English Surnames: Meaning, Origin & Coat of Arms (page 6 of 10)

Son of Hodge (Roger)

Son of Hodge (Roger)

Hill / mound

Brook in a hollow

Deep valley

Deep valley

Tenant, landholder

From Holland in Lincolnshire or Lancashire

Clearing in a hollow

Born on a holy day

Holly enclosure

Dweller by a sunken road

Dweller in a hollow

Islet, river meadow; holly

"clearing in a hollow"

Dweller by a wood

Honey cottage

Hood maker, or one who wore a hood

One who lived on a hook of land

Bend of land

Hoop maker for barrels

Enclosed valley

Dancer, leaper

From a place near Bolton, Lancashire

From Horton, "muddy farmstead"

Croat

Son of Hoskin

Heel / ridge spur

Of the house

Heart-brave; high guardian; hayward

From Haworth or a similar Pennine place

Dweller by a mound

Tall thin man

From the personal name Hubert ("bright mind")

Hudel's farm

Son of Hudde (Richard or Hugh)

Hill spur

Dweller on a hill

Peaceful warrior

Hunter

Wooded hill

Son of Hutchin (little Hugh)

Son of Hud / Hugh

Farm on the ridge

High gate

A hide of land

"son of Ibbot", from Isabel

From Illingworth, near Halifax

Inga's homestead

From the Norman personal name Ingelram

Innkeeper

From Ireland

Wood of a man named Isa

Son of Iver

Ivy, or son of Ivo

Son of Jack (John)

Son of Jacob

Son of James (from Jacob)

From Gervase

Son of Jeffrey

Son of Jeffrey

Son of Jenin, little John

Jernegan / Gernagon

From Judicaël

Son of John

Carpenter / joiner

From the river Jordan (a baptismal name)

Joiner, woodworker

From Jordan

Judge

Jackdaw

Kite

Boatman

Bold, brave

Kill hog

Cenel's island

Champion, warrior

Valley of the River Kent

From Kent

Mound of Einion

"church wood"

Key maker, or quay

Keys / quay

Bold kinsman

King (nickname or royal servant)

King's clearing

Royal victory

Place name

Church settlement

"village with a church"

Kitchen worker

Kitchen servant

Hilltop, or young servant

Servant; mounted soldier

Hillock or stout

Dweller by a knoll

Farm by a knoll

From Lassy, Normandy

Servant, young man

Stream dweller

Lamb, a gentle person, or from Lambert

Lamb farm

Fort on the River Lune

Dweller by a glade

Uncertain

Dweller by the lane

Long hill

Long ford

Long wood or clearing

Long stone

Wool worker

From Lacelle in Normandy

At the barns

Latin speaker, translator

From Laurentius, "man of Laurentum"

Farm by a mound

Clearing, meadow

Leek farm

Physician

Sloping hill

Lead beater

Woodland clearing, meadow

Herb garden

Lenz / Lorenz

From the personal name Leonard ("lion-hardy")

From Leicester

Attached

Bright, nimble

Swift runner

Lily-fair, or from Lilley

Settlement by the pool

Lime-tree clearing

From Lindsey in Lincolnshire

Dyer

Dweller by an enclosure

Locklear / Lumbee line

Enclosed wood

House with a loft

From London

Tall man