MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Swindell
English surname, from habitational surnames derived from Old Norse svín (“swine”) + dalr (“valley”). Also a variant of Swindells, which is similarly from Old English swīn (“swine”) + delf (“quarry, canal”).
Finkelstein
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿינקעלשטיין (finkelshteyn), from Old High German funko (“spark”) with stein (“stone”).
Humbles
Probably a metonymic occupation surname for a venison butcher or sausage maker, from Middle English numbles (“entrails of a deer”).
Rothwell
From Old English *roþa, the genitive plural of *roþ (“forest clearing”) + wielle (“spring”).
Hannigan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnagáin (“descendant of Annagán”), a hypocoristic form of Annach (“Hanna”).
Devaney
Two main origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheannaigh (“descendant of Duibheannach”), a personal name of unclear origin, but perhaps composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and eanach (“marshy place”).
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheamhna (“descendant of Dubheamhna”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and the genitive form of Eamhain (“Navan Fort, the legendary capital of Ulster”).
Gurney
English surname of Norman origin, from Gournay-en-Bray in Seine-Maritime, France. Sometimes also from Great Gornhay in Tiverton, Devon, for which see Garnsey.
Boldt
German and Danish surname, from the ancient Germanic name Baldo, related to the adjective bold. Compare Bold, Bolt.
Bhatia
Borrowed from Hindi भाटिया (bhāṭiyā), from Sanskrit भट्ट (bhaṭṭa).
Shanley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seanlaoich (“son of Seanlaoch”), a personal name composed of the elements sean (“old”) + laoch (“hero, champion”).
Hou
Borrowed from Chinese 侯 (Hóu).
From Mandarin 厚 (Hòu).
Wrobel
From Polish Wróbel or Lower Sorbian wrobel, both meaning "sparrow". Doublet of Robel and Vorobei.
Chea
From Khmer ជា (ciə), in turn borrowed from Hokkien 謝／谢 (Chiā) or Teochew 謝／谢 (zia7).
Chesney
From Norman place names meaning “oak grove” (cognate to French chênaie), from Picard quesne, from Vulgar Latin *cassanus, probably from Gaulish kassanos (“oak”).
Breslin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Breisláin (“descendant of Breisleán”), a diminutive of the personal name Breasal.
Oxhey
From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.
Troezen
From Latin Troezēn, from Ancient Greek Τροιζήν (Troizḗn).
Leonardeschi
Borrowed from Italian leonardeschi, the masculine plural form of leonardesco (“of or pertaining to Leonardo da Vinci, Leonardesque”), named after the Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) + -esco (“-esque”, suffix forming an adjective or noun indicating relationship, membership or quality).
onlyhood
From Middle English *onlihod, (attested only as onlyhede, onlihed, onlihede), equivalent to only + -hood.
bechide
From Middle English bechiden, equivalent to be- (“on; about; all over”) + chide.
agamont
From German Agamont, analyzable as Ancient Greek ἄγαμος (ágamos, “unmarried”) + -ont.
Trempealeau
From French trempe à l'eau, shortened from La Montagne qui trempe à l'eau.
Vong
From Khmer វង្ស (vŭəng) or Lao ວົງ (wong).
Espiritu
Filipino Christian surname, or anglicization of Spanish Espíritu, both references to the Holy Spirit.
Qiu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 丘/邱 (Qiū)/秋 (Qiū)/裘 (Qiú), etc.
Perreault
From French Perreault. This surname is mostly found among French Canadians and Quebecers.
Almendarez
Borrowed from Spanish Almendárez; this surname is predominantly found in Honduras.
Kilby
From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.
Arbuckle
Habitational surname from a minor place in North Lanarkshire, from Scottish Gaelic earrann (“part, section”) + buachaille (“of the herdsman”).
Hilburn
Habitational surname from a now lost place, from Old English hyll (“hill”) + burne (“brook, stream”).
Donegan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donnagáin (“descendant of Donnagán”), a personal name derived from a double diminutive of donn (“brown”).
Smedley
Perhaps from Old English smēþe (“smooth”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Tooley
Anglicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórleifr, which is composed of the elements Þórr (“Thor”) and leifr (“inheritor”) (compare líf). (Note: Tooley Street in London, England, is of Old Norse origin, but is not from Þórleifr. It is a shortening of Sant Ole, meaning Saint Olaf.)
Rushton
From Old English risċ (“rush, reed”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Colston
From the Old Norse personal name Kolr + -s- + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Sandstrom
Borrowed from Swedish Sandström, from sand (“sand”) + ström (“stream”).
Moynihan
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muimhneacháin (“descendant of Muimhneachán”), a diminutive of Muimhneach (“Munsterman”).
Brann
* As an English surname of Celtic/Brythonic origin, from brân (“raven”).
* As a Jewish surname, from Hebrew רב בן (ben rabi, “son of”) + the beginning of names like Nathan, Nahum, Nachman.
Grimaldi
Borrowed from Italian Grimaldi, patronymic form of Grimaldo.
Birdwell
From Old English bridd (“chick, chickhen; bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Kushner
Borrowed from Yiddish קושנער (Kushner), from קושניר (kushnir), from Ukrainian кушнір (kušnir, literally “furrier”).
Srinivasan
From Tamil ஶ்ரீநிவாசன் (śrīnivācaṉ) and Malayalam ശ്രീനിവാസൻ (śrīnivāsaṉ).
Stickney
From Old English sticca (“stick; long strip of land”) + īeġ (“island”).
Mortenson
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Mortensen, equivalent to Morten + -son.
Stockdale
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from Old English stocc (“tree trunk”) + dæl (“valley”).
Grewal
Borrowed from Punjabi ਗਰੇਵਾਲ (garevāl); see there for more information.
Howarth
Habitational surname from a minor place near Rochdale, in Lancashire, from Old English hōh (“spur of land”) + worþ (“enclosure”).
Strachan
The village is named with Scottish Gaelic srath (“river valley”) + eachan (“foal”). The surname could either derive from the placename or from an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sruitheáin (“descendant of Sruitheán”), a personal name from sruith (“sage elder”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Hackman
From Middle English Hackeman, Hakeman, an occupational name derived from hakman, hackeman, hakkeman (“a hacker, chopper, cutter”), equivalent to hack + -man.
Perera
Borrowed from Spanish (cognate with Portuguese Pereira and Galician Pereira), or from Sinhalese පෙරේරා (perērā).
Mullaney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilsheanaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Seanach”).
Drennan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Draighnáin (“descendant of Draighneán”), a byname from draighneán (“blackthorn”).
Hopp
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Hobbs.
* As a Dutch surname, from hop (“Humulus lupulus”). Also a pet form of Hubrecht, Dutch form of Hubert.
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Hoppe and Hopf.
Bloodworth
Habitational surname from Blidworth in Nottinghamshire, named with the Old English personal name *Blīþa + worþ (“enclosure”).
Schuck
From the German surname, variant of Schuh (“shoe”). Compare Schuch.
Kinsella
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceinnsealaigh.
Tesch
From the German surname of Slavic origin, short form of several names starting with the element teš (“to comfort, console”), from Proto-Slavic *těšiti. Compare Tetzlaff, Tessmer.
Quackenbush
Americanized spelling of Dutch Quackenbosch, a habitational surname from quaak (“swamp”) + bosch (“woodland”).
Towle
* As an English surname, from Middle English Tolle, a pet form of Anglo-Norman Torald, common name in Normandy from Old Norse Thóraldr, from Þórr (“Thor”) + vald (“rule, power”) (from Proto-Germanic *waldą).
* The Middle English name was also Anglicized from Old Norse Tóli; see Tooley. Compare also Tolson.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Towell.
Harbour
* As an English surname, from the noun harbour, British spelling of harbor. Compare Harbach.
* As a French surname, variant of Arbour.
Murguia
Borrowed from Spanish Murguía, Castilianized form of Basque Murgia. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Isham
From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).
Reiff
From the German surname, from Middle High German Reif (“barrel hoop, cord”). Also derived from the Germanic name Richfrit, from Proto-Germanic *rīks (“ruler”) + *friþuz (“peace”). As a Jewish surname, from German reif (“mature”).
Fulford
From Old English fūl (“dirty, muddy”), in the definite form fūla + ford (“ford”).
Nystrom
Borrowed from Swedish Nystrom, from ny (“new”) + ström (“stream”).
Kirkham
From a Scandinvianized form of Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + hām (“homestead”).
Lafond
From the French surname, variant of Lafont or from several places in France named Lafond, La Fond. Compare Lafoe, Lafon.
Krull
From the German and Dutch surname, spelling variant of Kroll and Krol.
Haider
Borrowed from Arabic حَيْدَر (ḥaydar) or Persian حَیْدَر (haydar).
Blakeney
From either Old English blæc (“black”) (oblique definite declension blacan), or from Old English personal name Blaca (genitive singular Blacan) + īeġ (“island”).
Sheaffer
Likely related to German Schäfer (“shepherd”). More at Schaefer.
Kania
From Polish Kania and Lower Sorbian kanja /kańa; ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *kaňa.
Lydon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Loideáin (“descendant of Loideán”), a personal name of obscure origin.
Bixby
From Old English byxe (“box tree”) + Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).
Muldoon
From Irish Ó Maoldúin (“descendant of Maoldúin”), from Ó + Maoldúin.
Krupa
* As a Polish, Ukrainian, Carpathian Rusyn, Lower Sorbian and Slovak surname, from the noun krupa (“groats”). Compare Kruppa.
* As a Czech surname, variant of Kroupa.
* As a Serbo-Croatian surname, from krupa (“sleet, hail”), related to the above.
Weekley
From Old English wīċ (“village, settlement”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wick + -ley (“lea”).
Rhee
For the surname, borrowed from Korean 이 (i). Doublet of Lee.
Sinha
From Sanskrit सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Hindi सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Marathi सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Nepali सिंह (siṁha, “lion”), or Bengali সিংহ (siṁha, “lion”), or Gujarati સિંહ (siṁha, “lion”), or Punjabi ਸ਼ੀਂਹ (siṁha, “lion”). Doublet of Singh
Crafton
From Old English croh (“saffron”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Finnerty
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fionnachta (“descendant of Fionnachta”), a personal name composed of the elements fionn (“fair, white”) + sneachta (“snow”).
Heid
From the German surname, from Middle High German heide; see modern German Heide (“heathland”).
Risley
From Old English hrīs (“twig, branch; brushwood”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”); equivalent to rice + -ley (“lea”). The circus term comes from the name of Richard Risley Carlisle (1814–1874), who developed this kind of act in the United States.
Bonin
From French Bonin in an 1817 monograph on the islands by the French scholar Rémusat, misunderstanding Japanese 無人島 (mujintō, “desert island”) as a proper name for the Ogasawaras, misreading the kanji as the related pronunciation buninjima, and then mistranscribing the vowel into French.
Emmert
* As a German surname, variant of Emmer.
* As an English surname, of Germanic origin, from the old name Emhard, composed of *ermunaz (“whole, all-encompassing”) + *harduz (“strong, hardy”).
Compare Emert.
Stuck
German surname, from the noun Stück (“portion, piece”). Compare Stueck.
Kanter
* German, Jewish, and Dutch surname, variant of Kantor.
* Also as a German surname, variant of Kant.
Pyeonghae
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 평해(平海) (Pyeonghae).
Anasuya
From Sanskrit अनसूया (anasūyā, “freedom from spite”).
Bergin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beirgin, an altered form of Ó hAimheirgin, a personal name probably composed of the elements amhra (“wonderful”) and gin (“birth”).
Roseman
* From Middle English Rosamunde, a female given name ultimately from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”) + *mundō (“protection”), but by medieval folk etymology interpreted as Latin rosa munda (“pure rose”) and therefore as an epithet of the Virgin Mary.
* An artificial name or name adopted by the husband of a woman with the Yiddish name רויזע (royze); see Rose.
* An Americanized form of German Rosemann or Rosmann; see Rossmann.
* An Americanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak, and Slovene Rozman, Rožman, or Rozmán.
Malley
* As an Irish surname, shortened form of O'Malley.
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from several places in France named Mailly, from Latin Mallius, a nomen.
* As a Carpathian Rusyn surname, Americanized from Mlej; see Malay. Similar Slavic variants exist such as Polish Mały, Czech and Slovak Malý, Slovene Malý; see Maly.
* Also as a Slovene and Slovak surname, from Malej; see Maley.
Borrowed from Hindi माली (mālī).
Kantor
Jewish, Hungarian (Kántor), Slovak (Kántor), German, Czech, and Serbo-Croatian surname, from the noun cantor.
Slavin
Several possible origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sléibhín (“descendant of Sléibhín”), a personal name probably derived from a diminutive of sliabh (“mountain”).
* Borrowed from Yiddish סלאַווין (slavin), a metronymic surname of Slavic origin, ultimately from the Proto-Slavic root *slàva (“glory, fame”).
* English surname from Middle English sclavyne (“pilgrim cloak or mantle”), perhaps a nickname for a pilgrim or for someone who sold such garment.
Janke
From the Low German and Dutch surname, from a pet form of Jan. More at Janke.
Wadley
From either the Old English personal name Wada or wād (“woad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Souder
German surname, Americanized from Sauder. In some cases a French surname from Old French soldoier, see soldier.
Frisby
From Old Norse frisir (“Frisians”) + býr (“settlement”).
Shabazz
From Arabic شَعْب (šaʕb, “a people”) and Arabic عَزّ (ʕazz, “to be mighty or glorious”). Also possibly from Persian شهباز (šahbâz, “royal falcon”), from شاه (shāh, “king”), + باز (bāz, “hawk, falcon”).
Housley
Habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, from Old English hūs (“house”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to house + -ley (“lea”).
Houlihan
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hUallacháin (“descendant of Uallachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of uallach (“proud, arrogant”).
Daye
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 大冶 (Dàyě).
Iyer
Borrowed from Tamil ஐயர் (aiyar), a caste of Hindu brahmins of Tamil origin.
Devereaux
American respelling of Devereux, a surname of Anglo-Norman origin. From d' + Evreux (meaning from Évreux, a city in Normandy).
Mulvey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmhiadhaigh (“descendant of Maoilmhiadhach”), a personal name composed of the elements maol (“servant, devotee”) + miadhach (“honorable”).
Lavery
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Labhradha (“descendant of Labhraidh”), a byname from labhraidh (“spokesman”), from labhair (“to speak”).
Angiras
Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्गिरस् (aṅgiras).
Vincennes
From French Vincennes, ultimately from a Gaulish root. The US placename was named after François-Marie Bissot, Lord of Vincennes in France.
Burlingame
A variant of Burlingham, itself from the Old English personal name *Bærla or *Byrla + -ing (“diminutive marker”) + hām (“homestead”).
Cann
* As an Irish surname, reduced from McCann.
* As an English surname, from Cann in Dorset. The place name could be from Old English can, referring to a deep valley.
* Americanized from Kann, Kahn.
Tinney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó tSionnaigh (“descendant of Sionnach”), a personal name based on sionnach (“fox”). Compare Shinnick.
Segarra
Borrowed from Catalan Segarra, a habitational surname from a place in Catalonia, probably from Paleo-Hispanic (compare Iberian segar (“stone, rock”)). See also Zegarra.
Coddington
From the Old English personal name Cotta + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Shedd
Topographic surname for someone who lived in a hovel, from Middle English schade (“shade, shadow; shad”).
Earp
The definitive origin is unclear. Some are proposed, including Old English eorp (“swarthy”), from Proto-Germanic *erpaz (“light brown”); or a connection to the placenames Ypres (Belgium) or Erpe (Netherlands).
Blaney
Topographic surname, from Welsh blaenau, plural of blaen (“tip, point, apex”).
Blaisdell
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from the Old Norse personal name Blesi, a byname from blesi (“blaze, white spot”), + dalr (“valley”).
Boe
* As a Swedish surname, from bo (“farm”).
* As a Norwegian surname, from Bø, Bøe, from Old Norse býr (“farm”), related to above.
* As a Danish surname, from Bo, from the Norse name Búi.
* As a Dutch and German surname, reduced from Bode.
* As a West Frisian surname, from the name Boye.
Defelice
Rare spelling of Italian De Felice.
From Italian De Felice.
Silverio
From the Spanish and Filipino surname, and anglicization of Portuguese Silvério.
Lezama
Borrowed from Spanish Lezama, a habitational surname of Basque origin.
Dowden
Patronymic surname, from an unattested Old English personal name *Dogod, perhaps derived from dugan (“to avail, serve”).
Caddell
From the Welsh personal name Cadell, which derives from the root of cad (“battle”).
Gulledge
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Gullich or Guhlich. It could also be a variant of the English surnames Colledge and Coolidge.
Krishnan
Borrowed from Tamil கிருட்டிணன் (kiruṭṭiṇaṉ).
Ekstrom
Borrowed from Swedish Ekström, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ek (“oak”) and ström (“river, current, stream”).
Ugalde
Borrowed from Spanish Ugalde, from Basque Ugalde, from ur (“water”) + alde (“side”).
Wexler
Variant of Wechsler, a surname from German Wechsler (“money changer”). Comparatively often found among Jews, but not specifically Jewish.
Pray
* As an Irish surname, variant of Prey, from ó Préith, a personal name from Old Irish.
* As an English surname, borrowed (via Middle English) from French pré (“meadow”).
Kuang
From Mandarin 礦 /矿 (Kuàng).
Delucia
Very rare spelling of Italian De Lucia.
From Italian De Lucia.
Glasscock
Various origins:
* English habitational surname from a place called Glascote, in Staffordshire, from Old English glæs (“glass”) + cot (“hut, shelter”).
* Welsh habitational surname from the village of Glascoed, in Monmouthshire, from Welsh glas (“blue”) + coed (“wood”).
Werth
Ultimately from Alemannic German or German Werth, possibly via other languages like French or Russian Верт (Vert).
Chien
From Chinese 簡／简 (Jiǎn), 檢／检 (Jiǎn), or 劍／剑 (Jiàn). Alternatively, from 錢／钱 (Qián), 千 (Qiān), or 乾／干 (Gān). As a given name, from 建 (Jiàn), 健 (Jiàn), or 謙／谦 (Qiān).
Doublet of Qian and Jian.
Saez
Borrowed from Spanish Sáez, variant of Sainz, a surname of Basque origin.
Vanhook
From the Dutch surname, from van + Hook, variant of Hoek.
Lonergan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Longargáin (“descendant of Longargán”), a personal name based on lonn (“strong”) + garg (“fierce”) + -án.
Norvell
Scottish surname of Norman origin, reduced form of the Norman habitational surname Normanville. See Norville.
Peluso
Borrowed from Italian Peluso, Italianization of Sicilian Pilusu, from Sicilian pilusu (“hairy”), from pilu + -usu.
Mistry
Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī). Doublet of master.
Dunston
From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).
Youssef
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسِف (yūsif).
Licea
Hispanic (Mexican and Cuban) surname, variant of Basque Lezea, from leze (“abyss, chasm”) + -a. Compare Lecea.
Brittingham
Habitational surname from either of two places called Brettenham, from Old English Bryttas (“Briton”) + hamm (“enclosure”).
Stanger
Various origins:
* English surname, probably derived from Middle English stang (“pole”) and possibly being a topographic surname fro someone who lived by a pole or stake
* Orcadian habitational surname, from a minor place called Stanagar, in the parish of Stromness.
* Borrowed from German Stanger, an occupational surname for a maker of shafts.
Billington
Two different origins:
* The place in Bedfordshire is recorded in 1196 as Billendon, from the Old English personal name *Billa + -ing (“belonging to”) + dūn (“hill”).
* The village in Lancashire is probably named with *billing (“sword-shaped, ridge-shaped”) (see bill) + dūn (“hill”).
Southwick
From Old English sūþ (“south”) + wīċ (“village, specialized farm”). By surface analysis, south + -wick.
Galligan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealagáin (“descendant of Gealagán”), a personal name which derives from a double diminutive of geal (“bright, white”).
Ancheta
Borrowed from Spanish Ancheta, from Basque Antxieta, Antzieta, and Antxeta.
Zhen
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甄 (Zhēn).
Keele
From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".
Blackmore
From Old English blæc (“black”) + mōr (“moor”).
Deegan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhginn (“descendants of Duibhgeann”), a byname composed of the elements dubh (“black”) + ceann (“head”).
Colgan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin (“descendant of Colgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of colg (“thorn; sword”).
Bresnahan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Brosnacháin (“descendant of Brosnachán”), a personal name derived from Brosna, the name of a town and a river in County Kerry.
Hartin
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hArtáin (“descendant of Artán”), from art (“bear”).
* As an English surname, from the place Harting in Sussex.
Rehm
From the German surname, from Middle High German Rehm; see Remy. Also from the noun Rahmen (“frame, loom”); see Riemer.
Crossland
Habitational surname from a minor place in the parish of Almondbury, West Yorkshire, from Old English cros (“cross”) + land (“land”).
Partlow
Either a reduced form of McPartlow, a surname of Irish origin, or an Americanized form of German Bartlau.
Sison
From Tagalog Sison, ultimately derived from Hokkien 四孫 /四孙 (sì-sun).
Linehan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).
Hanke
* As a German surname, from a pet form of Johan, see John, Hank.
* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Hanke, see Hanks.
Broadbent
From Old English brād (“broad”) + beonet (“bentgrass, rush, reed”).
Hersh
Borrowed from Yiddish הירש (hirsh, “deer”), from Middle High German hirz, from Old High German hiruz, from Proto-West Germanic *herut, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz. Compare hart.
Privett
Apparently from the unattested Old English word *pryfet (“privet”). The location is recorded the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as Pryfetes flōdan.
Valtierra
Borrowed from Spanish Valtierra, Castilianized form of Basque Bazterra. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Stouffer
From the German surname, Americanized from Stauffer, Staufer.
Giardina
Borrowed from Italian Giardina, from Sicilian Jardina, plural of jardinu (“garden”).
Tolle
* As a north/Low German surname, from Middle Low German toll, see toll.
* As a German surname Tölle, variant of Toelle, itself a pet form of Bertold, see Berthold.
* As a Dutch surname, variant of Tol.
Jacobi
Borrowed from German Jacopi, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname from a Latinized patronymic from the personal name Jacob.
Glennon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Leannáin (“son of Leannán”), a personal name from leann (“cloak”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Yongdae Gap
From Korean 용대갑(龍台岬) (Yongdaegap), from the Revised Romanization of Korean 용대 (yongdae) and 갑 (gap), from Sino-Korean 龍台岬, from 龍 (“Chinese dragon”), 台 (“platform or terrace”), and 岬 (“cape, headland”).
Bonneville
French surname, from several places in France, from bonne (“good”) + ville (“settlement”). Compare Bonville.
Smitherman
Occupational surname for someone who assisted a blacksmith, from Middle English smithiere (“blacksmith”) + -man.
Waid
From the German surname. See Weide (“pasture”), also derived from Middle High German weit (“woad”), see English woad.
Cui
Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 崔 (cuī). Doublet of Chui.
Bakke
* As a Dutch surname, from bak (“bucket, bin”); also from bakkes (“face”).
* As a Norwegian surname, from bakke (“bank, hillside”).
Sickler
Borrowed from German Sickler, perhaps a variant of Siegler.