English Surnames Starting with W
40 surnames
Waddington
Settlement of Wada's people
Wainwright
Maker of wagons
Walker
A fuller of cloth
Wallace
Foreigner or Welshman
Waller
Builder of walls or salt maker
Ward
Guard or watchman
Warren
Dweller near a game preserve
Warwick
Dwelling by the weir
Waters
Dweller by the water
Watson
Son of Walter
Watts
Son of Walter
Weatherall
Corner of the wether sheep
Weatherby
Ram farm or wether farm
Webb
A weaver
Webster
A weaver
Weldon
Hill with a spring
Wellington
Settlement of the wealthy
Wells
Dweller by a spring or well
Wesley
West meadow or clearing
West
Dweller to the west
Westbrook
Western stream
Weston
West settlement
Whitaker
White acre or wheat field
White
Fair-skinned, or white-haired
Whitfield
White open land
Whitney
White island or wet land
Whittle
White hill
Wilcox
Son of little William
Wilde
A wild or untamed person
Williams
Son of William
Willoughby
Farm among the willows
Wilson
Son of Will
Windsor
Riverbank with a windlass
Wise
A wise or learned person
Wolfe
Wolf or fierce person
Wood
Dweller by a wood
Woodward
Guardian of the forest
Wright
Worker or craftsman