Pevsner or Pevzner is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Scully is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Krauss is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cronin is derived from the Irish surname Ó Cróinín which originated in County Cork, and the Old Irish word crón, meaning saffron-colored. The Cronin family have been prominent in politics and the arts in Ireland, the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom since the nineteenth century.
Quayle is a surname of Anglo-Celtic origin, specifically English, Irish, Manx and Scottish.
Molloy or O'Molloy is an Irish surname, anglicised from Ó Maolmhuaidh, maolmhuadh meaning 'Proud Chieftain'. They were part of the southern Uí Néill, the southern branch of the large tribal grouping claiming descent from Niall of the Nine Hostages, the fifth-century king who supposedly kidnapped St Patrick to Ireland. They held power over a large part of what is now County Offaly, where the surname is still very common. A second family were the O Maoil Aodha, 'descendant of the devotee of (St) Aodh', from maol, literally 'bald', a reference to the distinctive tonsure sported by early Irish monks. As well as Molloy, this surname has also been anglicised as Mulloy, Malloy, Maloy, 'Miley' and 'Millea'. The name arose in east Connacht, in the Roscommon/east Galway region, and remains numerous there today.
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.
Kay is an English surname. It derives from the Old Breton and Welsh cai and the Cornish key meaning "wharf", or from the Old English coeg meaning "key". The surname is also a diminutive of MacKay and McKay. In England, the Kay(e)s of Lancashire and Yorkshire are believed to be related to the ancient Kaye family of Woodesham, Yorkshire, and there is also a Kay Family Association.
Arthur is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The surname McArdle or MacArdle was the twelfth most numerous in its homeland of County Monaghan in 1970. The surname in Irish is MacArdghail, from ardghal, meaning 'high valour' or from the Irish "ardghail" meaning "tall foreigner" with roots "ard" meaning "tall" and "gail" meaning "foreigner", indicative of their original ancestor being a Viking or from Viking stock. The surname is also common in County Armagh and County Louth.
Courtney is a surname originating from England, France and Ireland. In the latter, it is anglicised of the Gaelic Ó Curnáin 'descendant of Curnán', a Munster Irish given name. A variant of Cournane, the name is prevalent in County Kerry. It may also be derived from McCourtney, or more so, of the former Anglo-Norman origin.
Renn is a both a surname and given name. It may refer to:
Lupino, or Luppino, is a surname of Italian origin, meaning little wolf, which is derived from the Latin lupus.
Sahni, Sawhney or Sahani is a Punjabi Khatri surname found among the Hindus or Sikhs of Punjab, India.
Cowell is an English language surname.
Wight is a surname. It is an older English spelling of either Wright (surname) or White (surname), or perhaps denoted an inhabitant of the Isle of Wight.
Ferrara is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bright is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bottom is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Stubbes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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