English names and surnames are often heard by people from all over the world. This is due to the fact that the popularity of various media personalities from English-speaking countries rolls over. Therefore, it is not surprising that English surnames do not seem very strange or especially difficult to pronounce. However, there are exceptions to all rules. Therefore, some English surnames from this list will still surprise you. First things first.
English surnames and their meaning (origin)
- Osbourne (born of bone).
- Roger (living in a dream).
- Harmon (prone to hormones).
- Goodman (being a good person).
- Parsons (pastor, priest).
- Farmer (farmer).
- Chase (investigator, stalker).
- Jackson (son of Jack).
- Fischer (fisherman).
- Longman (long, tall man).
- Bow (arrow, shooter).
- Wilson (son of Will).
- Blair (stain, blot).
- Peterson (Peter's son).
- Cleaves (splitting, cutting, remaining faithful, devoted).
- Haddock (main on the pier).
- Thomson (Tom's son).
- Adamson (son of Adam).
- Roberts (owned by Robert, owned by Robert).
- Ding (head priest).
- White (white).
- Pearl (pearl, pearl).
- Oliver (related to Oliver).
- Rider (rider).
- Case (associated with some case).
- Won (winner, winner).
- Porter (porter, porter, porter).
- Tou (towing, pulling).
- Gate (associated in some way with gates and fences).
- Brooks (tolerant, enduring).
- Black (black).
- Brickman (a person who works with or makes bricks).
- Oldman (old, elderly man).
- Sunder (somehow associated with a hurricane, storm).
- Harrison (Harry's son).
- Albertson (son of Albert).
- Child (child).
- Little (small, small).
- Foreman (fourth person).
- Gastman ("explosive" person).
- Day (daily).
- Michaelson (Michael's son).
- Baker (baker).
- Parkinson (son of Parkin).
- Young (young).
- Morrison (son of Morris).
- Tally (telling, speaking).
- Harrison (son of Harris).
- Palmer (having some connection with the palms).
- Ferguson (son of Ferguss).
- Paige (somehowassociated with pages).
- Benson (Ben's son).
- Goldman (gold man).
- Pass (throwing, passing).
- Paterson (son of Pater).
- Shorter (short, short person).
- Johnson (son of John).
- Hardman (heavy, complex person).
- Gardner (gardener).
- Anderson (son of Anders).
- Richards (rich man).
Male and female English surnames
It's simple. English surnames have no gender, and therefore they are universal for both men and women.
The most common English names
Unlike family names, English given names are almost always different for men and women.
| Male names (by popularity) | Female names (by popularity) |
| James | Mary |
| John | Patricia |
| Robert | Jennifer |
| Michael | Linda |
| William | Elizabeth |
| David | Barbara |
| Richard | Susan |
| Joseph | Jessica |
| Thomas | Sarah |
| Charles | Margaret |
| Christopher | Karen |
| Daniel | Nancy |
| Matthew | Lisa |
| Anthony | Betty |
| Donald | Dorothy |
| Mark | Sandra |
| Gender | Ashley |
| Stephen | Kimberly |
| Andrew | Donna |
| Kenneth | Emily |
| George | Carol |
| Joshua | Michelle |
| Kevin | Amanda |
| Brian | Melissa |
| Edward | Deborah |
| Ronald | Stephanie |
| Timothy | Rebecca |
| Jason | Laura |
| Jeffrey | Helen |
| Ryan | Sharon |
| Jacob | Cynthia |
| Gary | Katherine |
| Nicholas | Amy |
| Eric | Shirley |
| Stephen | Angela |
| Jonathan | Anna |
| Larry | Root |
| Justin | Pamela |
| Scott | Nicole |
| Brandon | Catherine |
| Frank | Samantha |
| Benjamin | Christine |
| Gregory | Virginia |
| Raymond | Debra |
| Samuel | Rachel |
| Patrick | Jennet |
| Alexander | Emma |
| Jack | Carolyn |
| Dennis | Maria |
| Jerry | Heather |
| Tyler | Diana |
| Aaron | Julie |
| Henry | Evelyn |
| Douglas | Joan |
| Peter | Victoria |
| Adam | Lilly |
As you can see, the English language is full of beautiful names and surnames.
