{"id":1163,"date":"2014-06-30T21:31:29","date_gmt":"2014-07-01T04:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2014-06-30T21:31:29","modified_gmt":"2014-07-01T04:31:29","slug":"many-english-last-names-began-nicknames-original-meanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hellbach.us\/blog\/info\/many-english-last-names-began-nicknames-original-meanings\/","title":{"rendered":"Many English Last Names Began As Nicknames \u2014 Here Are Their Original Meanings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:3912,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/0192115928\\\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0192115928&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ahellb-20&amp;linkId=DOHG6DSAW77WLVQZ&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/product\\\/0192115928\\\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:3913,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.businessinsider.com\\\/last-name-meanings-in-english-2014-6&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20231216204122\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.businessinsider.com\\\/last-name-meanings-in-english-2014-6&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 09:08:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-19 09:08:03&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:206},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>In &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0192115928\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0192115928&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=ahellb-20&amp;linkId=DOHG6DSAW77WLVQZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">A Dictionary of Surnames<\/a>,&#8221; Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges have laid out where early last names come from and what they mean. Through research into genealogy and linguistics, they found the bulk of European surnames were formed in the 13th and 14th centuries as societies became more bureaucratic and began collecting taxes.<\/p>\n<p>Early last names fall into a few major categories of origin. Many began as nicknames.<\/p>\n<p>If your last name today falls into this category of name, you could theoretically learn something about the personality or appearance of one of the very first people to share your name. For example, a town that had several people named &#8220;John&#8221; might have started calling one of them &#8220;John Beal.&#8221; &#8220;Beal&#8221; comes from &#8220;bel&#8221; \u2014 fair or lovely \u2014 and could refer to someone handsome.<\/p>\n<p>Names didn&#8217;t have to come from nicknames. Variations of people&#8217;s occupations, a distinguishing geographical feature near their homes, or a version of their mother&#8217;s or father&#8217;s first name could also become their last name.<\/p>\n<p>Last names that originated from nicknames are a particularly interesting category, though. Sometimes they were even based on negative traits, but Europeans rarely changed them once they officially went on record. During the period that last names were being adopted, people accepted their new last names as their God-given names.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, you may have a last name that originated from somebody ribbing one of your ancestors or making a comment on their appearance.<\/p>\n<p>While names from a number of European languages originated from nicknames, below we have broken out only English last names and their likely corresponding meanings, as determined by Hanks and Hodges.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>A<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Arlott \u2014 vagabond, rascal; Ayer \u2014 an heir to a title or fortune<\/p>\n<h2><strong>B<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Back \u2014 someone with a hunched back or peculiarity; Bairnsfather \u2014 father or alleged father of an illegitimate child; Barfoot \u2014 someone who went about his business, peasant; Bass \u2014 nickname for a short man; Bastard \u2014 nickname for an illegitimate child; Bay \u2014 nickname for someone with chestnut or auburn hair; Bayard \u2014 reckless; Beake \u2014 person with a prominent nose; Beal \u2014 handsome (from <em>bel<\/em>: fair, lovely); Bear \u2014 nickname for a person who has a mix of strength and amusement; Beard \u2014 wearer of a beard; Beauclerk \u2014 &#8220;fair clerk&#8221;; Beavis\u2014 nickname for an affectionate address; Bee \u2014 energetic or active person; Belcher \u2014 someone with a fair and lovely face; Besson \u2014 a twin (from <em>bis<\/em>, twice); Bevin \u2014 nickname for a wine drinker (from <em>beivre<\/em> to drink; <em>vin<\/em> wine); Biss \u2014 someone with an unhealthy complexion; Black \u2014 a swarthy or dark-haired man; Blacklock \u2014 someone with dark hair; Blake \u2014 another variant of <em>blac<\/em> that sometimes meant pale, white, fair; Blanchflower \u2014 ironic name for a man of feminine appearance; Blessed \u2014 a fortunate individual; Blewett \u2014 a habitual wearer of blue; Bligh, Bliss \u2014 a cheerful person; Blunt \u2014 someone with fair hair (from <em>blund<\/em>), a stupid person (from <em>blont, dull<\/em>); Boast, Boggis \u2014 a boastful man; Body \u2014 corpulent; Bold \u2014 bold, courageous; Bonney \u2014 handsome; Bonser \u2014 from <em>bon sire<\/em>\u00a0good sir, given to a fine gentleman either ironically or seriously; Bowler \u2014 a heavy drinker; Bradman \u2014 broad, well built man; Breakspear \u2014 a successful warrior or jouster; Breeze \u2014 an irritating person; Brisbane \u2014 from <em>to break<\/em> and <em>bone<\/em>; probably used for someone crippled by a broken bone; Broad \u2014 stout; Brown \u2014 someone with brown hair; Buck \u2014 a man who resembles a goat; Bull \u2014 large, aggressive man; Bunker \u2014 reliable; Burr \u2014 a person who is difficult to shake off (from <em>bur<\/em>, a seed head that sticks to clothing)<\/p>\n<h2><strong>C<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Cain \u2014 a tall, thin man; Cannon \u2014 someone living in a clergy house; Cardinal \u2014 someone who acted lordly and patronizing; Carless \u2014 carefree; Catt \u2014 from the animal; Chaff \u2014 bald; Chance \u2014 a gambler or someone who had survived an accident; Child \u2014 someone considerably younger than his siblings; Chopin \u2014 a heavy drinker; Cock \u2014 a natural leader; Cockayne \u2014 an idle dreamer; Cocker \u2014 a bellicose person; Coley \u2014 a swarthy person; Comley \u2014 a handsome man; Coney \u2014 rabbit; Converse \u2014 a Jew converted to Christianity; Corderoy \u2014 proud; Couch \u2014 a red-haired man; Counsel \u2014 a wise or thoughtful man; Cousin \u2014 familiar; Crisp \u2014 a man with curly hair; Cruise \u2014 bold, fierce; Curtis \u2014 a refined person<\/p>\n<h2><strong>D<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Dain \u2014 important person; Dark \u2014 someone with dark hair; Devin \u2014 nickname of either ironic or literal application of <em>devin, divin<\/em> excellent; Dick \u2014 a stout, thick man; Doe \u2014 a mild and gentle man; Doggett \u2014 nickname with abusive connotations; Dolittle \u2014 a lazy man; Dormer \u2014 a lazy man, (from <em>dormire<\/em> to sleep); Doughty \u2014 powerful or brave; Dowling \u2014 stupid person, (from\u00a0<em>doll<\/em> stupid); Drury \u2014 nickname for love; Ducker \u2014 nickname derivative (from <em>douke<\/em> to dive, plunge); Duke \u2014 someone who gives himself airs and graces<\/p>\n<h2><strong>E<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Eagle \u2014 a lordly, impressive or sharp eyed man; Elder \u2014 distinguishing name bestowed on the older one of a group<\/p>\n<h2><strong>F<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fair \u2014 beautiful; Fairfax \u2014 someone with beautiful, long hair (from <em>feax<\/em>, hair, tresses; Faith \u2014 a trustworthy person; Farrant \u2014 someone with gray hair; Fay \u2014 someone with supernatural qualities, (from <em>faie<\/em> or fairy); Fear \u2014 a sociable person (from <em>feare<\/em>, comrade companion); Fiddy \u2014 son of God; Figgis \u2014 trustworthy or reliable; Fillery \u2014 illegitimate son of a monarch; Finch \u2014 from the bird, which in the Middle Ages had a reputation for stupidity; Fitt \u2014 polite; Foot \u2014 deformity of foot; Fort \u2014 strong; Fowle \u2014 someone resembling a bird; Frost \u2014 someone with an icy disposition or with a white beard or hair<\/p>\n<h2><strong>G<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Gain \u2014 crafty; Gale \u2014 cheerful person (from <em>gaile<\/em> jovial); Gallop \u2014 rash; Game, Gammon \u2014 merry or sporty; Garnon \u2014 someone with a mustache; Glew \u2014 cautious or wise; Godson \u2014 the godson of an influential person; Golfinch \u2014 nickname from the bird; Golightly \u2014 a messenger; Good \u2014 good; Gooden \u2014 someone who often uses the salutation &#8220;good evening&#8221;; Goodfellow, Goodfriend \u2014 congenial person; Grace \u2014 pleasant; Gray \u2014 someone with gray hair; Green \u2014 someone who liked wearing green; Grubb \u2014 small; Gulliver \u2014 greedy<\/p>\n<h2><strong>H<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Hand \u2014 someone with a deformed hand; Hare \u2014 a swift runner; Hart \u2014 nickname meaning stag; Hasard \u2014 a gambler; Hoare \u2014 an old man<\/p>\n<h2>K<\/h2>\n<p>Kay \u2014 a left handed man; Kedge \u2014 brisk, lively, (from Swedish\u00a0<em>kack,<\/em> meaning bold or brisk); Keech \u2014 unflattering nickname for lumpish person; Keene \u2014 fierce, brave, proud; Kidd \u2014 frisky person; King \u2014 someone who conducts himself in a kingly manner; Knott \u2014 a thick or not shapely person<\/p>\n<h2>L<\/h2>\n<p>Lamb \u2014 a meek or inoffensive person; Lark \u2014 a merry person; Lawless \u2014 an unbridled and licentious man; Lawty \u2014 a trustworthy person; Lever \u2014 a fleet footed or timid person (from\u00a0<em>levre, <\/em>meaning hare); Levett \u2014 nickname for wolf; Light \u2014 a happy or cheerful person, someone busy and active, someone small; Lipp \u2014 someone with large lips; Little \u2014 a small man; Littlefair \u2014 nickname for small companion; Littley \u2014 someone with small eyes; Loach \u2014 nickname from a small fresh water fish; Long, Longfellow \u2014 a tall person; Lord \u2014 someone who behaves in a lordly manner; Lovatt \u2014 nickname meaning young wolf; Lovelace \u2014 a philanderer; Lovell \u2014 nickname from <em>lou, <\/em>meaning wolf; Lovelock \u2014 a dandy; Lovely \u2014 an amiable person; Lyon \u2014 a fierce or brave warrior<\/p>\n<h2>M<\/h2>\n<p>Mallory \u2014 an unfortunate person; Mann \u2014 a strong or fierce man; Marvel \u2014 a person considered prodigious in some way, could be ironic; Master \u2014 someone who behaved in a masterful manner; Maufe \u2014 an untrustworthy person; Miskin \u2014 a young man, probably to distinguish someone from an older person in the same family; Monk \u2014 someone who looks like a monk; Mutton \u2014 a gentle but unimaginative person<\/p>\n<h2>N<\/h2>\n<p>Need \u2014 an impoverished person; New \u2014 a newcomer to an area; Newbold \u2014 someone who lived in a newly constructed dwelling; Newcombe, Newman \u2014 a new arrival in a place; Nightingale \u2014 someone with a good voice; Noel \u2014 someone with a connection to the Christmas season; Noon \u2014 a bright and cheery person<\/p>\n<h2>O<\/h2>\n<p>Odam \u2014 someone who has done well by marrying someone with a rich daughter<\/p>\n<h2>P<\/h2>\n<p>Pace \u2014 mild mannered person; Palmer \u2014 someone who had been on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land; Pardoe, Purdy \u2014 nickname from someone who often said <em>par Dieu<\/em>\u00a0(by God\/for God\u2019s sake); Parent \u2014 a parent or related to someone important in the community; Parslow \u2014 nickname from <em>passer, <\/em>meaning to cross; Pedley \u2014 a stealthy person; Penny \u2014 nickname from the coin; Pettifer \u2014 a tireless walker; Pettit \u2014 a small person; Pickerell \u2014 a sharp and aggressive person; Pinch \u2014 a chirpy person; Plenty \u2014 nickname for abundance; Pollard \u2014 someone with a large or unusually shaped head; Postle \u2014 nickname short for apostle; Pratt \u2014 a clever trickster; Prior \u2014 an immediate subordinate to an abbott; Puddy \u2014 someone rotund; Puttock \u2014 nickname for a greedy person<\/p>\n<h2>Q<\/h2>\n<p>Quail \u2014 nickname from the bird, for a timorous, lecherous, or fat person; Quant \u2014 a person admired for good sense or skill or regarded as cunning or crafty; Quarry \u2014 a thickset man; Quick \u2014 a lively person<\/p>\n<h2>R<\/h2>\n<p>Raggett \u2014 someone whose appearance is unkempt; Raison \u2014 an intelligent person; Ram \u2014 a forceful or lusty person; Read \u2014 a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion; Revell \u2014 a boisterous person; Rich \u2014 a wealthy man; Root \u2014 a cheerful person; Rouse, Rudd, Rust \u2014 a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion; Rump \u2014 nickname for a person with a large behind; Ruth \u2014 nickname for a charitable person<\/p>\n<h2>S<\/h2>\n<p>Sadd \u2014 a serious or solemn person; Saffer \u2014 a greedy person; Saint \u2014 a notably pious individual; Samways \u2014 a stupid person; Sarson \u2014 someone of swarthy appearance; Savage \u2014 a wild or uncouth person; Scaife \u2014 an awkward or difficult man; Scarfe \u2014 someone resembling a cormorant, a type of bird; Scull \u2014 a bald man; Sealey \u2014 a person with a cheery disposition; Selman \u2014 a happy or fortunate man; Senior \u2014 a peasant who gave himself airs and graces; Sharp \u2014 keen, active, quick; Shear \u2014 a beautiful or radiant person; Sherwin \u2014 swift runner; Short \u2014 a person of low stature; Silver \u2014 a rich man or someone with gray hair; Snell \u2014 brisk or active person; Snow \u2014 someone with a pale complexion or very white hair; Sowden \u2014 nickname for sultan; Speak \u2014 nickname from a woodpecker; Sparrow \u2014 a small chirpy person; Spire \u2014 a tall, thin man; Spratt \u2014 a small and insignificant person; Squibb \u2014 a sarcastic person; Stack \u2014 a large well built man; Stagg \u2014 nickname from the male deer; Steel \u2014 someone considered hard or durable as steel; Stout \u2014 a brave or powerful man; Strong \u2014 a strong man; Swift \u2014 a rapid runner<\/p>\n<h2>T<\/h2>\n<p>Tabard \u2014 a wearer of a long sleeveless coat of heavy material; Tame \u2014 a quiet and gentle person; Tempest \u2014 someone with a blustery temperament; Thewlis \u2014 an ill mannered person; Thrussell \u2014 nickname from the bird, probably given to a cheerful person; Thumb \u2014 someone with a deformed thumb; Titmus \u2014 a small person; Todd \u2014 someone thought to resemble a fox in some way; Treacher \u2014 a devious person; Tripp \u2014 someone with an odd gait; Trunchion \u2014 a short, fat man (from <em>thronchon, <\/em>meaningpiece broken off of); Turk \u2014 a rowdy or unruly person; Twigg \u2014 a thin person<\/p>\n<h2>U<\/h2>\n<p>Uncle \u2014 a man who is an uncle to someone<\/p>\n<h2>V<\/h2>\n<p>Vaisey \u2014 a cheerful person (from <em>enveisie, <\/em>meaning playful, merry); Venture \u2014 a bold person; Verity \u2014 a truthful person; Viggars \u2014 a sturdy person; Virtue \u2014 a pious or good person; Whale \u2014 an ungainly person; White, Whithead \u2014 someone with white hair; Widdow \u2014 a widow or widower; Wight \u2014 strong-willed or brave; Wild \u2014 nickname someone of violent and undisciplined character; Wise \u2014 a wise or learned person; Wraith \u2014 someone with a violent temper<\/p>\n<h2>Y<\/h2>\n<p>Yule \u2014 nickname for someone who was born on Christmas Day<\/p>\n<p><em>from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/last-name-meanings-in-english-2014-6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">BusinessInsider<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In &#8220;A Dictionary of Surnames,&#8221; Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges have laid out where early last names come from and what they mean. 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