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.
Ochoa is a Spanish surname of Basque origin common throughout Spain, France, the Americas, and the Philippines. It is a surname of patronymic origin; it was originally a given name in Medieval Spain.
Murua, or Murúa is a Basque surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Moller, Möller, Møller or von Möller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Zavaleta is a surname of Basque origin. The Basque are a people indigenous to areas of northern Spain and southern France, an historical region known as Basque Country.
Adeyemi is a Yoruba name that means "The crown befits me". It could also mean crown is meant for me. The prefix 'Ade' which means Crown is typically reserved for people born into the royal family.
Garmendia is the surname of a family of the Basque Country region of Guipuzcoa, in Spain. The surname means "wheat mountain", after Garmendia de Iraurgui, later known as Salvatierra de Iraurgui, later the site of the cities of Azpeitia and Azkoitia.
George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian, French, or Native American origin. The German form is Georg. Notable people with the surname include:
Aramburu or Aramburú is a Basque language surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Peter is a surname which is also a common masculine given name. It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".
Light is a surname of the English language.
Daws is a surname and may refer to:
Anton or Antón is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akin is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Amadi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Olumide is both a masculine given name and surname. It may refer to:
Menchaca is a surname common in the Basque country where it originated. The preferred modern spelling in Basque is Mentxaka. Although its origins are Basque, the name is also found in the area of Spain that borders the Basque Country, notably Burgos. Menchaca as a family name is registered in the Christian armies in the Middle Ages in Spain, during the Reconquista against the Moorish/Muslim kingdoms. Soldiers named Menchaca appear in the rosters of the Christian armies that conquered Granada in 1492. Today the surname exists in all nations originating in the former Spanish empire, including countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Philippines, and Equatorial Guinea; due to Spain's prolongued stay in Italy, the surname also appears in Italy, Sicily and Sardinia; and it is found in the United States of North America.
Iffland is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Rittner is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sani is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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