Surnames of English Origin

28,599 surnames found of English origin

Shakeshaft
The surname Shakeshaft is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "sceacan" meaning "to shake" and "sceft" meaning "shaft." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for s......
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Shakespear
The surname Shakespear is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "schakken" meaning "to brandish" or "to shake," and the word "speer" meaning "spear." It is believed to have ......
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Shakespeare
The surname Shakespeare is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "schak(k)en-speare," meaning "one who brandishes a spear." It is believed to have been a nickname or occupat......
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Shaklee
The surname Shaklee is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sceacan" meaning "to shake" or "to tremble." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who had a......
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Shakley
The surname Shakley is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Scacca" or "Sceacca," which means "shaker" or "shaker of spears." The addition of the suffix "-ley" indic......
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Shale
The surname Shale is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It could be derived from the Old English word "scealu," meaning "hut" or "shed," suggesting that the name was originally g......
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Shaleen
The surname Shaleen is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Seárláin," meaning "descendant of Seárlán." The name Seárlán is a diminutive form of the personal name Séarla, which is......
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Shaler
The surname Shaler is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "sceald," meaning "shallow" or "shallow water." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near a shallo......
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Shales
The surname Shales is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "scealu," meaning "hut" or "shelter." It is believed to have originally been a topographic name for someone who live......
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Shall
The surname Shall is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "schal," meaning "shall" or "must." It is believed to have originated as a nickname or occupational name for someo......
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