MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Muniz
Spanish, Galician, Asturian, and Leonese surname, patronymic from Muño, from the name of a hill in Spain, from Latin monere. In Brazil this is found as a variant of the related Moniz.
Maloney
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol Dhomhnaigh (“descendant of the devotee of Sunday”), from maol (“devotee”) and Domhnach (“Sunday”).
Dang
Borrowed from Vietnamese Đặng or Eastern Min 鄭／郑 (Dâng).
Borrowed from Gujarati ડાંગ (ḍā̃g)
Tataouine
From French Tataouine, from Arabic تَطَاوِين (taṭāwīn), from Tunisian Berber tiṭṭawin (“springs”).
Saucedo
From Spanish Saucedo, from sauce (“willow”) + -edo. Compare Salcedo.
Kessler
Borrowed from German Kessler, Keßler (“kettler, kettle-smith, tinker”). See also Kessel (“kettle”).
Bui
Borrowed from Vietnamese Bùi. Doublet of Pei.
Carranza
Borrowed from Spanish Carranza, Castilianized form of Basque Karrantza, a habitational surname.
Baca
Possibly from ancestral grant of Spanish nobility, Cabeza de vaca (indicated with the skull of a cow on the coat of arms).
From Hebrew עֵמֶק הַבָּכָצ (valley of balsam).
Renteria
From Spanish Rentería, a Castilianization of Basque Errenteria, a habitational name from either of two Basque towns in Gipuzkoa and Biscay provinces.
Pryor
From Middle English Prior, Priur (surname), from Middle English prior, priour (“prior”). More at prior.
Delatorre
From Spanish de la Torre, or dela Torre (Filipino surname driving from the former), with space between the words removed.
Dwyer
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibhidhir (“descendant of Duibhuidhir”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black, dark”) + odhar (“sallow, tawny”).
Covington
From Old English Cofingtun, from Cofa (a masculine given name) + -ing (“belonging to”) + -tun (“settlement”); literally “Cofa’s Town”.
Sheehan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (“descendant of Síodhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (“peaceful”).
Herron
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Heron
* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEaráin, "descendant of Earán, from éaradh (“dread, fear, distrust, denial”).
Dewitt
From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.
Soriano
Borrowed from Spanish Soriano, from soriano (“inhabitant in Soria”).
Beatty
Two main origins:
* From a pet form of the personal name Bartholomew.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac an Bhiadhtaigh (“son of the victualer”), from biadhtach (“victualer, hospitaller”).
Zheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 鄭 /郑 (Zhèng).
Curran
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Corraidhín (“descendant of Corraidhín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of corradh (“spear”).
Duong
Borrowed from Vietnamese Dương, Khmer ដួង (duəng) or Khmer ឌួង (duəng).
Newsome
After one or more places so named in Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland, and Yorkshire, from Old English (æt þǣm) nīwe hūsum (“(at the) new houses”).
Thurman
From an Old Norse personal name, formed by Þórr (“Thor”) + mundr (“protection”).
Devine
Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).
Dooley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhlaoich (“descendant of Dubhlaoch”), a personal name composed by the elements dubh (“black”) + laoch (“hero”).
Montalvo
Habitational Spanish surname from many places in Spain, ultimately from Latin montem albus "white mountain."
Heard
Occupational Middle English surname for shepherds or cowherds, from herde, from Old English heord (“herd”).
Maher
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meachair (“descendant of Meachar”), a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".
Whaley
From Old English wielle (“well, spring”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to well + -ley (“lea”).
Milligan
From Irish Ó Maolagáin (“descendant of Maolagán”).
Fortescue
From Anglo-Norman Fortescu, from Old Northern French Fort-Escu, from Old French fort + escut. Literally, “strong shield”.
Kauffman
Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant.
Ybarra
From Spanish Ybarra, variant of the Basque surname Ibarra.
Dugan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhagáin (“descendant of Dubhagán”), a personal name based on a double diminutive of dubh (“black”).
Waddell
Various origins:
* A variant of the Scottish surname Weddle.
* An English topographic surname for someone who lived at the hill where woad grew, from Old English wād (“woad”) + hyll (“hill”).
Patino
Anglicization of Spanish Patiño, Hispanicization of Portuguese Patinho, from patinho
Hagan
From the Irish surname, from Ó hÁgáin, "descendant of Ógán, diminutive of óg (“young”). Also from Ó hAodhagáin, "descendant of Aodhagán, from aodh (“fire”).
Jorgensen
From Danish and Norwegian (Jørgensen) and north German (Jörgensen) surname, patronymic from Jørgen, Jörgen + -sen. Compare George, Jergensen, Jergenson, Jorgenson, Yorgensen.
Barnhart
* As a Dutch suranme, variant of Barnard.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Bernhard, Bernhardt.
Doan
Various origins:
* Variant of Doane.
* Borrowed from Vietnamese Đoàn. Doublet of Duan.
Hyatt
The surname has several provenances. It can be:
#from Hebrew חיט (khayát, “tailor”);
#a variant of the surname Highet.
Arriaga
Borrowed from Basque Arriaga, a habitational surname of Basque origin.
Cronin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cróinín (“descendant of Cróinín”), a byname derived from a diminutive form of crón (“swarthy”).
Pulido
From Spanish Pulido, from pulido. Doublet of Polite.
Tobin
From Irish Tóibín, from Anglo-Norman de Saint Aubyn (compare Saint Aubin), from Latin Sanctus Albīnus.
Araujo
Borrowed from Spanish Araújo. Probably from arar (“to plough”), hence ploughland.
Diehl
From the German surname, from personal names deriving from the base Diet- (such as the first element of Dietrich), eventually from Proto-West Germanic *þeudu (“people”).
Cheung
From Cantonese 張 /张 (zoeng¹), 章 (zoeng¹) or 蔣 /蒋 (zoeng²). Doublet of Zhang and Chang.
Dietz
From the Middle High German and Old High German surname, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *Þeudōrīks, related to Dietrich.
Waite
English surname for a watchman of Norman origin, from the verb wait. Sometimes confused with White or Wheat.
Desai
Borrowed from Marathi देसाई (desāī, “leader of a village”), or from Gujarati દેસાઈ (desāī). This surname is mostly found in Maharashtra and Gujarat.
Chavarria
Borrowed from Spanish Chavarria, from Basque Txabarria.
Hathaway
Two possible origins:
* A topographic surname for someone who lived by a path across a heath, from Old English hǣþ (“heath, untilled land”) + weġ (“way”).
* A metronymic surname from an Old English personal name *Heaþuwig, which is composed of the elements heaþu (“stife, contention”) and wīg (“war”). Cognate with German Hedwig.
Salcedo
From Spanish Salcedo, from Old Spanish salce (“willow tree”), from Latin salix (“willow”).
Hawley
Two main origins:
* The village in Hampshire is from Old English heall (“hall, dwelling, house”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hall + -ley (“lea”).
* The village in Kent is from Old English hāliġ (“holy, sacred”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to holy + -ley (“lea”).
Crum
* As an Irish and Scottish surname, from McCrum.
* As a German, Dutch, and Jewish surname, from Krom.
Corley
From Old English *corn (“crane”), genitive plural, *corna + lēah (“woodland clearing”), 'the cranes' wood or clearing'.
Hwang
From Chinese 黃 /黄 (huáng) (also Mandarin 黃 /黄 (huáng), Korean 황 (hwang)...)
Alcala
From Spanish Alcalá, from Arabic القَلْعة (al-qalʕa, “the citadel, the fort”).
Calvert
From Middle English calfhirde, equivalent to modern calf + herd.
Corcoran
From Irish Ó Corcráin (literally “descendant of Corcrán”). Variant of Cochrane.
Cavazos
Borrowed from Spanish Cavazos. This surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
Saldivar
Borrowed from Spanish Saldívar, from Basque Zaldivar.
Huddleston
Habitational surname from a minor place in Yorkshire (see Huddleston with Newthorpe), from the Old English personal name *Hūdel + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Quigley
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coigligh. Compare Cogley.
Finney
Habitational surname from several minor places in Cheshire, from either Old English finig (“heap”) or finn (“coarse grass”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land”).
Cottrell
From Old French coterel, a diminutive of cotier (“cottager”).
Hsu
Borrowed from Mandarin 許／许 (Xǔ) or 徐 (Xú) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsü.
Crandall
Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Raonuill.
Doran
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Deoradháin (“descendant of Deoradhán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of deoradh (“pilgrim, exile, stranger”).
Purvis
Perhaps from Middle English purveys (“provisions, supplies”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for an official responsible of obtaining supplies.
Chau
From Cantonese 周 (zau¹) or Vietnamese Châu (from the same ultimate origin). Doublet of Zhou.
Conroy
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conraoi (“descendant of Cú Raoi”). It is also an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Conaire (“descendant of Conaire”).
Anguiano
Borrowed from Spanish Anguiano, itself of Basque origin.
Woodall
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + heall (“hall, dwelling, house”).
Means
Various origins:
* Reduced form of McMeans, a surname of Irish origin.
* Habitational surname from the villages of East and West Meon, in Hampshire.
* A nickname from Middle English mene (“inferior in rank”), which is from Old English ġemǣne (“common, general”), or Middle English mene (“moderate in behaviour”), which is from Old French mëen, mean.
Felton
From Old English feld (“field”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Cleary
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cléirigh (“descendant of the cleric”), from cléireach (“cleric”).
Sorenson
Borrowed from Danish Sørensen, equivalent to Danish Søren + -son.
Stauffer
South German surname, from the obsolete Middle High German noun stouf (“stoup”) (related to Proto-West Germanic *staupijan (“to pour out”)).
Vergara
From Spanish, from Basque Bergara. A common surname among Colombians, Chileans and Filipinos.
Monahan
An anglicization of Irish Ó Manacháin, commonly anglicized as Monaghan.
Ceballos
Borrowed from Spanish Ceballos. This surname is predominantly found in Colombia and Mexico.
Sauer
From the German surname, from Middle High German sur (“sour”) (modern German sauer).
Borrowed from Luxembourgish Sauer.
Mahan
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).
Horvath
From Hungarian Horváth, from horvát (“Croatian”), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *xъrvatъ. Doublet of Croat.
Whitmore
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + mōr (“moor”).
Chong
Borrowed from Hakka 張／张 (Chông), Cantonese 莊／庄 (zong1), Hakka 莊／庄 (Chông), Cantonese 鍾／钟 (zung1), Hakka 鍾／钟 (Chûng), Korean 정(鄭) (Jeong), etc.
Urbina
Borrowed from Spanish Urbina, a habitational surname from Basque.
Farrar
English occupational surname for a blacksmith or an ironworker, from Old French ferrier (“smith”). Compare Farrow, Ferrier.
Meehan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).
Mulligan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolagáin, from maolagán (“person with cropped hair”), from maol (“bald”).
Centeno
Borrowed from Spanish Centeno, an occupational surname for someone who grew or worked with rye, from Latin centenum, based on a notion that one stalk of rye would produce one-hundred grains.
Higginbotham
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, now called Oakenbottom, from Old English ǣċen (“oaken”) + botm (“bottom; broad valley”).
Coughlin
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cochláin (“descendant of Cochlán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of cochal (“cloak, hood”).
Fierro
* As a Spanish-Asturian-Leonese surname, from fierro (“iron”). Compare DelFierro.
* As an Italian surname, variant of Ferro.
Newcomb
Nickname for a new arrival in a place, from Middle English neowecomen (“just arrived; newcomer”). The intrusive -b is the result of placenames ending in -combe, which is from combe (“wooded valley”).
Irizarry
Borrowed from Spanish Irizarry, from Basque Irizarri.
Donohue
Variant of O'Donoghue, from Irish Ó Donnachú.
Lofton
Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Kruger
From German Krüger and Afrikaans Kruger; see Krueger.
Briscoe
From Old Norse bretar (“Britons”) or birki (“birch”) + skógr (“wood”).
Dowd
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubhda (“descendant of Dubhda”), a byname derived from dubh (“black”).
Weinstein
Borrowed from German Weinstein or Yiddish ווײַנשטיין (wine stone). The verb is from the behavior of Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood movie mogul and convicted sex offender.
Newberry
From Old English nīewe (“new”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“stronghold”).
Nesbitt
From Old English nosu (“nose”) + bita (“bit, fragment, morsel”) or byht (“bight, bend, angle”).
Kwon
From Chinese 關 /关 (guān), via various dialects.
From Korean 권(權) (Gwon)
Marlow
From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).
Chiu
From several different Chinese surnames, including:
* Cantonese 趙 /赵 (ziu⁶)
* Hokkien 周 (Chiu)
* Mandarin 邱 (Qiū), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻiu¹. Doublet of Qiu.
Witherspoon
Scottish habitational surname, perhaps from Middle English wether (“ram”) + spong (“narrow strip of land”).
Myer
* As an English surname of Norman/French origin, from the archaic noun mire (“physician”). Compare Mee, Mayer.
* As an English topographic surname, from mire (“marsh”), from Old Norse mýrr.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Meyer, Mayer, Maier.
Michelina
From Italian Michelina, from Michele (“Michael”) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix).
Pattaya
Borrowed from Thai พัทยา (pát-tá-yaa).
Sukhothai
Borrowed from Thai สุโขทัย (sù-kǒo-tai).
cow weed
From Middle English couwede, cowede, equivalent to cow + weed.
crux ordinaria
Unadapted borrowing from Latin; possibly from Medieval Latin rather than Classical Latin (see crux simplex).
misask
From Middle English *misasken (suggested by derivative misasked), equivalent to mis- + ask.
misarrayed
From Middle English mysarayd, past participle of misarraien (“to disorder”), or from mis- + arrayed.
Barstow
From Middle English Bayrestowe, derived from Old English beġer (“berry”) + stōw (“place, location”).
Thanet
Inherited from Middle English Thanet, Tanet, from Old English Tænett, Tenet, from Brythonic (compare Latin Tanatus, Old Welsh Tanat).
Initial th- is due to an erroneous connection to Ancient Greek θᾰ́νᾰτος (thắnătos).
ensete
From Ge'ez እንሰት (inset, “the false banana Ensete ventricosum; ensete”).
Guntur
From Telugu గుంట (guṇṭa) + ఊరు (ūru).
Anantapur
From Sanskrit अनन्त (ananta, “endless, boundless, eternal, infinite”) + Sanskrit पुर (pura, “city, town”).
Zeigler
From German Ziegler, a common surname meaning "bricklayer".
Willey
From Old English welig (“willow”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to willow + -ley (“lea”).
Baltazar
* As a Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Hungarian, Slovak surname, from the Biblical name Balthazar.
* As an Italian surname, variant of Baldassarre.
Devlin
From Irish Ó Duibhlin. Doublet of Dolan.
Foy
From Middle French foy (“faith”) and placenames such as Sainte-Foy, variously from sainte foy (“holy faith”) and from the French name of St. Faith.
Epstein
Borrowed from German Epstein. See also Epshteyn from Yiddish.
Cheatham
From Middle English, variant of Cheetham, from historical Cheetham in Lancashire, from Chet + ham; first element from Brythonic/Celtic *cęd (“wood, forest”), from Proto-Celtic *kaitos, from Proto-Indo-European *kayt-, *ḱayt- (“forest, wasteland, pasture”), related to Latin bū-cētum (“pastureland”, literally “cow-pasture”).
Shen
* As a Chinese surname of multiple origins:
** Mandarin form of 沈
** Mandarin form of 申 (shēn)
** Mandarin form of 慎 (shèn)
** Mandarin form of 莘 (see Xin)
** Variant Romanization of 孫 /孙, see Sun.
** Variant Romanization of 陳 /陈 (chén), also another Mandarin form of 諶 /谌, see Chen.
* As a European surname of multiple origins:
** Variant form of Dutch Schoen, from schoen (“shoe”)
** Variant form of German Schoen, from schön (“beautiful, nice”)
* As a river and former Chinese prefecture, from the Wade–Giles and Hanyu Pinyin romanizations of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 深 (Shēn).
Gilchrist
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Gillechrìosd (“servant of Christ”), from gille + Crìosd.
Cardoza
From the Portuguese surname, from several placenames derived from cardoso (“rich in thistles”), from cardo. Compare Cardosa.
Gaffney
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gamhna (“descendant of Gamhain”), a byname from gamhain (“calf”).
Jauregui
Borrowed from Spanish Jáuregui, habitational surname from Basque jauregi (“palace”).
Angulo
From the Spanish surname, named after Encima-Angulo in Spain; said to be named after a Scottish Gaelic settler who aided in the reconquista, ultimately from an Anglo-Norman contraction of Angle. See Nagle and Costello.
Wendt
German and Danish surname, from Wende, the German name for Slavic people (particularly Sorbs and Kashubs) from the borders of Germany and Poland. Compare Wendland, and the semantics of Serbin.
Breaux
A French surname, variant of Brault, Braud. Compare Breau, Breaud, Bro, Brow.
Benavidez
From Spanish Benavidez, from Buenafe + -ez.
Seitz
Multiple etymologies:
* German Seitz, from the personal name Seifried
* variant of German Seiss
* Germanized form of Slovene Zajec and dialectal Zajc, both meaning "hare"
Munguia
Borrowed from Spanish Munguía, Castilianized spelling of Basque Mungia, a habitational surname from a town near Bilbao.
Hein
From German, Dutch, Low German, Danish, and Jewish surname, all from the first element of the Germanic name Heinrich.
Trammell
Altered form of German Tremmel, Tremel or Treml.
Zelaya
Borrowed from Spanish Zelaya, from Basque Zelaia, habitational surname from zelai (“field”).
Armendariz
Borrowed from Spanish Armendáriz, from Basque Armendaritz.
Geary
* As an Irish surname, from Ó Gadhra, from gadhar (“hound”)
* As an English surname, from gar (“spear”), as well as a nickname derived from Middle English gery (“unpredictable”)
* As a German surname, from Gehring and Gehrig.
Ralston
From the Old English personal name Rǣdwulf (“Ralph”) + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Talbert
English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Old French Talebert, of Germanic origin, composed of *dal (“valley”) + *berht (“bright”). Compare Talbot.
Moulton
From the Old English personal name *Mūla + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Reinhardt
From the German and Jewish surname, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, composed of Germanic elements *raginą (“counsel”) + *harduz (“strong”).
Guo
From Mandarin 郭 (Guō). Doublet of Kuo and Kwok. More at Guo.
Chowdhury
Borrowed from Bengali চৌধুরি (cōudhuri).
Hannon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinchín (“descendant of Ainchín”), a personal name possibly related to Annach or, alternatively, a variant of ainghein (“unborn”). It could also be a variant form of Hannan or Hanahan.
Galvin
Two main origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealbháin (“descendant of Gealbhán”), a personal name composed of the elements geal (“bright”) and bán (“white”).
* Borrowed from French Galvin, either a variant of Gauvain or a nickname for a drunkard, from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”).
Smalley
From Old English smæl (“narrow”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
Kolb
Borrowed from German Kolb surname, related to modern Kolben (“club”).
Godoy
Borrowed from Spanish Godoy, a habitational surname from Galician.
Rao
* As an Italian surname, reduced from Radulfo. See Rolf, Ralph, Raul, etc.
* As an Indian surname, from Marathi राव (rāv), Gujarati રાવ (rāv), Telugu రావు (rāvu), etc.; all ultimately from Sanskrit राजन् (rājan, “king”).
* As a Chinese surname, from the place name 饒 /饶 (ráo). More at Rao.
Faulk
* As a German surname, Americanized from Falk, Folk, Volk, and similar.
* As an English surname, variant of Falk (see Faulks).
Faulks
From the Anglo-Norman personal name Faulques, a name from the same ultimate source as falcon.
Dockery
Two main origins:
* Variant of Dockray, an English habitational surname.
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dochraidh, a variant of Ó Dochartaigh, from which Doherty.
Boland
Various origins:
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beolláin (“descendant of Beollán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
* A variant of Bowland, an English habitational surname.
* Borrowed from German Boland, a surname of uncertain origin.
Alcaraz
From Spanish Alcaraz, from Arabic الكرز (al-Karaz), from ال (al-, “the, place of the”) + كرز (karaz, “cherry”).
Pulliam
From Anglo-Norman pulain (“foal, colt”), from Old French polain (“foal, colt”). Alternatively, it may derive from Welsh ap (“son of”) and William.
Whatley
From Old English hwǣte (“wheat”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wheat + -ley (“lea”). Identical to Wheatley.
Quinonez
From Spanish Quiñónez, Latin American Spanish spelling variant of Quiñones.
Coyne
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuáin (“descendants of Cuán”), a byname from a diminutive of cú (“hound, dog”). It could also be an anglicized form of Ó Cadhain.
Ellington
From either the Old English personal name Ella or ǣl (“eel”) + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Tello
From Spanish personal name Tello, derived from the Latin Tellūs (“Earth”).
Grigsby
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Lincolnshire, from an unclear first element + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”).
Grogan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Grúgáin (“descendant of Grúgán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of grúg (“anger”) or a reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gruagáin (“descendant of Gruagán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of gruag (“hair”). Compare McGrogan.
Zamudio
Borrowed from Spanish Zamudio, itself from a Basque toponym.
Tolentino
From Spanish Tolentino and Portuguese Tolentino, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolás de Tolentino), from Tolentino in Italy.
Whiteside
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + sīde (“side; slope of a hill”).
Haggerty
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉigceartaigh (“descendant of Éigceartach”), a personal name meaning "unjust".
Carman
* From Old Norse karmann.
* A variant of Charman.
* An alteration of Karman.
* An Americanization of Kormann, Kornmann, or some other like-sounding surname.
* From Slovene Čarman.
Harwood
From Old English hara (“hare”) or hār (“hoar, grey”) + wudu (“wood”).
Kroll
* As a German and Dutch surname, from a nickname meaning "curly (haired);" see curl.
* As a German and Polish surname, spelling variant of Krol.
* Also as a German surname, from Kröll, from the Germanic personal name Rollo, from Proto-Germanic *hrōþiz (“fame, victory”).
Seeley
From Middle English seely (“happy”). As a German surname, from Seele (“soul”).
Estevez
From Spanish, from Galician Estévez, patronymical surname from Estevo (“Stephan”).
Tsai
From Mandarin 蔡 (Cài), Wade–Giles romanization: Tsʻai⁴.
Nagle
From Norman Irish surname, originally "de Angulos". Related to Angulo and Costello. Also spelled as Neagle and Nangle.
Hardwick
From Old English heord (“herd”) + wīċ (“village”). Compare Hardwicke, which shares the same etymology.
Wolford
From Old English wulf (“wolf”) + weard (“guard, protector”). The second element was at some point misanalyzed as ford.
Plunkett
From the Norman habitational surname, from the village of Pleugueneuc, in Brittany, said to be from Breton plou (“parish”) (from Latin plebs) + the personal name Guenec, formed from gwenn (“white”). As an Irish surname, it has been Gaelicized in Pluincéid.
Aranas
Borrowed from Spanish Arañas. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Beaulieu
From Old French beau (“beautiful”) + lieu (“place”), French Beaulieu.