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.

Rylan

The name Rylan is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "island meadow".

Bolton

The name Bolton is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "dwelling in an enclosure".

Carver

The name Carver is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "wood carver".

Spence

The name Spence is both a boy's name and a girl's name.

Saunders

The name Saunders is a boy's name meaning "defending men".

Ellison

The name Ellison is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "son of Ellis".

Painter

The name Painter is both a boy's name and a girl's name.

Tinsley

The name Tinsley is a girl's name meaning "Tynni's meadow".

Newman

The name Newman is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "newcomer".

Hollis

The name Hollis is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "dweller at the holly trees".

Darwin

The name Darwin is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "dear friend".

Pratt

The name Pratt is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "trick, craft".

Tanner

The name Tanner is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "leather tanner".

Corbett

The name Corbett is a boy's name meaning "raven".

Fitzroy

The name Fitzroy is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "son of the king".

Draper

The name Draper is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "cloth merchant".

Gaines

The name Gaines is a boy's name meaning "trickery".

Pennington

The name Pennington is a girl's name meaning "penny town".

Alston

The name Alston is both a boy's name and a girl's name meaning "dweller at the old town".

Hill

The name Hill is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "someone who lives by a hill".

Willard

The name Willard is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "resolutely brave".

Lanford

The name Lanford is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "narrow way".

Moody

The name Moody is a boy's name.

Colvin

The name Colvin is a boy's name.

Brantley

The name Brantley is a boy's name meaning "sword, fiery torch".

Boyer

The name Boyer is a boy's name of English origin, meaning "bow-maker, cattle herder".

Henley

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

Hedges

The name Hedges is a boy's name meaning "one who lives near the hedge".

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