English Surnames
Explore 548 English surnames with meanings and origins.
Hunter
One who hunts game
Hutton
Settlement on a ridge
Ingram
Raven of the meadow or angel raven
Irwin
Boar friend or sea friend
Jackson
Son of Jack
Jarvis
Spear servant
Jefferson
Son of Jeffrey
Jenkins
Son of little John
Jennings
Son of John (via Jan)
Johnson
Son of John
Jones
Son of John
Joyce
Lord or chief
Kemp
Champion or warrior
Kendall
Valley of the River Kent
Kent
From the county of Kent
Kerr
Dweller by rough wet ground
Kettlewell
Spring in a narrow valley
Killingworth
Enclosure of Cylla's people
Kimball
Royal bold one
King
One who served in a royal household
Kingsley
King's meadow or clearing
Kirby
Church settlement
Kirkland
Church land
Knight
Feudal tenant serving as a mounted soldier
Knightley
Clearing of the knight
Knowles
Dweller on a hilltop
Lancaster
Roman fort on the River Lune
Lane
Dweller by a narrow path
Langley
Long clearing or meadow
Langstroth
Long marshy ground
Langton
Long settlement
Latimer
Interpreter or translator
Lawrence
From Laurentum (crowned with laurel)
Lawson
Son of Lawrence
Leach
A physician or healer
Leadbetter
Lead beater or lead worker
Lester
From Leicester (camp on the Legra)
Lewis
Fame and war
Liddell
Dweller by a loud stream
Lincoln
From the Roman colony by the pool
Linton
Settlement with flax or lime trees
Little
A small person
Littlewood
Small forest
Livingston
Leving's settlement
Lloyd
Gray-haired or holy
Lockwood
Enclosed forest
London
From the city of London
Long
A tall person