Surnames Starting with A: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins

"abbot"

Abbot, a nickname or servant name

Breath

Son of Abram

"from Abreu"

"farmer, ploughman"

"oak clearing"

"by the coast"

From Edgar, 'rich spear'

Son of little Adam

"son of Adam"

Son of Adam

Of Adam; from Adamy

Son of little Adam

Eagle

From the personal name Agostino (Augustine)

"watered, sober"

"eagle place"

Place of eagles

Open, prominent place

Descendant of Eachthighearna ("lord of horses")

From Aiello, a place name

Owner of his farm

From Ainsworth, near Bolton in Lancashire

Dweller by a field

"from Alarcón"

"dawn" or "from Alba"

Someone from Albania, or from an Arbëreshë community

Noble and bright

From the personal name Alberto

Noble and bright

From Alburquerque

Elf ruler

"a German"

Defender of men

From Alfaro

Alder ford, or Ealdgyth's ford

From the given name Alan

Son of Alice, or son of Allan

From Ealdred, 'old counsel'

From Alsop en le Dale in Derbyshire

"the table" (Arabic)

From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"

"from Alvarado"

Son of Álvaro

"son of Álvaro"

"lover"

"from Amaral"

Beloved

From Amaya

Friend

From Amorim

"loving"

Carried by God

From Anaya

Son of Andrew

"from Andrade"

Manly

From the name Andrés

Son of Andrew ("manly")

From Andrzejewo (Andrew's place)

From Antonius

From Antonello, a pet form of Antonio

"son of António"

"apparition, Epiphany"

"farm where apples grow"

From Aquino

From Aragon

"from Aranda"

"from Araújo"

Maple

Bowman

From Arellano

"sand", sandy ground

From Arévalo

From the medieval given name Arias

"dweller by a hermitage"

Strong in the arm

Eagle ruler

From Arnold ("eagle power")

Eagle power

From Arredondo

Stony place

From Arrington

"stream"

Rue herb

Place of holm oaks

Perhaps bear

Ash-tree farm

Ash-tree clearing

From Ashworth, near Rochdale in Lancashire

"valley of the aspen trees"

From Assisi

Assumption of Mary

From Atherton, near Wigan in Lancashire

Son of Atkin, little Adam

"at the wood"

Noble and bright

Elf ruler

Water meadow dweller

From Augustine

From Avellino

"from Ávila"

From Avilés

"from Ayala"

Heir

"holly grove"