Old English Origin Surnames - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old English. Old English was the West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
Old English Origin Surnames (page 2) - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old English. Old English was the West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
English Surnames - Behind the Name
From the English place name Berkeley, derived from Old English beorc "birch" and leah "woodland, clearing". The surname was imported to Scotland in the 12th century.
Anglo-Saxon Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name
Habitational name from the Old English crāwe meaning "crow" and hyrst "wooded hill". Or a habitational surname denoting a person from various towns in England named Crowhurst.
Medieval English Submitted Surnames - Behind the Name
The Yohe surname comes from the Old English word "ea," or "yo," in Somerset and Devon dialects, which meant "river" or "stream." It was likely originally a topographic name for someone who lived …
Browse Surnames - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the usage is English; and the origin is Old English.
Old English Origin Surnames (page 3) - Behind the Name
This is a list of surnames in which the origin is Old English. Old English was the West Germanic language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons who inhabited ancient England.
Surnames Starting with S - Behind the Name
Occupational name meaning "sawer of wood, woodcutter" in Middle English, ultimately from Old English sagu meaning "saw". Mark Twain used it for the main character in his novel The Adventures of Tom …
English Surnames (page 2) - Behind the Name
Derived from the Old Norse byname Draki or the Old English byname Draca both meaning "dragon", both via Latin from Greek δράκων (drakon) meaning "dragon, serpent".
Surnames Starting with B - Behind the Name
From Middle English bal, Old English beall meaning "ball". This was either a nickname for a rotund or bald person, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a ball-shaped feature.