Nicolson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Nicholas". There are alternate spellings. Notable people with the surname include:
Saunderson is a surname. It may refer to:
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 Co 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.
Whalen is a surname. In Ireland, Whalen, Whelan, Phelan and O'Phelan, are anglicized variants of the same Gaelic surname, Faoláin, which itself is a variant of Ó Faoileáin and Ó Haoláin.
Gow is a Scottish surname. The name is derived from the Gaelic gobha, meaning 'smith'. The name is represented in Scottish Gaelic as Gobha.
Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to:
Mates is an English surname, and may refer to:
Rogan is an Irish surname, deriving from the Irish Ó Ruadhagáin, which can be loosely translated to mean "red-haired."
Cosgrave is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.
Grose is a surname of two possible origins. Cornish origin: a toponymic surname for a person who lived near a stone cross, from Cornish "crows" or "crous" for "cross". French origin: from Old French gros: "big, "fat", a variant of surname Gros.
Peiris, Peries or Pieris is a Sinhalese surname. It is a common surname in coastal area of Sri Lanka. It is originated from Portuguese surname Peres and was spread across Sri Lanka during Portuguese rule of the island. The name has been adapted into the Sinhalese language over time, hence the variation in its spelling. Notable people with the surname include:
Belić is a Serbo-Croatian surname, derived from the word belo, meaning "white". It may refer to:
Parkinson is a surname, and may refer to:
Millner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Free is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wanley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Tighe is an Irish surname, derived from the Old Gaelic O Taidhg. Notable persons with that name include:
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