Douglas, occasionally spelt Douglass, is a Scottish surname. It is thought to derive from the Scottish Gaelic dubh glas, meaning "black stream". There are numerous places in Scotland from which the surname is derived. The surname has developed into the given name Douglas. Douglas is a habitational name, which could be derived from any of the many places so-named. While there are numerous places with this name in Scotland, it is thought, in most cases, to refer to Douglas, South Lanarkshire, the location of Douglas Castle, the chief stronghold of the Lords of Douglas. The Scottish Gaelic form of the given name is Dùbhghlas ; the Irish-language forms are Dúghlas and Dubhghlas, which are pronounced. According to George Fraser Black, in southern Argyllshire the surname is an Anglicised form of the surnames MacLucas, MacLugash.
Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre, introduced into England by the Norman Conquest. It is found throughout mid- and southern England.
Lucas is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hardy is an English, French, and Scottish surname.
May is a surname of Germanic (Saxon) and, independently, of Gaelic origin. There are many variants used in English-speaking countries, as well as several variants used in Germany. The Scottish May is a sept of Clan Donald. The surname "May" remains a common surname in the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, Germany, Australia and New Zealand, as well as among Russians of German origin; possibly also persisting in areas of the Netherlands and France.
Grey is a surname. It may refer to:
Hussey is a surname. The surname is common in the British Isles, as well as locations associated with settlement by the people of these regions. The name has two main sources of origin. The first is of Norman origin, coming from the region of La Houssaye in Northern France. In Old French, the name relates to holly. Hussey also has an Irish origin, stemming from the Ó hEodhasa family.
Hope is an English, Scottish and Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Latham is an Old Scandinavian surname.
Lawrence is an English, Scottish and Irish surname. It is derived from Middle English or old French given name Laurence; itself derived from Latin Laurentius. The Oxford dictionaryof family names of Britain lists Laurence and McLaren as variants.
Cowper is a surname of several persons:
Cathcart is a Surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Darling is a surname that may refer to:
Gilbert is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jeffreys is a surname that may refer to the following notable people:
Felton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname "Lyall" is found early in Scotland and was derived from the Old Norse given name "Liulfr", where "ulfr" means "wolf". After the Viking settlement in Scotland, the Norse name was subject to sound changes and adapted to the local languages, ultimately resulting in the form "Lyall". The Lyall clan is a sept of Clan Sinclair. The Sinclairs are a Scottish clan of Norman origin who held lands in Caithness in the north of Scotland, the Orkney Islands, and the Lothians.
Belcher is an English surname of Norman origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Whitty is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Proctor is an English occupational surname, originally meaning 'steward', derived from Latin procurare.
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