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.
Acker is a surname from German or Old English, meaning "field". It is related to the word "acre" and is the root of the surname Ackerman.
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.
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.
Witte are Dutch and Low German surnames meaning "(the) white one". Witte can also be a patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bowyer is an English surname, taken from the traditional craftsman name bowyer, a maker of bows. Click here to hear how to pronounce the name. Notable people with the surname include:
Swartz is a German surname related to the German(-Dutch)/ word Schwarz, which means the colour black. It may refer to:
Baer or Van Baer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Best is a surname. In England the surname is of Anglo-Norman origin meaning the beast (beste). People with this surname:
Bednář is a Czech surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Magee is an Irish and Scottish surname derived from the Irish surnames Mag Aodha and O’Maolgaoithe. It is uncommon as a given name. Notable people with the surname include:
Wolters is a Dutch and German patronymic surname equivalent to the English Walters. People with the surname Wolters include:
Jepsen is a Danish–Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of Jep". A homonymous form is Jebsen. The surname Jepsen has alternate spellings, including the English language Jepson. It may refer to the following notable people:
Farmer is an English surname. Although an occupationally derived surname, it was not given to tillers of the soil, but to collectors of taxes and tithes specializing in the collection of funds from agricultural leases. In 2000, there were 68,309 people with the last name Farmer in the United States, making it the 431st most common last name in the nation.
Carle or Carlé is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Snell is a Cornish surname.
Sutor is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Paris is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Volk is a surname. It means wolf in several Slavic languages, and it refers to people in German. German Volk is the cognate of English folk and related to Fulk, French Foulques, Italian Fulco and Swedish Folke, along with other variants such as Fulke, Foulkes, Fulko, Folco and Folquet. Notable people with the surname include:
Fair is an English, Danish, German, and Jewish surname. The name may have derived from the Old Norse word fær meaning 'capable' or the Old German word fæger meaning 'the fair and beautiful one'. The name may refer to:
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