Surnames of English Origin

28,599 surnames found of English origin

Write
The surname Write is of English origin and is derived from the Middle English word "writ," meaning a legal document or a written record. It is an occupational surname given to someone who was invol......
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Writer
The surname Writer is an occupational name derived from the Middle English word "writere," which referred to a person who wrote or copied documents by hand. It was a common surname given to individ......
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Writt
The surname Writt is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "writ," meaning "a writing" or "a document." It is believed to have originally been an occupational name for someone ......
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Wrixon
The surname Wrixon is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Wric", meaning "battle" or "warrior", combined with the suffix "-son" denoting "son of". Therefore, the me......
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Wroe
The surname Wroe is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "wrāh" or "wrōh," meaning "corner" or "nook." It is believed to have been a topographic name for someone who lived in ......
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Wroten
The surname Wroten is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "wrot," meaning "a root." It is believed to have been a topographic name for someone who lived near a prominent root......
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Wroth
The surname Wroth is of English origin and has multiple possible meanings. It is derived from the Old English word "wrāth," meaning "angry" or "fierce," suggesting that the name may have originally......
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Wry
The surname Wry is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "wrigian," meaning to twist or turn. It is a descriptive surname given to someone who had a twisted or crooked physical......
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Wrye
The surname Wrye is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "wrigian," meaning "to twist or turn." It is believed to have originated as a nickname for someone who had a twisted o......
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Wulfing
The surname Wulfing is of Germanic origin and derives from the Old English word "wulf" meaning "wolf." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify someone as the ......
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