A History of Surnames

Pinterest Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Mayhew comes from Norman French derived from given name Mahieu , a Norman form of Matthew meaning "gift of Yahweh". It could also be an anglicized form of Mailloux , a French surname meaning "big mallet". Variants : Mayhews Mayhou  Mayou  Mayhow  Mayo 

Pinterest Origin: Germanic, Hebrew Meaning: Dirksmeyer seems to be a combination of Dirks , a Dutch and German name meaning "son of Dirk", Dirk being a short form of Diederik, the Dutch form of Theodoric meaning "ruler of the people" from Germanic elements theud (people) and ric (power, ruler); and Meyer , which seems to come from German meier  via Latin maior (greater, superior)   meaning "higher, superior", used as a status name for a steward, bailiff, or overseer, which later came to be used for someone who was a tenant farmer and later came to be used as a compound name, usually as the second element; or it could be from Hebrew meir meaning "enlightened". Variants : Dirksmeier 

Pinterest Origin: English Meaning: Addams is a patrynomic surname meaning "son of Adam", Adam being a given name derived from Hebrew name which has various meanings such as "man", "red", or "ground, earth" and "blood". Variants : Adams  Adamson 

Pinterest Origin: Hebrew Meaning: Davis is a patrynomic surname meaning "son of David", David coming from a Hebrew masculine name meaning "beloved". Variants : Davies (Welsh, English) Davie (Scottish, English) Davidson (English) Davison (English) Davidsen (Danish) McDevitt (Irish; Anglicized form of Mac Daibh éid) Mac Daibh éid (Irish) Dawson (English) Davidovi ć (Serbian)