Surnames Starting with C

Count or nobleman

Building contractor, an occupational surname

Of Contrebia

Surrounding area

Holy river or hound of the plain

One who cooks

Lord Kumara (Murugan) - Sri Lankan form

Descendant of Cuana (elegant)

Maker of barrels

Bought land

Topped stone or peaked stone

Small round hat or cap

Little raven

Descendant of Coirbín (charioteer)

Purple or ruddy

From Corcos

Rope maker

Lamb

Rope maker or Franciscan friar

Lamb

Rope maker

From Cordoba

Shoemaker

From Cordoba

Leather worker or tanner

Son of Thorkell

Son of Thorliot

From the village of Corlim

Sorb tree grower

Son of the hound keeper

Crow

Horn (from cornu)

From Cornwall

From the county of Cornwall

Crowned one

Descendant of Corra (spear)

Enclosure for livestock

Leather strap or belt

Belt maker from the hall

Descendant of Corradáin (spear wielder)

Son of Odhran (otter)

Of Corsica

From the village of Cortalim

From Basque 'korta zahar' old stable

Courteous

Court or courteous

From a place of crows

Raven-like