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| Language(s) | English |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "hold in check" |
| Region of origin | England, France, Germany, Netherlands |
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| Variant form(s) | Eachann ; Hector (given name); Hekter |
The surname Hector is an English, Dutch, French and German surname.
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| Language(s) | English |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | "hold in check" |
| Region of origin | England, France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Eachann ; Hector (given name); Hekter |
The surname Hector is an English, Dutch, French and German surname.
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The English surname is found in Yorkshire. It may be derived from a mediaeval personal name. In legend, Britain was founded by Brutus, who was a Trojan. In consequence, the name Hector was chosen, as it was the name of a Trojan king's eldest son—Hector. The Classical Greek Hekter, is probably derived from the Greek ekhein, meaning "hold in check". The Dutch, French, and German surnames are also derived from the Greek name. The surname is rarely found as a French surname. In medieval Germany, the personal name was quite popular among the noble class.
Schwarz is a common surname, derived from the German schwarz, pronounced [ˈʃvaʁts](listen), meaning the color black. Notable people with the surname include:
Muller is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Goff is a surname with several distinct origins, mainly Germanic, Celtic, Jewish, and French. It is the 946th most common family name in the United States. When the surname originates from England it is derived from an occupational name from German, Welsh, Cornish and Breton. The German Goff means a godly person, a strong warrior, or a priest. The Welsh gof and the Breton goff means "smith". The English-originating surname is common in East Anglia, where it is of Breton origin. The Welsh name is a variant of the surname Gough, and is derived from a nickname for someone with red hair. The native Irish name is derived from a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Eochaidh/Eachaidh, which means "horseman".
Ancient and noble French family names, Jacq, Jacques, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over one hundred identified noble families related to the surname by the Nobility & Gentry of Great Britain & Ireland.
Barnard is an English surname which derived from the surname Bernard, and was brought after the Norman Conquest. Occasionally It is an Anglicized form of the Irish Ó bearnáin. The name ultimately derived from the Teutonic given name Bernhard from the element bern "bear" combined with hard "brave, hardy".
Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname.
Castañeda or Castaneda is a Spanish surname.
Schmitz is a common German surname (smith), which may refer to:
Schutte is a Dutch occupational surname derived from schutter, meaning "archer". The North German form of the name is Schütte or Schuette. People with these names include:
Theo is a given name and a hypocorism.
Paul is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.
Camp is an English surname taken from Latin roots. The name is found in Great Britain and in other places throughout the world settled by the English. According to the 2000 census there are fewer than 1300 Camps in the UK. The 2000 US census puts the number at over 27,000, making it the 1087th most common name in America, after McDermott. The Australian government currently reports 465 persons named Camp. The governments of Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa do not currently provide lists of surnames as the UK and others do. Totals outside the English-speaking world are also unknown.
The surname Meyer is an English, Dutch, German, and Jewish surname. Many branches of the Meyer(s) family trace their origins to ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. The surname Meyer is an occupational-heredity surname that can be derived from the Old English name "Maire", meaning "Mayor", or an officer in charge of legal matters. The name can also be derived from the German word "meiger", meaning "Mayor"; the name likely traces its origins to a wealthy landholder. There are various names that are connected by cognation in many instances, such as Myer, Meyr, Meier, Meijer, Mayer, Maier, Mayr, and Mair). Among German Jews, the surname "Meyer" can sometimes be converged with the similar sounding Hebrew name "Meir", which means "one who shines" in Hebrew.
Hector is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name Hektor is probably derived from the Greek ékhein, meaning "to have", "to hold", "to check", "restrain". In Scotland, the name Hector is sometimes an anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic Eachann, and the pet form Heckie is sometimes used. The name of Sir Ector, the foster father of King Arthur, is also a variant of the same.
The surname Knott has several origins. The English-language surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Knut, a cognate of the Old Norse personal name Knútr, which is in turn derived from knútr ("knot"). The surname Knott is also a variant spelling of the German-language surname Knoth, which is derived from the Middle High German knode, knote ("knot").
Blaise is a French and English personal name and surname either derived from the Greek Basil ( Βασίλειος) or Βλάσιος, the name of Saint Blaise, an adaptation of the "Vlash" etymon). Its feast day is on the 3rd of February.
Norris is an English surname. In some cases it is derived from the Middle English norreis, noreis, norais; and the Anglo-Norman French noreis. In such cases the surname derived from elements meaning "northerner", and referred to people from Norway, and northern England and Scotland. In other cases, the surname is derived from the Middle English personal name Norreis, which is in turn derived from norreis. In other cases the surname is derived from the Middle English norice, nurice; and the Old French norrice, nurrice. In such cases, the surname is derived from elements meaning "nurse", "foster parent".
Brand is a surname. It usually is a patronymic from the Germanic personal name Brando (="sword") or a short form of a compound personal name like Hildebrand. The surname originated separately in England, Scotland, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, and North Germany. Also many Scandinavian Brands immigrated across Scandinavia and Europe. Notable people with the surname include:
Kayser is a surname derived from the German imperial title Kaiser. The title Kaiser is in turn derived from the Latin title Caesar, which again is a derivation from the personal name of a branch of the gens (clan) Julia, to which belonged Gaius Julius Caesar, the forebear of the first Roman imperial family. The further etymology is unclear.
Charleson is a given name and a surname. It is an uncommon masculine given name of Old German derivation, but a somewhat common surname. As a surname it was first found in Suffolk before the Norman Conquest as a derivation from the German personal name Carl, which was latinized to Carolus as patronymic name. It also has French origins from the personal name Charlesson.
