Soria

Soria is a Spanish and Jewish (Sephardic) surname, originating as a habitational name for someone who came from the city of Soria in Castile and León, as well as the name of a province. Origin: Spanish Usage: Spanish, Jewish (Sephardic) Pinterest

Coulter

Coulter is a Scottish and Irish surname, originating as a locational name for someone who came from a village called Coulter; the name is composed of Irish cúl (back, rear) and tír (country, land), so the name would essentially mean "back of the land", likely originating as some kind of physical feature. Origin: Scottish, Irish…

Whitlaw

Whitlaw is an English and Scottish surname, a variant form of Whitelaw meaning "white hill", a locational name for someone who came from any of several places called Whitelaw found along the Scottish Borders. Usage: English, Scottish Pinterest Variants: WhitelawWhitelow Whitlow

Vance

Vance comes from an English surname meaning “marsh, fen” from Old English fenn which comes from Proto-Germanic *fanją (fen, marsh, swamp) derived from PIE *pen- (moist; wet; swamp; water; mud). It was originally used as a topographical name for someone who lived near a swamp or marsh. Usage: English Pinterest

Arden

Arden is an English surname, originating as a locational name for someone who came from any of several places called Arden in England. The origin of the name is uncertain though it's been linked to a Celtic root word meaning "high", making it a cognate with Ardennes, a forested between France and Belgium. Another possible…

Peake

Peake is an English surname, a variant spelling of Peak, which originated as a locational name for someone who lived near a pointed peak. Usage: English Pinterest Variants: Peak Peek Peaker

Hardwick

Hardwick is an English surname, originally a locational name for someone who came from a town or village called Hardwick. The name is composed of Old English elements heord (herd) and wīc (settlement, village), which may have referred to a place where herds of sheep were pastured. Hardwick could also be a variant spelling of Hartwick, itself possibly be…

Darby

Darby is an English surname derived from a place name. It’s made up frm Old Norse djúr (deer) and býr (settlement, farm) meaning “deer settlement” or “deer farm”.  Usage: English Variants: Derby (English)  

Hamilton

Hamilton is an English, Scottish, and Irish surname derived from the name of a town that no longer exists in Leicestershire, England. It means “crooked hill” from Old English hamel (crooked, mutilated) and dun (hill). Usage: English, Scottish, Irish  

Fleming

Fleming is an English surname, originally an ethnic name for someone who came from Flanders, located in Belgium. Flanders itself is made up of Proto-Germanic *flaumaz (stream; current). Usage: English Variants: Flemming (German, English)