A History of Surnames

Queen is an English surname with a variety of meanings depending on the origin: a short form of McQueen , the anglicized form of Gaelic  Mac Shuibhne meaning "son of Suibhne", a personal name meaning "well-going" or "pleasant"; it could also be derived from Old English cwen meaning "woman", likely originating as a nickname for a man who played the part of a queen in a play since back than women weren't allowed to be on the stage; another possible meaning I've seen attributed to the surname is that it may come from Old French word chene meaning "oak, oak tree" derived from  Gaulish word  cassanos  meaning "oak" from * cass- (twist); or it may have come about as an occupational name for a keeper of hounds, from Old French  chien from Latin canis meaning "dog"; it derives from the Proto-Indo-European word   *ḱwṓ- (dog).   Origin: Gaelic, Old English, Gaulish, Proto-Indo-European Pinterest V...

Adair comes from a Scottish surname, the Scottish form of personal given name Edgar meaning "wealthy spear" from Old English elements ead (wealth, fortune) and gar (spear). Adair has also been used as a given name. Origin: Old English Pinterest Variants : Adaire 

Marwood is an English surname derived from the name of a settlement, possibly meaning "boundary wood" from Old English mere/ mǣre (boundary, limit)   and wood (wood). Another possible origin for Marwood is that it may have originated as a nickname for someone believed to have the power of casting the evil eye, coming from an Old French word meaning "evil look. Origin: Old English, Old French Pinterest Variants : Morwood  Marward  Merewood Merwood Marewood

Wickfield is an English surname made up of Middle English wik, wich meaning "village, hamlet, town" from Latin vicus (village, hamlet) via Proto-Indo-European root word  *weyḱ (to settle; settlement);  and field, a topographical name   referring to an open or cultivated land or pasture; so Wickfield originally referred to someone who lived in a hamlet or village near a field.  Origin: Proto-Indo-European Pinterest

Turner is an English occupational surname with a few possible origins: it may refer to someone who was a turner, someone who turns and shapes wood, metal, or bone on a lathe derived from Latin tornus from the Proto-Indo-European word  *terh₁ (to rub turn); it may also have developed as a nickname for someone who was a fast runner from Middle English turnen (to turn) which comes from the same Proto-Indo-European word  *terh₁ plus hare , referring to the animal, likely in reference to its speed; Turner may also be a German surname for someone who was a gymnast; it may also have derived as an occupational name for an official who was in charge of a tournament, from Old French tournoi "tournament"; another possible meaning is that it may have originated from French Le  étourneau meaning "starling", over time becoming L e Turner and than Turner. Turner can also be used as a male given name. Origin: Proto-Indo-European, German, Old French Pinterest ...

Timberlake is an English surname that derived from a habitational name meaning "timber lake" or "wood lake" from Old English elements timber (timber, wood) and lacu (lake, stream). Origin: Old English Pinterest Variants : Tymberlake 

Lake is an English surname, originally derived as a topographic name for someone who lived bear a lake or a stream. The name derives from Old English lacu and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European  *leǵ- (to leak, drain).  Origin: Proto-Indo-European Pinterest

Pinterest Holmes is an English surname with several possible origins: it be be derived from Old English holegn meaning "holly", referring to someone who lived near  some holly trees, though it may also likely refer to the holly oak; it may also come from Middle English holm meaning "island", derived from Old Norse holmr (island); I've also seen it listed as possibly being derived form haugum, derived from Old Norse haugr meaning "high hill, mound"; it may also be an anglicized form of Gaelic surname  Mac Thomáis, meaning "son of Thom" Origin: Old English, Old Norse, Gaelic  Variants : Holme  Hulme  Holms 

Pinterest Whitaker is an English surname deriving from a place name made of up of Old English elements hwit (white) and   æcer (cultivated land, field), meaning "white field" though spelled  Whiteacre it means "wheat field", the first part derived from Old English  hwǣte (wheat). Origin: Old English Variants : Whittaker  Whitacre  Whittakers  Whiteacre  Witacre 

Pinterest Origin: Spanish Meaning: Zapata is a Spanish and Galician surname derived from an occupational name for someone who was a cobbler or shoemaker or who sold shoes, from Spanish zapato meaning "shoe" or "boot".

Pinterest Origin: Polish Meaning: Zarowny seems to be a Polish surname although I couldn't find the meaning behind the name. Variants : Zarowna 

Pinterest Origin: Middle English Meaning: Witherspoon is a Scottish surname derived from a place name now long lost, perhaps from Old English wether (ram, sheep) and spong referring to a narrow strip of land, so the surname essentially means "a narrow strip of land where sheep dwell". Variants : Witherspoons  Wetherspoon Wotherspoon  Wetherspong 

Pinterest Origin: Latin Meaning: Austen is a vernacular form of Augustine which comes from Augustus,   originally an Ancient Roman title used by Roman emperors after the first and, by some accounts, greatest emperor of Rome, Gaius Octavius, who was the adopted son and heir of Julius Caesar. It means “majestic”, “venerable”, “great” from Latin  augere  (to increase). Austen is also used as a male given name. Variants : Austin  Auston Austins 

Pinterest Origin: Old Breton Meaning: Jernigan seems to be of uncertain etymology though it's been linked to an Old Breton personal name, Iarnuuocon , meaning "iron famous". Variants : Jernegan 

Pinterest Origin: English Meaning: Rothwell is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "stream in a clearing", originally used to refer to someone who lived in a clearing by a stream, the clearing beind made by ridding it of trees. Variants : De Rottweil

Pinterest Origin: Germanic Meaning: Watson is a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Wat/Watt", Wat/Watt being a medieval English diminutive of given name  Walter meaning "ruler of the army" from Germanic elements wald (rule) and hari (army). Variants : Wattson  Watts  Walterson  McWattie 

Pinterest Origin: Proto-Brythonic Meaning: Glasgow is the name of a city in Scotland. Though the name is uncertain it could mean "green hollow" or "gray hollow" from Proto-Brythonic elements glas (gray or green) and cau (hollow). It was likely given to someone who came from a place called Glasgow. Variants : Glasgu (Medieval English)

Pinterest Origin: English Meaning: Kenda is not a surname I could find much meaning on, though it could be from English meaning "water baby" although I'm not sure of the accuracy of that. Kenda has also been used as a female given name, used as a feminine form of Kendrick or Kendall.

Pinterest Origin: Gaelic, Latin Meaning: McFadden is a Scottish and Irish surname, a patrynomic surname meaning "son of little Patrick" from Gaelic Mac/Mc meaning "son of" and Fadden , from Irish  Pháidín and Scottish Phaid(e)in, a diminutive of given name Patrick which comes from Latin Patricus meaning “patrician” used to refer to the elite of the Roman aristocracy descended from the founding fathers of Rome, derived from Latin  patres  (father). It has since attained the idea of “nobleman, noble”. Variants : Mcfadden  MacPhaden  McFfaden  MacFadyen (Scottish) MacFadden  MacFadan  McFaddin Mac Phaidin  McFadin (Scottish) MacFadwyn  MacFadyean  MacFadzean  MacFadyon  McFayden  Fadden  Fadyen  Faden  Fadin  Fadwyn 

Pinterest Origin: Ancient Greek Meaning: Christie is a Scottish surname, originally a patronymic surname derived from Christian or Christopher, both deriving from Greek christos meaning "anointed". Variants : Chrysty (Medieval English) Criste (Medieval English)