Surnames Starting with W: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 2 of 2)
175 family names beginning with W. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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WhitlockEngland
White lock of hair
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WhitmoreEngland
White moor
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WhitneyEngland
White island
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WhittingtonEngland
Farm of Hwita's people
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WhitworthEngland
White enclosure
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WhyteScotland
White, fair
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WiddowsonEngland
Son of the widow
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WieczorekPoland
Little evening
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WiedemannGermany
Church farmer
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WiegandGermany
Warrior
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WielandGermany
From the name Wieland
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WierzbickiPoland
Willow place
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WigginsEngland
Son of Wiggin (worthy)
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WilberforceEngland
Wilburh's ford
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WilcoxEngland
Son of little Will
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WilczekPoland
Little wolf
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WilczyńskiPoland
"wolf"
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WildGermany
Wild, untamed
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WildeEngland
"wild, untamed"
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WileyEngland
Willow, or from the River Wylye
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WilhelmGermany
From the personal name Wilhelm (William)
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WilkPoland
Wolf
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WilkinsWales
Son of Wilkin, little William
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WillardEngland
Resolute will
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WillettEngland
Little William
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WilliamsWales & England
Son of William
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WilliamsonScotland
Son of William
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WillisEngland
Son of Will (William)
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WilloughbyEngland
Willow farm
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WilsonEngland & Scotland
Son of Will (William)
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WimmerAustria
Farmer of parish land
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WinchesterEngland
Place name
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WinfieldEngland
"pasture field"
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WingEngland
Place name
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WinklerGermany
Corner dweller; small trader
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WinslowEngland
Wine's burial mound
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WinstonEngland
Wine's farmstead
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WinterGermany
Winter; cold temperament
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WinterbottomEngland
Winter valley
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WintersEngland
Of winter / son of Winter
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WinthropEngland
Wina's farm
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WirthGermany
"innkeeper"
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WirtzGermany
Son of the innkeeper
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WiseEngland
Wise, learned
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WishartScotland
Wise and hardy (Guiscard)
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WiśniewskiPoland
From Wiśniewo, "cherry-tree place"
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WithersEngland
Willow
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WitherspoonScotland
Sheep pasture
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WitkowskiPoland
From Witkowo
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WittGermany
White, fair-haired
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WłodarczykPoland
Son of the steward
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WlodarskiPoland
Steward
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WojciechowskiPoland
From Wojciechów, place of Wojciech
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WójcikPoland
Little village headman; or pet form of Wojciech
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WojtasikPoland
"son of Wojtas"
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WojtczakPoland
"son of Wojtek"
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WójtowiczPoland
"son of the village head"
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WolakPoland
Little ox / from Wola
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WolfGermany
Wolf (given name or nickname)
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WolfeEngland
Wolf, a nickname or personal name
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WolffGermany
Wolf
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WolseyEngland
Wolf victory
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WolskiPoland
"from Wola"
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WolstenholmeEngland
Wulfstan's water meadow
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WoodEngland
Dweller by the wood
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WoodallEngland
Hall in the wood
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WoodcockEngland
A nickname from the woodcock bird
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WoodruffEngland
Dweller where woodruff grew
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WoodsEngland
Dweller by the woods
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WoodsonEngland
Son of Wood
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WoodwardEngland
Forest keeper
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WootenEngland
Settlement by a wood
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WorkmanEngland
Labourer, craftsman
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WorsleyEngland
Clearing of Weorc
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WorthingtonEngland
Settlement of Weorth's people
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WoźniakPoland
Cart-driver or court usher
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WrayEngland
Nook, corner
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WrightEngland
Craftsman, woodworker
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WrigleyEngland
From Wrigley Head, near Oldham
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WróbelPoland
Sparrow
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WróblewskiPoland
From Wróblew (sparrow place)
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WronaPoland
"crow"
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WurmGermany
Worm or dragon
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WyattEngland
Little Guy
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WylieScotland
Little William
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WynnWales
White, fair
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WysockiPoland
From Wysokie (high place)
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Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.