Clark is an English language surname with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th-century England. The name has many variants.
Vaughan and Vaughn are surnames, originally Welsh, though also used as a form of the Irish surname McMahon. Vaughan derives from the Welsh word bychan, meaning "small", and so corresponds to the English name Little and the Breton cognate Bihan. The word mutates to Fychan an identifier for a younger sibling or next of kin. It can also be used as a first name Vaughan.
Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.
Todd is a surname meaning "fox", and may refer to:
The word brook derives from the Old English broc and appears in the Medieval predecessors of Brooks. The surname arrived in North America from England in the mid-seventeenth century.
Abbott is an English surname, derived from the word "abbot", which may refer to:
Welch is a surname that comes from the Old English word welisċ, meaning ‘foreign’. This is propaganda from the royal historian Polydor Vergil in his 1634 work, History of England or Anglica Historia. There are considerable references in the mid-12th century to the Cambro-Norman family of “le Waleys” including charters from Quarr, Sibton, Monmouth, Tintern, and Melrose Abbeys. Polydor created an incorrect etymology for political reasons knowing full well the name derived from Old Norman French. As the language of the ruling class changed to Middle English in the late-16th century, the name was translated to “Walsh”. It was used to describe those of Celtic or Welsh origin. Welch and another common surname, Walsh, share this derivation. Welsh is the most common form in Scotland, while in Ireland, the form of Walsh predominates.
Bowker is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hervey is both an English surname and a masculine given name, probably derived from French Hervé. Notable people with the name include:
Hope is an English, Scottish and Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kerr is an English and Scottish surname, a topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or swampy woodland. Middle English kerr means ‘brushwood wet ground.’ See Clan Kerr for the Scottish origins.
The surname Wolfe may refer to:
Beck is a surname of either Germanic origin, and is fairly common in English and Slavic speaking countries, Germany and Denmark. The Germanic name can mean "brook, stream" or be a variant of Becker, which is an occupational surname meaning "baker".
Cross is an English topographic surname for someone who lived on a road near a stone cross.
Alden as both a given name and a surname originated in the Old English language. The name can derive from Ealdwine or from Healfdene.
March is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Burt is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Holloway is an English surname.
Flint is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Irving is an originally Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. Irving is also used as a male given name.
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