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: Old English, Norman French Meaning: Lovecraft is an English surname combined with two English elements; the first part of the name is made up of either Old English personal name Lufu or Lufa meaning "love", or from the Norman French louve meaning "female wolf"; while the second part of the name could be derived from Old English craeft meaning "craft, skill".

Pinterest Origin: Germanic Meaning: Montgomery is an English surname derived from a place in Normandy, France, meaning "Gumarich's mountain", Gumarich being a Germanic given name meaning "man ruler" or "ruler of man" from Germanic elements guma (man) and ric (power, ruler). Variants : De Montgomery Montgomerie