MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Feng
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 灃 /沣 (Fēng) and, as the city and surname, its alternative form 豐 /丰 (Fēng).
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 馮 /冯 (Féng). Doublet of Fung and Phung.
The atonal pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 鳳 /凤 (Fèng).
Younger
* An English (mainly Northumberland and eastern Scotland) surname from Middle English yungre (“younger”), used to distinguish younger and older men with the same name.
* In at least one case (of an immigrant Fleming), probably an Americanized form of Middle Dutch jongheer (“young nobleman”).
* Americanized form of cognate or like-sounding names, notably German Junger, Junker and Dutch Jonker.
lopho-
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”).
loph
Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόφος (lóphos, “crest”); compare lopho-, lophid.
Maxey
From the genitive case of the personal name Mack + Old English eġ (“island; low-lying land”).
Phelan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Faoláin (“descendant of Faolán”), a hypocoristic form of faol (“wolf”). Doublet of Whelan.
Flannery
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Flannabhra (“descendant of Flannabhra”), a personal name derived from flann (“blood red”) + abhra (“eyebrow”). The bridge convention was invented by American player William (Bill) L. Flannery.
Paez
Anglicization of Spanish Páez, of Galician origin, patronymic form of Paio (“Pelagio”), from Latin Pelagius
Brinkman
Borrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").
Etheridge
From Middle English Atteriche, Etherich, from Old English Æðelrīc (“noble ruler”).
Lafferty
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laithbhearthaig. Compare Flaherty.
Venables
Probably derived from Latin venabulum (“hunting spear”), in the sense of "hunting ground". The surname arrived in England through Norman.
Quinlan
From Irish Ó Caoinleáin, a reduced form of Ó Caoindealbháin (literally “descendant of Caoindealbhán”), a personal name from caoin (“delicate, refined”) + dealbh (“shape”) + -án. Also a shortened Anglicized form of Ó Conalláin (“descendant of Conallán”), a personal name representing a diminutive of Conall (compare Connell).
Hanlon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnluain (“descendant of Anluan”), a personal name composed of the intensive prefix an- + lúan (“light, radiance; warrior”).
Rojo
From Spanish, from rojo. A descriptive surname. Doublet of Rosso.
Lindley
Two possible origins:
* The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).
* The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).
Chapin
* As a Spanish and French surname, from the noun chapín (“type of overshoe”).
* As an English surname, variant of Chopin, also found as the variants Chopping, Chappin.
Eggleston
From the Old English personal name Eċġwulf, which is composed of the elements eċġ (“edge”) and wulf (“wolf”), + -s- + tūn (“settlement”).
Shi
Romanization of Mandarin 石 (shí), 史 (shǐ), 師／师 (shī), 時／时 (shí), 士 (shì), 釋／释 (shì), and 施 (shī)
Allard
From French Allard, patronymic surname ultimately from Adélard.
The neighbourhood is named after Charles Allard, Edmonton-based surgeon, broadcaster and entrepeneur.
Haller
* As an English and German surname, from hall + -er.
* As a Alemannic German surname, variant of Halter, a noun meaning "shepherd, owner, holder."
* Also as a German surname, variant of Heller.
* As a Austrian German surname, from several placenames involving the element Hall meaning "salt," such as Halle in Saxony.
Abney
From the genitive form of the Old English personal name Abba + īeġ (“island”).
Littleton
From Old English lȳtel (“small, little”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”), equivalent to little + -ton. Doublet of Lyttelton.
Upchurch
From Old English upp (“up”) + ċiriċe (“church”).
Thiel
* As a North German and Dutch surname, from a pet form of Dietrich, Diederik.
* As an east German surname, from Lower Sorbian Bartyl, a name derived from Bartholomäus.
Taggart
From Scottish Gaelic Mac an t-Sagairt (literally “son of the priest”).
Chaffin
A nickname for a bald man, from Middle English chaffin, a diminutive of Old French chauf (“bald”).
Xie
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 謝 /谢 (xiè).
Kohn
* As a Jewish surname, variant of Cohen.
* As a north German surname (also Köhn), Low German form of Konrad.
Compare Koehn, and Kane.
Bohannon
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).
Luttrell
From a diminutive of Old French loutre (“otter”), either a nickname for someone thought to resemble this animal, or a metonymic occupational surname for someone who hunted otters for their pelts.
Echeverria
Anglicization of Spanish Echeverría, from Basque Etxeberria (“new house”), from etxe (“house”) and berri (“new”).
Saxton
From Old English Seaxe (“Saxons”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Poirier
Borrowed from French Poirier, from poirier (“pear tree”).
Cosgrove
Two main origins:
* English habitational surname from the village in Northamptonshire, which is named with the Old English personal name *Cōf + -s- + grāf (“grove, thicket”); recorded as Covesgrave in 1086 (DB).
* Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Coscraigh (“descendant of Coscrach”), a byname from coscrach (“victorious, triumphant”).
Cohn
From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.
Vuong
Borrowed from Vietnamese Vương, from 王 (“king”). Doublet of Wang and Wong.
Scholl
* As a German and Dutch surname, from Scholle (“clod of earth”).
* Also as a Dutch and north German surname, from schol (“flounder”).
* Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Schell.
Hennessy
Anglicized from Irish Ó hAonghusa (“descendant of Angus”).
Rafferty
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Rabhartaigh (“descendants of Rabhartach”), a personal name derived from rabharta (“flood, tide”).
Fahey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fathaidh (“descendant of Fathadh”), a byname from fothadh (“base, foundation, support”).
Hoppe
* As a Dutch and German surname, spelling variant of Hopp.
* Also as a German surname, nickname from hoppen (“to hop”); see hüpfen.
* As a Danish surname, from the German surname Hopf, as well as Danish hoppe (“mare, horse”).
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Hopper.
Jang
From Korean Revised Romanization of Korean 장 (jang); from 張, 章, 莊, 蔣; from Chinese.
From Nepali जाङ (jāṅ).
Gingerich
Anglicised form of German Güngerich, originally a compound of Old High German gund (“battle”) + rīchi (“powerful”).
Goebel
From the German surname, a pet form of Godebert, corresponding to Proto-West Germanic *god (“good”) + *berht (“bright”).
Kee
Shortened from McKee, or borrowed from Hokkien 紀／纪 (Kí) or Teochew 紀／纪 (gi2).
Greenlee
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, named from Old English grēne (“green”) + lēah (“clearing, glade”). Equivalent to green + -lee (“lea”); compare Green and Greene.
Nunley
Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun + -ley (“lea”).
Belton
From an unexplained first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Kovach
From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, Hungarian Kovács, or Polish Kowacz, all from Slavic words meaning "blacksmith", ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kovati (“to forge”). Doublet of Kovac, Kovack, and Kovacs.
Loza
Multiple etymologies, including:
* toponyms in Spain, probably from Spanish loza (“earthenware”)
* Polish łoza (“grey willow”), Ukrainian лоза (loza, “willow, osier”), Russian лоза (loza, “vine”), or similar terms in related languages; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *loza
Dunne
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Duinn”), a byname from donn (“brown”).
Yun
Borrowed from:
* Korean 윤(尹) (Yun).
* Khmer យុន (yun)
Freedman
* Anglicization of German Friedmann
* Corruption of Friedman
* freed + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.
Galbraith
Scottish ethnic surname from Scottish Gaelic gall (“stranger, foreigner”) + Breathnach (“Briton”).
Chiang
From Mandarin 江 (Jiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹.
From Mandarin 姜 (Jiāng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang¹.
From Mandarin 蔣／蒋 (Jiǎng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang³.
From Mandarin 絳／绛 (Jiàng), Wade–Giles romanization: Chiang⁴.
Fung
From Cantonese 馮／冯 (fung⁴) or Hakka 洪 (Fùng). Doublet of Feng and Phung.
Moy
From Taishanese 梅 (moi3), or a habitational surname for someone from Moy, Aisne or Mouy, Oise in France.
Geer
* As an English surname, spelling variant of Geary
* As a German surname, from Ger (“spear”)
* As a Dutch surname, from van den Geer, from geer (“headland”)
Brittain
Variant of Britain; habitational surname from Anglo-Norman Bretaigne (“Brittany”), from Latin Britannia.
From Latin Britannus.
Bannister
English surname of Norman origin, from the archaic noun banaste (“basket, wickerwork”); see banne (“wicker basket”). Not related to banister.
Deanda
Borrowed from Spanish De Anda, from the Basque toponym Anda.
Matheny
Borrowed from French Matheny, perhap a habitational surname from a place called Mathenay.
Moncada
Borrowed from Spanish Moncada, a habitational surname derived from Catalan Montcada.
Gainey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).
Sharkey
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Searcaigh (“descendant of Searcach”), from searcach (“beloved”).
Lemay
From the French Lemay, from several places in France called Le May. Compare Lamay, May.
Delrosario
Spelling of Spanish del Rosario without spaces. A very common surname in the Philippines; also occurs in the Dominican Republic.
Desimone
Rare spelling of Italian De Simone.
From Italian De Simone.
Houle
* As a French surname, variant of Houde.
* Also as a French surname, from placenames called La Houle, from houle (“hollow”).
* As an English surname, variant of Hole.
Logue
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”), a hypocoristic of aodh (“fire”). Compare Molloy.
Also from Ó Laoghóg (“descendant of Laoghóg”), a diminutive of laogh (“calf”).
Burchett
English topographic surname for someone who lived by a birch grove, from Old English birċet (“birch grove”).
Shumate
Borrowed from French Chaumette or de la Chaumette.
Lovato
Borrowed from Italian Lovato, from Medieval Latin Lupātus, from the Latin cognomen Lupus + -ātus.
Galan
From Spanish Galán, from galán (“gallant”). Doublet of Gallant.
Samaniego
From Spanish Samaniego, a habitational surname from Basque.
Creamer
Occupational surname for a seller of dairy products, from an agent derivative of Middle English creme (“cream”).
Fogarty
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fógartaigh (“descendant of Fógartach”), a personal name from fógartha (“proclaimed; banished, outlawed”).
Ahern
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEachthighearna (“descendant of Eachthighearna”), a personal name composed by the elements each (“horse”) + tighearna (“master, lord”).
Knowlton
From Old English cnoll (“knoll, summit”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement”).
Mercier
From French Mercier, from French mercier. Compare Mercy, Marshall.
Schoen
As a German surname, from schön (“beautiful, nice”). As a Dutch surname, from schoen (“shoe”).
Tilton
Habitational surname from the village of Tilton on the Hill, in Leicestershire, from the Old English personal name Tila + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Denning
Two main origins:
* English patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Dynna.
* Borrowed from German Denning, a habitational surname from a place in Bavaria.
Lacroix
From French Lacroix, from la (“the”) + croix (“cross”).
Magnuson
From the North Germanic/Scandinavian surname, from Swedish Magnusson, Danish and Norwegian Magnussen, all from Old Norse Magnusen, a patronym meaning "son of Magnus," from Latin Magnus, from magnus (“great”).
Durkin
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duarcáin (“son of Duarcán”), a personal name from a diminutive of duairc (“surly, morose”).
Dykstra
Borrowed from West Frisian Dykstra or Dutch Dijkstra, a topographic surname from Old Frisian dik (“dike”), from Proto-West Germanic *dīk.
Garman
* As an Irish surname, from Mac Gormáin (“son of Gormán”) and Ó Gormáin (“descendant of Gormán”); see Gorman. Also compare Garmon.
* As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Gormund, from Old English Gārmund, presumably from gar (“spear”) + mund (“protection”).
* Also as an English surname, from gore (“triangular piece of land”) + man. Compare Gore.
* As a German surname, Americanized from Garmann, Gärmann, from Ger (“spear”) + Mann.
* Also as a German surname, Americanized from Germann. Compare German.
Milburn
From Old English mylen (“mill”) + burna (“stream, brook”); compare the doublet Milbourne.
yubitsume
Borrowed from Japanese 指詰め, literally "finger shortening".
Devito
Rare spelling of Italian De Vito.
From Italian De Vito.
Yeung
Borrowed from Cantonese 楊 /杨 (joeng4).
Lilley
From Old English lind (“limetree”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”).
Deyoung
Very rare spelling variant of DeYoung, anglicized from Dutch de Jong.
Anglicization of Dutch de Jong.
Plante
* As a French surname, from French Plante, from the noun plante.
* As an English surname, variant of Plant.
Yuen
Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).
Szabo
Etymology tree
Hungarian szab
Hungarian -ó
Hungarian szabó
Hungarian Szabóbor.
English Szabo
Borrowed from Hungarian Szabó, from szabó (“tailor”).
Zeng
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 曾 (Zēng).
Boling
From various origins, including German Böhling and English Bolling and Bowling.
From the pinyin romanization of Mandarin 博陵 (Bólíng, literally “rich with mounds”).
Gearhart
From the German surname, Americanized from Gerhardt. Compare Gayheart.
Jorgenson
Americanized from Danish or Norwegian Jørgensen, north German Jörgensen; see Jorgensen. Less commonly a form of Swedish Jörgensson, Jörgenson, of the same meaning. Compare also Jergensen, Jergenson.
Berryman
Habitational surname, from Old English byrg, dative of burg (“stronghold, fortress”) + man.
Nair
Borrowed from Malayalam നായർ (nāyaṟ).
Diallo
Borrowed from French Diallo, in turn from Fula, possibly jalo (“hoe”). Doublet of Jallo, Jallow
Kuo
From Mandarin 郭 (Guō). Doublet of Guo and Kwok.
Carnahan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearnacháin (“descendant of Cearnachán”), a personal name from cearnach (“victorious”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).
Whitehurst
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cheshire, from Old English hwīt (“white”) + hyrst (“hurst, hillock, wooded hill”).
Fiedler
Occupational surname, borrowed from German Fiedler (“fiddler”).
Upshaw
Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).
Gerlach
From the German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock.
Utley
From the Old English personal name Utta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Dabney
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from de (“of”) and the toponym Aubigny or Aubigné, from Medieval Latin Albiniacus, from the Roman gens, Latin Albinius.
Sung
From Chinese 宋 (Sòng) Wade–Giles romanization: Sung⁴.
Zamarripa
Borrowed from Spanish Zamarripa, itself of Basque origin.
Ferro
* As an Italian, Spanish (occasionally Sephardic Jewish), Portuguese, Maltese, Galician surname, all from the noun ferro (“iron”).
* As an English surname, variant of Farrar.
Molloy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolmhuaidh (“descendant of Maolmhuadh”), a personal name composed of maol (“chieftain”) + muadh (“noble, big”). It could also be an Anglicized form of Ó Maolmhaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”); compare Logue.
Harwell
* (hamlet in Nottinghamshire): From the Old English personal name *Hāra, a byname from hār (“grey; grey-haired”), + wella (“well, spring, stream”)
* (village in Oxfordshire): From Old English hēore (“pleasant”) + wella (“well, spring, stream”).
Bussey
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in Normandy called Boucé or Bucy.
Gurrola
Shortened form of the Spanish habitational surname Egurrola, of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Urrutia
Borrowed from Spanish Urrutia, itself from Basque urruti (“far, distant”).
Amezcua
Borrowed from Spanish Amezcua, from Basque Ametzkoa, a habitational surname from ametz (“Pyrenean oak”).
Sandhu
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੰਧੂ (sandhū).
Encarnacion
Anglicization of Spanish Encarnación, and a Filipino surname, both a reference to the Incarnation
Strother
From Middle English Strother (surname and placename), from strother (“marsh”), probably from Old English strōd (“marshy land”) (in Scots, beside forms with -th- like Ravenstruther, stroder and other forms with -d- are attested), whence also Strood.
Phung
Borrowed from Vietnamese Phùng, from Chinese 馮 /冯 (ㄈㄥˊ). Doublet of Feng, Fung.
Septimania
From Latin Septimania. Either:
* a clipping from the Roman name of the city of Béziers, Colonia Julia Septimanorum Baeterrae, which in turn alludes to the settlement of veterans of the Roman Seventh Legion (septimānī) in the city.
* from septimānus (“seventh”), an allusion to the seven cities (civitates) of the territory: Béziers, Elne, Agde, Narbonne, Lodève, Maguelonne, and Nîmes.
cupster
From Middle English copster, coppester, cuppestere, equivalent to cup + -ster. Compare cupper.
khuushuur
Borrowed from Mongolian хуушуур (xuušuur)/ᠬᠤᠤᠱᠤᠤᠷ (quušuur), Chinese 火烧儿 (hǔoshāor).
hasma
Borrowed from Chinese 哈士蟆 (hàshimá), a kind of frog from which it is obtained, from Manchu ᡥᠠᠰᡳᠮᠠ (hasima).
Woodbury
From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Hung
From Mandarin or Cantonese 洪 (Mandarin: Hóng, Cantonese: hung⁴) or Cantonese 孔 (hung²).
author of life
Calque of Late Latin auctor vītae (literally “the originator or cause of life”): “life” understood to mean existence simpliciter in the case of God the Father, and to mean the salvation of eternal life in the case of God the Son.
Gooding
From the Old English hypocorism Gōding, from gōd (“god”) + -ing (“diminutive suffix”).
Hogg
From Old English hogg (“hog”), a metonymic occupational surname for a swineherd.
Enright
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Ionnrachtaigh (“son of Ionnrachtach”), a byname meaning "attacker"; compare Hanratty.
Ackley
English habitational surname, from Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Oakley, which has the same origin.
Suh
From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).
Hannan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAnnáin (“descendant of Annán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
From Mandarin 漢南／汉南 (Hànnán).
Destefano
Very rare spelling of Italian De Stefano.
From Italian De Stefano.
Hargrave
Habitational surname, from Old English hār (“grey”) or hara (“hare”) + graf (“grove”) or grǣfe (“thicket”).
Bickel
From an Old English surname, from Bickleigh in Devon, from the personal name Bicca (“pickaxe”) + leah (“wooded area”). For the first element see Proto-Germanic *pikkōną.
Seo
From Korean 서(徐) (Seo). Cognate with English Xu (from Mandarin).
Varghese
Borrowed from Malayalam വർഗീസ് (vaṟgīsŭ).
Berkowitz
Germanized spelling of Polish Berkowicz, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.
Shively
Americanized spelling of Swiss German Schäublin or Scheublin.
Boynton
From the Old English personal name Bōfa + -ing (“belonging to”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement; town”).
Qureshi
From Arabic قُرَشِيّ (qurašiyy).
Heffernan
Anglicized form of Irish Ó hIfearnáin (“descendant of Ifearnán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of ifreannach (“demon”), from ifreann (“hell”).
Yeh
From the Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 葉／叶 (Yeh⁴).
Hua
From Mandarin 花 (Huā) or Mandarin 華 /华 (Huà), which are likely cognate.
From Mandarin 滑 (Huá).
Durr
* As a German surname, from the adjective dürr (“dried up”). Compare Duerr.
* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Ó Doraidh, from Old Irish doraid (“doorkeeper”) (compare doras). Compare Dore.
Siebert
From the German surname, ultimately corresponding to Proto-Germanic *segaz (“victory”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
Leake
* As an English but ultimately North Germanic surname, from Old Norse lœkr (“stream, brook”). The Norse word is found in many English place names, such as Leck in Lancashire, and the surname could have been from these names. Compare the variant Leach.
* Also as an occupational English surname, from the noun leek.
Joslin
English surname, borrowed through French from a Germanic name, from *Gauzelin, a diminutive of names formed from Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”). The name was also influenced by French Josse (see Joyce).
Flagg
Both the surname and village are from Old English flag (“slab”), itself borrowed from Old Norse flaga, from Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”).
Turney
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from any of various places in France called Tournai, Tournay or Tourny.
Koller
* As a south German surname, spelling variant of Kohler.
* Also as a German surname, from Koller (“horse collar”).
* Also as a German surname, from Westphalian/Rhenish dialect of the place name Köln (“Cologne”).
Dionne
* (surname): From French Dionne
* (given name): From Latin Dione, from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē)
Holbert
From Proto-Germanic *Hulþaberhtaz, from *hulþaz (“favourable, gracious, loyal”) + *berhtaz (“bright”).
Cooksey
Habitational surname from a minor place in Worcestershire, from the Old English personal name Cucu + -s- + īeġ (“island”).
Rountree
Topographic surname, from Middle English rown (“rowan”) + tre (“tree”).
Farah
Borrowed from Arabic فَرَح (faraḥ, “joy”).
Borrowed from Persian فراه (farâh).
Kerrigan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciaragáin (“grandson/descendant of Ciaragán”), a byname from a double diminutive of ciar (“black”).
Schnell
German and Jewish surname, from the adjective schnell (“quick, swift”). Compare Snell, Speed.
Dacosta
From Romance (from Galician Dacosta, Portuguese da Costa), from Latin costa.
Lavin
Various origins:
* A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Láimhín, variant of Ó Flaithimhín (“descendant of Flaithimín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of flaith (“ruler”).
* English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name Lavina, from Latin Lavinia.
* Borrowed from Spanish Lavín, a habitational surname from a place near Santander.
* Respelling of Lavigne.
Harrigan
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hArragáin, a corruption of Ó hÁnradháin (“descendant of Ánradhán”), a diminutive of ánradh (“warrior”). Compare Hanrahan and Horgan.
Wessel
* As a Dutch and German surname, pet form of Werner.
* Also as a German surname, from Wesel in Westphalia.
Burchfield
Topographic surname, from Old English birċe (“birch”) + feld (“open country”).
Mulcahy
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolchathaigh (“descendant of the devotee of (Saint) Cathach”), a byname from cathachyss (“warlike”).
Doane
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dubháin (“descendant of Dubhán”), a diminutive of dubh (“black”), or a reduced Anglicized form of Ó Damháin (“descendant of Damhán”), from a diminutive of damh (“ox, stag”).
Copley
From Old English copp (“hilltop”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Horsley
From Old English hors (“horse”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to horse + -ley (“lea”).
Stocker
* As an English, German and Swiss/Alemannic German surname, from the noun stock (“stock, tree stump”), see Stock.
* As a Dutch surname, from the noun stocker (“jailer”).
* As an English surname, from the noun stocker (“one who sells stockfish”).
* Also as an English surname, variant of Stoker.
* As an Irish surname, from mac an stocaire (“son of the trumpeter”).