English Surnames
Explore 548 English surnames with meanings and origins.
Abbott
Father or head of an abbey
Adams
Son of Adam
Alderman
Elder or chief of a district
Aldridge
Old or wise ruler
Allerton
Settlement by alder trees
Almond
Noble protector
Ames
Friend or beloved
Anstey
Narrow path or single track
Appleby
Farm with apple trees
Archer
One who uses a bow and arrow
Arkwright
Maker of arks or chests
Armstrong
One with strong arms
Arrowsmith
Maker of arrowheads
Ashby
Settlement by the ash trees
Ashton
Settlement by the ash trees
Ashworth
Enclosure by the ash trees
Askrigg
Ridge with ash trees
Atkinson
Son of Atkin (little Adam)
Atwood
Dweller at the wood
Aylward
Noble guardian
Bacon
Seller of cured pork
Bagnall
Badger nook or corner
Bailey
Bailiff or steward
Baker
One who bakes bread
Baldock
From Baghdad (Crusader name)
Baldwin
Bold friend
Bancroft
Enclosure with beans
Banner
Standard bearer
Barker
One who strips bark, or a tanner
Barlow
Barley hill, or boar clearing
Barnard
Strong as a bear
Barnes
Dweller by the barns
Barnett
Land cleared by burning
Barrington
Settlement of Bara's people
Bartlett
Son of Bartholomew
Bates
Son of Bartholomew
Battersby
Farm of the warrior
Baxter
Female baker
Beaumont
Beautiful hill, from Normandy
Beckwith
Settlement by the beech wood
Bedford
Ford by a bed of a stream
Bell
Dweller near the bell or bell-ringer
Bellamy
Fine friend
Bennett
Blessed one
Bentley
Clearing with bent grass
Berry
Dweller by a fortified place
Beverley
Beaver stream
Birch
Dweller by birch trees