MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Grammer
Occupational surname for a scholar or astrologer, from Old French gramaire (“grammarian, scholar, astrologer”).
Mansell
Habitational surname from Old French Mansel (“someone from Le Mans”).
Heald
English surname, from the Old English noun hielde (“hill, slope”) (see -heald).
Cavallaro
Borrowed from Italian Cavallaro, taken from Sicilian Cavaḍḍaru.
Ingham
From the Old English personal name Inga, which is related to Ing, + hām (“homestead”). Some authorities believe that the first element could also be from Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe.
Arciniega
Borrowed from Spanish Arciniega, from Basque Artziniega.
Geraghty
From Irish mac Oireachtach (“son of a member of the Oireachtas”).
Siciliano
Borrowed from Italian Siciliano, from siciliano (“Sicilian”).
Pineiro
From Galician Piñeiro, from piñeiro (“pine tree”).
Kempton
From the Old English personal name *Cempa, a byname from cempa (“soldier, warrior”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Romer
In some cases (of people so surnamed) from German Römer (“Roman”).
Guth
From the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective gut (“good”). Compare Good, Gut.
Gurung
From the Nepali surname, from the name of the Gurung people of Nepal, गुरुङ (guruṅ), an exonym itself possibly borrowed from Tibetan.
Durso
From the Southern Italian surname D'Ursu, a surname derived from Sicilian ursu (“bear”).
Taveras
Borrowed from Spanish Taveras. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.
Teng
Romanization of Hokkien 鄧／邓 (Tēng). Doublet of Dinh.
From Mandarin 鄧 /邓 (Dèng), Wade–Giles romanization: Têng⁴. Doublet of Dinh.
From Mandarin 藤 (Téng).
Arizmendi
Borrowed from Spanish Arizmendi, from Basque haritz (“oak”) + mendi (“mountain”).
Garton
From Old English gāra (“triangular plot of land”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Gaughan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gaoithin.
Baig
* As an Islamic surname (Indian subcontinent), from Turkish beg, an older form of bey. Compare Bey, Beg.
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Begg.
* As a Catalan surname, from baig (“bay auburn”), a variant of bai (“bay (color)”).
Sahagun
Habitational surname borrowed from Spanish Sahagún. Typically a Mexican and Filipino surname.
Ayer
* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun heir.
* Also as an English surname, from the Anglo-Norman and Middle English personal name Aier, from Proto-West Germanic *Agihari, from *agi (“fear”) + *hari (“army”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.
Spaeth
From Middle High German späth (“late”), probably a nickname for a tardy person; see modern German spät.
Crisostomo
Anglicization and Filipino form of Spanish Crisóstomo
Schoenfeld
From the German and Jewish surname, from several placenames composed of schön (“beautiful”) + Feld (“field”). Compare the variant Schonfeld.
Sobel
Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).
Hetherington
Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, from either Old English hēahdēor (“deer, stag”) or hǣddre (“heather”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Garren
From the French surname, one of many Norman spelling variants related to Gervase.
Karam
From Manipuri ꯀꯔꯥꯝ (karām).
Hendon
From Old English hēan, dative case of hēah (“high”), + dūn (“hill”).
Hartfield
From Old English heorot (“stag, hart”) + feld (“field”).
Bolger
Two main origins:
* Occupational surname for a leather worker, from Old French boulgier, an agent derivative of boulge (“leather bag”).
* Anglicized form of Irish Ó Bolghuidhir, Ó Bolguidhir (“descendant of Bolgodhar”), a personal name composed of the elements bolg (“belly”) + odhar (“yellow; sallow”).
Seaver
From the medieval personal name Sefare, a continuation of an unattested Old English female name composed of the elements sǣ (“sea”) + faru (“journey”).
Belmont
From either French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain, mount”), or else Italian bel (a clipped form of bello (“beautiful”) + monte (“mountain”).
Lamoureux
From French Lamoureux, from l'Amoureux, from l'+amoureux (“lover”).
Delavega
From Spanish de la Vega (Spanish surname) and dela Vega (Filipino surname derived from the former), with removal of spaces between the words (done on surnames recorded in the latest decennial US Censuses).
Maney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maine (“descendant of Maine”), a personal name of obscure origin.
Didonato
Rare spelling of Italian Di Donato.
From Italian Di Donato.
Escudero
Occupational surname borrowed from Spanish escudero (“esquire, shield-bearer”).
Brough
From Old English burh (“fortified place”). Doublet of borough, burgh, and Bury.
Agrawal
Borrowed from Hindi अग्रवाल (agravāl).
Haskin
* As an English surname, variant of Askin.
* Also as an English surname, from Haskayne in Halsall, of Brythonic origin, from hesg (“sedge”) + the suffix -en. Sometimes confused with Heskin and Axon.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Hoskin.
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hUiscin, a name of uncertain origin. Sometimes calqued as Waters due to its similarity to the noun uisce (“water”). Compare Hiskey.
* As a Jewish surname, from Yiddish חסקע (khaske), a pet form of חנה (khane) (see Hannah).
Athey
* As an English surname, contraction of Middle English at heye (“at the enclosure”).
* As an Irish surname, spelling variant of Athy.
Lefever
French surname, Americanized from Lefèvre. This surname is also found in Flanders. Compare Lafever, Lefevers, Defever.
Bainbridge
From Bain (“a river in North Yorkshire”) + Old English brycġ (“bridge”).
Loughlin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Lachtnáin (“descendant of Lachtnán”), a diminutive of lachtna (“gray, dun”).
Lacasse
From French Lacasse. The surname is mostly found in Quebec and the French-Canadian diaspora.
Trumble
From an unrecorded Old English personal name *Trumbeald, composed of the elements trum (“strong, firm”) + beald (“bold, brave”).
Foran
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fuartháin (“descendant of Fuarthán”), a personal name from fuar (“cold”).
Donoghue
From Irish Ó Donnchadha (“descendant of Duncan”).
Batey
From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.
Sherwin
Perhaps a nickname for a swift runner, from Middle English scheren (“to cut, slash, slice”) + wynd (“wind”).
Mulvaney
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmheana (“descendant of the chieftain of the Main river”).
Depasquale
Very rare spelling of Italian De Pasquale.
From Italian De Pasquale.
Schuetz
Jewish and German surname for a watchman or rifler, from the verb schützen (“to protect”). Compare Schutz, Scheets, Scheetz, Sheats, Sheetz.
Mosquera
From Spanish Mosquera. Originates in Navarre, but became common in Galicia (and adapted as Galician Mosqueira). The surname commonly occurs in Colombia and Ecuador.
Pelham
From the Old English personal name *Pēola + hām (“homestead”).
Ugarte
Borrowed from Spanish Ugarte, itself borrowed from Basque uharte (“island”).
Guay
From French Guay. This surname is mostly found in Quebec and in the French-Canadian/Québécois diaspora.
clavicytherium
From Late Latin clavicytherium, from Medieval Latin clāvis (“key”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kleh₂w- (“crook, hook, peg”)) + cithara (“cithara, guitar, lute, lyre”) + -ium (“suffix forming nouns”).
extratone
Borrowed from German extrahieren (“to extract”) + Tone (“notes”).
Mount Carmel
From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, literally “vineyard of God”).
Wabash
Via French Ouabache, from Miami [Term?] (“it shines white”), referring to the Wabash River (which has a limestone bed), ultimately from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p- (“(be) white”).
Srivastava
Borrowed from Hindi श्रीवास्तव (śrīvāstav).
Xue
From the Chinese surname, from Mandarin 薛 (xuē, “type of grass; name of an ancient state, fief”). More at Xue.
Kenworthy
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, apparently from the Old English personal name Cēna + worþig (“estate, enclosure”).
Whitton
Ultimately from the Old English personal name Hwīta, a byname from hwīt (“white”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Throckmorton
Possibly from Old English þroc (“beam bridge”) + mere (“pool”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Drexler
From the German surname, from Middle High German dræhseler, Drehseler (“turner, lather”), Old High German thrāhslāri, from a Proto-Germanic source related to *þwerhaz (“crossed, turned”).
Boughton
From the Old English personal name Bucca, a byname from bucc (“buck, he-goat”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Southall
From Old English suþ (“south”) + halh (“hollow, nook”).
Ashtavakra
From Sanskrit अष्टावक्र (aṣṭāvakra, “eight bends”).
Halligan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).
Ducote
Anglicized spelling of French Ducoté, Ducôté and Ducôte.
Backman
From Old English ġebæc (“bakemeats”) + mann (“man”), to denote a maker and/or seller of pastries, pies, etc.
Lieb
From the German surname, from Middle High German liep (“dear”), from Old High German liob, from Proto-West Germanic *leubu (“love”).
Malhotra
Borrowed from Hindi मल्होत्रा (malhotrā) or directly from Punjabi ਮਲ੍ਹੋਤ੍ਰਾ (malhotrā).
Gongora
Borrowed from Spanish Góngora, itself of Basque origin.
Wesolowski
Polish Wesołowski, from various placenames derived from the adjective wesoły.
Revell
English surname of Norman origin, from Old French revel (“rebellious”), reveler (“to revel”).
Mulvihill
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoilmhichíl (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Michael”).
Soliman
Anglicization and Filipino form of Spanish Solimán, from Arabic سُلَيْمَان (sulaymān). Also an Arabic patronymic surname.
Govan
Uncertain. Traditionally said to derive from Irish gobán (“gag, muzzle”), equivalent to gob (“beak”) + -án. Clancy (1997) and Forsyth (2002) preferred a Cumbric formation, equivalent to Welsh go- (“under”) + fan, the soft mutation of ban (“peak”).
Dhaliwal
Borrowed from Punjabi ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ (dhālīvāl).
Parmenter
From Parmentier, from French Parmentier, an occupational surname comparable to Taylor and Snyder.
Uriostegui
Borrowed from Spanish Uriostegui, itself of Basque origin.
Brambila
Borrowed from Mexican Spanish Brambila, itself from Italian Brambilla.
Bridwell
Perhaps a habitational surname from a minor place in the civil parish of Uffculme, from Old English bridd (“bird”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Qian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 錢 /钱 (Qián).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 乾 (Qián).
Tsui
From Cantonese 徐 (ceoi⁴) or 崔 (ceoi¹).
Smit
Borrowed from Dutch Smid, from smid (“smith”). Doublet of Smith and Schmidt.
Gallion
* As an English surname of Middle English and Old French origin, from the personal name Galian, from Latin Galianus, Galienus, Galiena, a name probably meaning "man from Gaul," from Galli + -ānus.
* Also as an English surname, variant of Gallon.
* As a French surname, from a diminutive of Old French galier (“cheerful man”), related to galer (“to have fun”).
Garr
* As an Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, shortened from McGarr, from macc an gearr (“son of the short man”).
* As a German surname, from Gorr, shortened from Gregor, as well as from Karre (“cart”).
Thakkar
Borrowed from Gujarati ઠક્કર (ṭhakkar).
Dunton
From Old English dūn (“hill”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Moffat
From Scottish Gaelic magh (“field, plain”) + fada (“long”).
Villagrana
Borrowed from Spanish Villagrana. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Schoch
* As a south German surname, from Schock (“heap, haystack”). Compare Schober, Schock.
* As a Germanized Slavic surname, from Lower Sorbian Čoch, also found as Zoch, from Polish czochrać (“to scratch, tousle”).
Mulhern
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maoil Chiaráin.
Tagore
From Bengali ঠাকুর (ṭhakur).
Monticello
Originally borrowed from Italian monticello (“little mount”). Many places in the United States are named after Thomas Jefferson's estate. Cognate to French monceau (“heap, pile”) and Spanish montecillo (“hill”).
Patroclus
From Latin Patroclus, from Ancient Greek Πάτροκλος (Pátroklos).
hare's-foot
From Middle English hare-fot. Compare Old English haran hiġe (“hare's-foot (plant)”).
hare's foot
From Middle English hare-fot. Compare Old English haran hiġe (“hare's-foot (plant)”).
Candia
From Venetan or Latin, from Ancient Greek Χάνδαξ (Khándax) or Χάνδακας (Khándakas), from Arabic رَبْض الخَنْدَق (rabḍ al-ḵandaq) (in particular Arabic خَنْدَق (ḵandaq), borrowed from Middle Persian *handag (whence Classical Persian هندک (handak, “moat”))), name of the Cretan city of Heraklion under the Emirate of Crete.
From Portuguese Candea, from Tamil கண்டி (kaṇṭi), possibly further from Sinhalese, ultimately from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa).
khubzism
From Arabic خُبْز (ḵubz, “bread”) + -ism, in the idea of bread and circuses.
Hamgyong
An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Hamgyŏng of Korean 함경(咸鏡) (Hamgyeong), from its one-time principal cities Hamhung and Kyongsong.
Andaman
Probably from Malay Handuman, further derived from Sanskrit हनुमान् (hanumān).
wave in
English wave + in. From Middle English waven, from Old English wafian (“to wave, fluctuate, waver in mind, wonder”), from Proto-Germanic *wabōną, *wabjaną (“to wander, sway”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to move to and from, wander”).
Elson
Possibly from Middle English elson, alternative spelling of elsen, elsyn, alsene (“an awl or some other pointed instrument or tool”), either from Middle Dutch elsene, alsene, from Old Dutch *elisna, *alasna, from Proto-West Germanic *alisnu, *alasnu, from Proto-Germanic *alasnō, or from an unrecorded Old English form.
Bohl
* As a north German surname, from the personal name Baldo, from the root of the adjective bold.
* Also as a north German surname, from the place name Bohl in Germany.
* Also as a north German surname, spelling variant of Bohle.
Leite
* As a German surname, from the female personal name Aleite, shortened from the name Adelheid.
* As a Norwegian surname, from the name of several farmsteads in Norway, from Old Norse leiti (“hill”), from Proto-Germanic *hliþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, slope”).
* As a Portuguese surname, from the noun leite (“milk”).
Brisco
From Old English birċe (“birch”) + sceaga (“thicket”), Scandinavianised with the Old Norse cognates birkja + skógr.
Yong
The romanization of various Chinese and Korean surnames, including Mandarin 雍 (Yōng), Cantonese 楊／杨 (joeng4), Hakka 楊／杨 (Yòng), Cantonese 容 (jung4), Korean 용(龍) (Yong), etc.
The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 雍州 (Yōngzhōu, “Harmonious Province”).
Kral
From Czech Král, Slovak Kráľ, or Serbo-Croatian kralj, all meaning "king".
Rothenberg
* As a Jewish surname, derived from German Rot (“red”) + Berg (“mountain, hill”).
* As a German and Jewish surname, from several placenames referring to Rothenberg, from earlier Rodenberg, probably of the meaning of the above.
* Also as a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenburg, itself probably a variant of Rotenburg.
Lofgren
Borrowed from Swedish Löfgren, from löf (“leaf”) + gren (“branch”).
Voight
Variant of Vogt, from German. Ultimately from Latin advocātus. Doublet of advocate.
Dahlgren
Borrowed from Swedish Dahlgren, from dahl (“valley”) + gren (“branch”).
Lipp
* As an English surname, from the noun lip.
* Also as an English surname, from an obsolete derivative of Old English leof (“beloved”).
* As a German surname, from a pet form of the name Philipp.
Celestin
Borrowed from French Célestin, from célestin (“celestine”). Doublet of Celestine.
Haslam
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English *hæslum, dative plural of hæsl (“hazel”).
Plumas County
From Spanish plumas in the Spanish name for the Feather River, Rio de las Plumas.
Edgington
Probably a habitational surname from a lost place, from the Old English personal name Eċġa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Courtright
* As an English surname, variant of Cartwright.
* As a Dutch surname, from the city of Kortrijk in Flanders.
Compare Cortwright, Courtwright, Curtright, Cutright, Kortright.
Dipasquale
Very rare spelling of Italian Di Pasquale.
From Italian Di Pasquale.
Finkel
Borrowed from German Finkel, from Yiddish פֿינקל (finkl, “spark”), from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funko, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.
Toomer
From a few placenames in England, of unknown origin. However, compare the obsolete verb toom (“to empty, free up”). Another theory connects it to a contraction of Saint Omer in France, for which see French Omer.
Paton
Scottish patronymic surname from a hypocoristic form of the personal name Patrick + Old French -on.
Chatfield
Habitational surname from a place in Sussex, from the Old English personal name Ceatta + feld (“field”).
Schorr
* As a German surname, from Middle Low German schurren (“to slide”).
* Also as a German surname, from Middle High German schore (“steep rock”); see shore.
* As a Slavic surname, from Proto-Slavic *xǫtь (“quick”).
* As a Jewish surname, spelling variant of Shor.
Timmer
* As a Dutch and north German surname, from Timmer (“timber”).
* Also as a north German surname, variant of Thiemer, Dittmar, corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *þeudu (“people”) + *mari (“famous”).
Khanna
Borrowed from Punjabi ਖੰਨਾ (khannā).
Spillane
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).
Riemer
Jewish and German surname, from Middle High German riemære (modern German Riemer) and Yiddish רימער (rimer, “leather rein”); see Riemen (“strap”). Also a spelling variant of Reimer.
Wagstaff
From Middle English waggen (“to move up and down”) + staff (“staff, rod”), an occupational surname for an official who carried a staff.
Edenfield
Perhaps from Old Norse ey (“river”) + Old English tūn (“homestead”) + Old English feld (“field”). Derivation from Eden + field is unlikely.
Zavaleta
Borrowed from Spanish Zavaleta, from Basque Zabaleta, from zabal (“wide, ample”).
Griffey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gríobhtha (“descendant of Gríobhtha”), a personal name which derives from gríobh (“griffin”).
Scheetz
From the German surname, Americanized from Schütz, Schuetz.
Yau
From Hokkien 姚 (Iâu), Cantonese 丘 (jau1), Cantonese 邱 (jau1), Cantonese 尤 (jau4), Cantonese 游 (jau4), etc.
Gasser
German, Swiss German, and Jewish topographic surname for one who lived in a side street or alley, from a derivative of Middle High German gazze, German Gasse, or Yiddish gas.
Kollar
Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *kolarь (“wheelwright”), via various Slavic languages, Hungarian, and German, including:
* Lower Sorbian kółaŕ
* Upper Sorbian kołaŕ
* Slovak kolár
* Czech kolář
* Slovene kolar
* Serbo-Croatian kolar
* Polish kolarz
Meece
Habitational surname from the village of Cold Meece, in Staffordshire, from Old English meos (“moss”).
Jeske
Borrowed from German Jeske, a pet form of the personal name Johannes.
Ulibarri
Borrowed from Spanish Ulibarri, itself from a Basque habitational surname.
Straka
From Czech Straka or Slovak Straka, both meaning "magpie".
Gauna
Borrowed from Spanish Gauna, a habitational surname of Basque origin.
Rosso
* As an Italian surname, from the adjective rosso (“red”). This is also found in Croatia as Roso.
* As a Greek surname Ρόσσος (Róssos), from the Italian surname above, or sometimes from Ρώσος (Rósos, “Russian”).
Anchondo
Borrowed from Spanish Anchondo, a habitational surnamed from Basque aintzi (“swamp”) + -ondo (“beside”).
Nees
* As a Scottish surname, variant of Neece.
* As a German and Dutch surname, Americanized from Nies, Neese.
Haring
From the Dutch and German surname from Middle Low German harinc (“herring”).
Redford
Possibly from Old English *hrotiġ (“dirty”) + ford. This would be a reference to the peat-stained water of the stream at the ford.
Lian
* As a Norwegian surname, from several farmsteads with the name Li, from Old Norse hlíð (“hillside”).
* As a Chinese surname, from 連 /连, 连, and 廉 (lián).
Dimartino
Rare spelling of Italian Di Martino.
From Italian Di Martino.
Liddle
Variant of Liddel, from Middle English Lidelesdale &c., from Old English hlÿde (“loud, River Lid”) + dæl (“dale, valley”), now Liddesdale, the valley of the Liddel Water.
Heatherly
From Old English hǣþer (“heather”) + lēah (“meadow”).
Rugg
Topographic surname, from Middle English rygge (“ridge”), from Old English hrycg.
Wardlow
From Old English weard (“watchman, guard”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”).
Eureka County
From Ancient Greek εὕρηκα (heúrēka, “I have found”).
Kuhlmann
From the German surname, from the adjective kühl. Compare Kuhl.
Lumley
Habitational surname from the villages of Great Lumley and Lumley Thicks, in County Durham, from Old English lumm (“pool”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Chauhan
Borrowed from Hindi चौहान (cauhān), from Sanskrit चाहमान (cāhamāna).
Auerbach
Borrowed from German Auerbach, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Flesher
* As an English occupational surname, from the noun flesher. Sometimes confused with Fletcher.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Fleischer.
Bruning
North/Low German and Dutch surname, from the old Germanic name *Bruno, related to modern Brun, and ultimately from the adjective bruin (“brown”). Compare Bruening.
Urschleim
From German Urschleim, from ur- + Schleim (“slime”), “primordial slime”.
Pujollyong
An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Pujŏllyŏng of Korean 부전령(赴戰嶺) (bujeollyeong, literally “Going-to-War Ridge”).
sugya
From Aramaic סוגיא (“walking”), same semantic shift as in case with הלכה.
Sunhung
An improper simplification of the McCune-Reischauer romanization Sunhŭng of Korean 순흥(順興) (Sunheung), literally meaning "Following", "Obeying", or "Adhering to Prosperity" or "Success" but also used as a Sino-Korean transcription of a local clan name.
Land of the Morning Calm
Calque of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon, “Korea”), from 조(朝) (jo, “morning”) + 선(鮮) (seon, “fresh”).
Gojoseon
Borrowed from Korean 고조선 (Gojoseon).
Joseon
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).
Beskids
See Polish Beskidy. According to Albanologists Orel and Çabej, it is possibly derived from Proto-Albanian *beškāi tāi (“the mountain pastures”); compare modern Albanian bjeshkët, plural of bjeshkë.
Kokang
Borrowed from Burmese ကိုးကန့် (kui:kan.).
Kangwon
Borrowed from Korean 강원도(江原道) (Gang'wondo). Doublet of Gangwon.
Zakarian
From Armenian Զաքարյան (Zakʻaryan).
Ohio County
From Seneca ohiːyo', a proper name derived from ohiːyoːh (« good river »).
Tippecanoe County
From Miami Kethtippecanoogi (“Place of the Succor Fish People”).
Beesley
Habitational surname from a place in Lancashire, from Old English *beos (“bentgrass”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Defazio
Rare spelling of Italian De Fazio.
From Italian De Fazio.
Bardwell
From either the Old English personal name Bearda or breord (“brim, rim, edge”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Luera
From Spanish, from Asturian-Leonese Lluera, habitational and canonized name from Nues(tr)a Señora de Lluera ("Our lady of light"), ultimately from lluz (“light”).
Menon
Borrowed from Malayalam മേനോൻ (mēnōṉ).
Kravitz
From a Slavic language, e.g. Belarusian кравец (kravjec, “tailor”), Ukrainian кравець (kravecʹ, “tailor”), Slovak kravec (“tailor”), or Polish krawiec (“tailor”). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kravьcь (compare *krojiti (“to cut”)).
Loughran
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Luchaireáin (“descendant of Luchaireán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of luchair (“radiant, glittering”).
Messmer
German, Swiss/Alemannic German, and Swabian surname, a variant of Messner.
Englund
Borrowed from Swedish Englund, from äng (“meadow”) + lund (“grove”).
Prudhomme
Borrowed from French Prudhomme. (prud'-homme).
Pigott
From the Old French personal name Pigot, a pet form of Pic.
Goodyear
Probably a nickname from Middle English good + year, bestowed on someone who frequently used the expression.
Lazcano
Borrowed from Spanish Lazcano, a habitational surname from Basque Lazkao.
Furey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiúra, reduced form of Ó Fiodhabhra (“descendant of Fiodhabhra”), a personal name composed of the elements fiodh (“wood, timber”) and fabhra (“eyelash; eyebrow”).
Budde
* As a North German surname, from Middle Low German budde (“vat”), Low German form of Bütte. Also see Buettner.
* As a Danish and German surname, from a derivative of the Germanic name Bodo, also found as the source of Budd (q.v.).