Newman is a surname of Germanic Anglo-Saxon origins. Newman is the modern English form of the name used in Great Britain and among people of British ancestry around the world, while Neumann is used in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, and to some degree in Netherlands and Belgium. Both have their its origins in the pre-7th-century word neowe meaning "new", with mann, meaning man. Its first recorded uses were Godwin Nieweman in Oxfordshire, England, in 1169, and in Germany, Herman Nyeman of Barth in 1325. It was mostly likely originally used as a nickname for a recent arrival or settler. Related surnames include Neuman, Naumann(s), Numan, Nauman, and Neiman.
Millman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Cooke is a surname of English and Irish origin derived from the occupation of cook and anglicisation of various Gaelic names. Variants include Cook and McCook.
Paterson is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of Patrick". In Connacht, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Casáin. Paterson is rarely used as a given name. There are other spellings, including Patterson. Notable people with the surname include:
Doody, a variant of O'Dowd, is a surname of Irish heritage. It originated in the Kingdom of Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe as the name of the ruling dynasty. It may refer to:
Strachan is a surname of Scottish origin, which is pronounced or. Notable people with the surname include:
Kaplan is a surname that is of ultimately Latin origins. There is also a historically unrelated surname in Turkey.
Cahill is a name of Irish origin. It is the anglicised version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal".
Goodfellow is a surname with English, Scottish or Irish origins. Notable people with the surname include:
Gage is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Wilkes is a surname of English origin, a variant of the name William. Notable people with the surname include:
McNair is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hammer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Peterson/Petersen is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter." The given name Peter is derived from the Greek πέτρος (petros), meaning "rock" or "stone," and has been a popular name choice throughout history for the Christian apostle Peter. The surname is most commonly found in European countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Holland, and Brussels in the northwestern region. There are an estimated 700 variant spellings of the surname. The form Peterson may also have arisen from Danish Pedersen or Petersen with a change of spelling commonly applied by Danish immigrants to English-speaking countries. On another note, the surname Peterson is native to Sweden; therefore, Peterson is the correct spelling from that country.
Barron is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Fairweather is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hartwell is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lowell is a surname, see "Lowell family" for name origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Kearney or Kearneys is an Irish surname.
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