norman French caretier. A famous bearer is the former American president Jimmy Carter (1924-).

The name Carraway belongs to the early history of Britain, and its origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of one having lived on a road near a field or piece of land that was triangular in shape. Further research revealed that the name is derived from the Old English words gara, meaning "triangular piece of land," and weg, meaning "path" or "road."

From Spanish and Italian caro meaning "beloved".

From a Gaelic nickname cam beul meaning "wry or crooked mouth". The surname was later represented in Latin documents as de bello campo meaning "of the fair field".

Occupational name derived from Norman French butiller "wine steward", ultimately from Late Latin butticula "bottle". A famous bearer of this surname is the fictional character Rhett Butler, created by Margaret Mitchell for her novel Gone with the Wind (1936).

Variant of O'Byrne.

Derived from Middle English burgh meaning "fortress, fortification, castle". It was brought to Ireland in the 12th century by the Norman invader William de Burgh.

From the given name Brian.

Variant of Prunty.

Variant of Brook.

From a nickname meaning "angry, bold, brave" in Spanish and Portuguese.

From Old High German brant or Old Dutch brand meaning "fire", originally a name for a person who lived near an area that had been cleared by fire.

Occupational name for an archer, derived from Middle English bowe, Old English boga meaning "bow".

Means "flower" in German and Yiddish.

From a diminutive of the name Blanc.

Means "white" in French. The name referred to a person who was pale, or whose hair was blond.

Means either "black" (from Old English blæc) or "pale" (from Old English blac). It could refer to a person with a pale or a dark complexion, or a person who worked with black dye.

French and English form of Belmonte.

Means "beautiful" in Spanish and Italian, originally a nickname for an attractive person.

From Italian bello meaning "beautiful".

Means "beautiful rose" in French.

From Middle English belle meaning "bell". It originated as a nickname for a person who lived near the town bell, or who had a job as a bell-ringer.

Originally a name for a person who lived near a beech tree, from Old English bece.

From French place names derived from beau "beautiful" and mont "mountain".

Variant (in origin a feminine form) of Baker.

Originally indicated a person from Bátor, a village in Hungary, which might be of Turkic origin meaning "hero". This was the surname of a Hungarian noble family who historically controlled the town. One of the family members, Stephen Báthory, became the king of Poland in the 16th century.

From Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", which comes via Old French from Latin baiulus "porter".

From Old English æsc meaning "ash tree", indicating a person who lived near ash trees.

From Basque aritz meaning "oak tree". This was a nickname of Iñigo, the first king of Pamplona, Spain (9th century).

Feminine form of Argyris.

Means "maple tree" in Spanish.

From Latin arbor meaning "tree".

Means "son of Andrew".

Means "son of Andrew".

Derived from the given name Alan.

Derived from the given name Adam.