Price or Pryce is a patronymic name derived from the Welsh "ap Rhys" meaning "son of Rhys". The given name Rhys means "enthusiasm" in Welsh. It is a common surname among those of Welsh ancestry. At the time of the British Census of 1881, its frequency was highest in Radnorshire, followed by Brecknockshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Flintshire, Shropshire, Denbighshire, Glamorgan, Carmarthenshire and Worcestershire. The surname has many other spellings including Priess, Priesz, and many others.
Faulkner is a name variant of the English surname Falconer. It is of medieval origin taken from Old French Faulconnier, "falcon trainer". It can also be used as a first name or as a middle name.
Goff is a surname of Celtic origin. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from Welsh, Cornish or Breton. The Welsh gof and the Breton goff means "smith". The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".
Fuller is a surname. It originally referred to someone who treats woolen cloth with the process called fulling. Notable people with the surname include:
Freeman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Schaefer is an alternative spelling and cognate for the German word schäfer, meaning 'shepherd', which itself descends from the Old High German scāphare. Variants "Shaefer", "Schäfer", the additional alternative spelling "Schäffer", and the anglicised forms "Schaeffer", "Schaffer", "Shaffer", "Shafer", and "Schafer" are all common surnames.
Carswell is a surname of Scottish origin.
Gould is a surname, a variant of "Gold"
Duncan is a Scottish surname. The Scottish Gaelic name Donncheann or Donnchadh are bynames composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and ceann, meaning "head" or chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble". In some cases when the surname was used in County Sligo, Ireland, it is an Anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic name MacDonough or Mac Donnchadha and Ó Duinnchinn, meaning "descendant of Donncheann". The surname Duncan is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacDhonn.
Foss is a common surname of Scandinavian origin. Foss may refer to:
The surname Williamson was first found in the Royal burgh of Peebles, where this predominantly Scottish Clan held a Family Seat anciently, although their interests straddled the English Scottish border and they held territories as far south as Keswick in Cumberland.
Stanton is an English toponymic surname.
Lynn is a surname of Irish origin, English and or Scottish. It has a number of separate derivations:
Baumann is a German surname, and may refer to:
Hartley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Snyder is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor", related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.
Stout is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ferrara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zimmerman is a surname variant of the German Zimmermann, meaning "carpenter". The modern German terms for carpenter are Zimmerer, Tischler, or Schreiner, but Zimmermann is still used. It is also commonly associated with Ashkenazi Jews.
Blum is a German surname and is related to 'flower'. Similar names like 'Blume', 'Bluhm' or 'Blumhoff' may have the same origin. Mostly to find in Southwest Germany and Switzerland. Notable people with the name include:
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