English Last Names

Check out our list of English Last Names. Discover the history and meanings behind common surnames. Ideal for genealogy enthusiasts and writers seeking authentic character names. Find unique and traditional English last names that might surprise you. Start exploring now.

Hartley

The name Hartley is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "stag meadow".

Brinkley

The name Brinkley is a girl's name meaning "woodland clearing".

Pendleton

The name Pendleton is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "overhanging settlement".

Ward

The name Ward is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "guard, watchman".

Arden

The name Arden is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "valley of the eagle; high".

Brown

The name Brown is a boy's name of English origin.

King

The name King is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "monarch".

May

The name May is a girl's name of English origin.

Aston

The name Aston is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "eastern settlement".

Parker

The name Parker is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "park keeper".

Moore

The name Moore is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "the moors".

Innes

The name Innes is a boy's name of Scottish origin, meaning "from the river island".

Robertson

The name Robertson is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "son of Robert".

Mosley

The name Mosley is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "peat bog, mouse clearing".

Baird

The name Baird is a boy's name of Scottish origin, meaning "minstrel, poet".

Caldwell

The name Caldwell is a boy's name meaning "cold stream".

Radburn

The name Radburn is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "reedy stream".

Peters

The name Peters is a boy's name meaning "son of Peter".

Stokes

The name Stokes is a boy's name meaning "person from Stoke".

Beech

The name Beech is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "beech tree".

Ryder

The name Ryder is both a boy's name and a girl's name of British origin, meaning "cavalryman, messenger".

Barlow

The name Barlow is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "bare hillside".

Shaw

The name Shaw is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "dweller by the wood".

Barton

The name Barton is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "from the barley settlement".

Sargent

The name Sargent is a boy's name of Latin origin, meaning "to serve".

Hayes

The name Hayes is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "hedged area".

Wheeler

The name Wheeler is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "wheel maker".

Leighton

The name Leighton is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "meadow town".

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