# Falconer (surname)

Falconer is a Scottish surname, either a sept of Clan Keith or a clan on its own, having as crest an angel in a praying posture or, within an orle of laurel proper, as motto VIVE UT VIVAS ("Live that you may have life") but without a chief, being merely an armigerous clan. It is an Anglicized version of the Old French Faulconnier, the name being derived from the occupational name for a trainer of falcons. It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name.

## People with the surname

* Alex Falconer, Scottish politician
* Alex Falconer, American politician from Minnesota
* Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore (1852–1930), brother of Ion Keith Falconer, British politician and colonial governor
* Brian Falconer (1933–2020), Australian rules footballer
* Charles Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton (born 1951), British lawyer and politician
* Colin Falconer (disambiguation), several people
   * Colin Falconer (bishop) (1623–1686), Scottish bishop
   * Colin Falconer (writer) (born 1953), English novelist
* Daniel Falconer, prop designer
* Sir David Falconer (1640–1685), Scottish judge
* Deborah Falconer (born 1965), American actress and musician
* Delia Falconer (born 1966), Australian novelist
* Doug Falconer (Canadian football) (1952–2021), Canadian professional football player
* Douglas Scott Falconer, British quantitative geneticist
* Douglas Falconer (judge) (1914–2007), British judge
* Duncan Falconer, British commando and author
* Earl Falconer (born 1959), British bass player, member of UB40
* Edmund Falconer (1814–1879), writer and actor
* Elizabeth Falconer (born 1956), American koto player
* Etta Zuber Falconer (1933–2002), American educator and mathematician
* George Falconer (1946–2013), Scottish footballer
* Hugh Falconer (1808–1865), Scottish palaeontologist, geologist and botanist
* Ian Falconer (1959–2023), American illustrator and children's book author
* Ion Keith Falconer (1856–1887), brother of Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, missionary and Arabic scholar
* Jacob Falconer (1869–1928), American representative
* Jenni Falconer (born 1976), British television presenter
* John Falconer (disambiguation), multiple people
   * John Falconer, character in On the Run (novel series)
   * John Falconer (actor), played in The Pied Piper (1972 film)
   * John Falconer (bishop) (ca. 1660–1723), Prelate of the Scottish Episcopal Church
   * John Falconer (footballer) (1902–1982), Scottish footballer
   * John Falconer (Jesuit) (1577–1656), English Jesuit
   * John Falconer (merchant) (fl. 1547), English merchant and botanist
   * John Falconer (MP), Member of Parliament for Kincardineshire
   * John Falconer (poker player) (born c. 1955), British poker player
   * John A. Falconer (1844–1900), soldier in the American Civil War
   * John Downie Falconer (1876–1947), Scottish geologist and geographer
   * John Ireland Falconer (1879–1954), Lord Provost of Edinburgh
   * John Mackie Falconer (1820–1903), etcher, painter and watercolourist
* Joyce Falconer (born 1970), Scottish actress
* Kenneth Falconer (mathematician) (born 1952), British mathematician
* Kenneth Falconer, pen name of Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923–1958), American science fiction author
* Kyle Falconer (born 1987), Scottish singer
* Pablo Falconer, British reggae producer
* Peter Falconer (politician) (born 1943), Australian politician
* Reid Falconer (born 1956), American politician
* Robert Falconer (1867–1943), Canadian academic
* Thomas Falconer (disambiguation), multiple people
* William Falconer (disambiguation), multiple people
   * William Falconer, 6th Lord Falconer of Halkerton (1712–1776), English aristocrat
   * William Falconer (bishop) (1707–1784), Scottish clergyman
   * William Falconer (poet) (1732–1769), Scottish poet
   * William Falconer (translator) (1801–1885), English clergymen and academic
   * William Falconer (writer) (1744–1824), English physician and Fellow of the Royal Society
* Willie Falconer (born 1966), Scottish footballer

## People with the first or middle name

* Angus Falconer Douglas-Hamilton (1863–1915), Scottish military officer
* David Falconer Wells (born 1939), professor of theology
* Falconer Madan (1851–1935), British librarian
* Hardy Falconer Parsons (1897–1917), British military officer
* Lyall Falconer Howard (1896–1955), Australian war veteran and businessman
* James Falconer Wilson (1828–1895), American congressman
* Keith Falconer Fletcher (1900–1987), American book dealer
* Paul Falconer Poole (1806–1879), English painter

## Fictional characters with the surname

* Quellcrist Falconer, a character of Richard Morgan's Takeshi Kovacs series