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...

Pinterest Origin: Gaelic Meaning: Campbell is a Scottish surname meaning "crooked mouth" from Gaelic cam (crooked) and beul (mouth), which could also mean "wry-mouthed" in reference to how someone smiled. It likely came about as a nickname that eventually became a surname. Campbell has also been used as a given name as well for both sexes, making it a unisex name.

Pinterest Origin: Irish Meaning: an Irish surname meaning "fair snow". Finnerty is the Anglicized form of O Fionnachta meaning "descendant of Fionnachta", Fionnachta composed of Celtic elements Fionn meaning "fair" and Sneachta meaning "snow". It was used to refer to someone who was very fair in complexion or hair color. Variants : O Fionnachta (Irish) O'Finaghty  Finaghty  O'Fenaghty  Fenaughty  Finaughity  Feenaghty  Fennghty  Fennaughty  Finerty  Finnearty  O'Finnearty  Finnarty  Fenerty  Fenety  Fenarty  Finnesty