English Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 7 of 16)

A jail keeper or turnkey

Someone who came from Wales, a Welshman

Old

Glove / from Ghent

"gardener"

Gardener

Maker of garlands

Granary keeper, or from the personal name Warner

A descendant of Guarin, or a nickname from the pomegranate colour

A spear warrior

Spear-hard or spear-rule (from Gerard or Gerald)

A spear warrior

"dweller by the spear-shaped hillside"

A dweller in an enclosed yard or on a farm

From Gascony

Someone who came from Gaisgill (wild-goose valley)

From Gascony

Dweller by the gates

A dweller by a wood frequented by goats

Cheerful

Lively

Noble birth, courtesy

Brother

Someone who came from Gatesgill (shelter for goats), in Cumberland

Son of Gib (Gilbert)

A descendant of little Giff

A descendant of little Giff

Chubby-cheeked

From the Norman name Gilbert ("bright pledge")

From Aegidius (young goat)

Dweller by a ravine, or from Gilbert

From Guillaume (William)

Little William

Son of Gib / Gilbert

Gushing stream

Son of Given

Someone who made and sold glass

Someone who made and sold glass

Kite hill

Glove maker

"God hard", a Germanic personal name

God's peace

Golden-haired

Someone who came from Goldsborough (Godhelm's or Golda's fort)

Worker in gold

Good, kind

"good ale" or "good corner"

A descendant of Goding or Godwin

Good man, or head of a household

From Godric, 'good ruler'

A descendant of Godric (God's rule)

Son of Good

Good friend

Dweller on a triangular plot

From Gocelin, or young goose

Golden, or goldsmith

Someone who made or sold gold articles

Keeper of the granary

Place name

Someone who engraved or carved wood

Steward, or dweller by a grove

Grey-haired

Son of the steward

Dweller by the village green

Dweller by the village green

Green field

"green hollow"

A dweller at the sign of the green man

Dweller by a green wood

The great or large person

From Greek Grēgorios, "watchful"

A descendant of Greg, a pet form of Gregory (watchman)

Grazing homestead

The great or large person

An unidentified Gregby

Son of Grim (masked one)

"dark wood" or "Grim's wood"

Place name

The merchant in gross, or wholesaler

Dweller by a grove

Grubbe / digger

A guest or visitor

A descendant of Guilliam (resolution, helmet)

A dweller on, or near, the flat place

Wood, or wide

A dweller at the gate, or entrance, to a forest

Woodcutter, hoe maker

Little Hake, 'hook'

Heath clearing

Enclosure

Dweller in a nook or hollow

A dweller on a homestead consisting of half an acre

Place name

Worker or dweller at the hall

Someone who came from Hallam or Halam (corner or remote valley)

"holy well"

From a place named Halstead

Someone who came from Ham (meadow on a stream)

Crooked hill farm

From Hanby

Little Hamo, 'home'

A descendant of little Hamo or Hamon (home)

Dweller by a riverside meadow

From the Norman personal name Hamon

From Hampton, "home farm"

Little John

Remarkable hand

Dexterous

Someone who came from Hascomb (witches' valley), in Surrey

Son of Hann

From Harcourt

Hard (strong) castle

A dweller at, or near, the hard or firm embankment

The servant of Hardy (bold)

Hardy, brave

Herd farm

Bold, courageous

Hare

"grove of the hares" or "boundary grove"

From Hargreave, "hare grove"

Hare grove

A place-name surname

Hare wood

Army hill

From the personal name Herman or Harman

Harp player

Harp player

Army ruler

The servant to Harry (home ruler)

From Harrington in Cumbria

Son of Harry (Henry)

Son of Harry (Henry)

Stag (nickname)

Someone who came from Hartfield (open land frequented by stags)

Someone who came from Hartford (stag ford)

Deer clearing

Someone who came from Hartshorne (stags' headland), in Derbyshire

Someone from Hartwell, a stags' spring

Someone who came from the Isle of Harty (stag island)

From the Breton personal name Haerveu ("battle worthy")

Grey wood

Son of Haskin