Related Research Articles
Byrd is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is a variant spelling of the English word "bird," which is derived from the Old English pre-7th-century word "bridde". Another common variant of this surname is "Bird."
Schiefer is a German-language surname and a metonymic oiccupational name for a roofer. It may refer to:
Windus is last name of English origin. It is a variant of the last name Wingers. The name is a metonymic occupational name for a textile worker or weaver, derived from the Middle English wyndhows.
Gentner is a surname of German origin. The first records of the Gentner name can be traced back to Württemberg, southwest Germany, in the late 1300s.
Klinkhamer is a Dutch occupational surname for a blacksmith. Notable people with this name include:
Trump is a surname of English and German origin:
Kross is a surname. It is an occupational surname for a maker of ceramic kitchenware, metonymically derived from Middle Low German krus, kros ‘pitcher’, ‘ceramic drinking vessel’. Variants: Kröss, Kress. It is also an Estonian spelling of the surname Gross.
Leist is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Pinkert is a German language occupational surname for a blacksmith which is also to be found among Ashkenazi Jews and may refer to:
Streng is a German surname belonging to the group of family names based on a personal characteristic, in this case derived from a nickname originally used for a strong or tough person. As a Dutch surname it may also be an occupational family name for a "rope maker". Notable people with the name include:
Brenneis is a German language occupational surname for a blacksmith and may refer to:
Fauci is an Italian surname. It is derived from the Sicilian word for "sickle", and originated as an occupational surname referring metonymically to makers of sickles. In Italy, 151 families bear the surname Fauci, with 67 in Sicily and 35 in Campania. The 2010 United States Census found 510 people with the surname Fauci, making it the 42,511th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 483 (42,289th-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, about 97% of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white.
Lechuga is a Spanish surname. It is occupational in origin and was used for a grower or seller of lettuces, lechuga being the Spanish word for "lettuce", "salad". Notable people with the surname include:
Bohne is a North German variant of the German language occupational surname Bohn for a grower of beans. Notable people with the name include:
Pfahl is a German language metonymic occupational surname for someone who made posts and stakes or erected them. Notable people with the name include:
Schlögl is a German language occupational surname. Notable people with the name include:
Trunk is a German language surname. It is a nickname for a heavy drinker – and may refer to:
Bohnke is a diminutive of the German language occupational surname Bohn for a grower of beans. Notable people with the name include:
Klinkhammer is a German occupational surname for a blacksmith. Notable people with this name include:
Banzhaf is a German occupational surname for a maker of vats and drinking vessels.
References
- ↑ "Last Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
English (East Anglia): metonymic occupational name for a cobbler, or perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts (see Laster).
- ↑ "Laster Name Meaning". ancestry.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
variant of Lester. occupational name for a maker of cobblers’ lasts, from Middle English last, lest, the wooden form in the shape of a foot used for making or repairing shoes (Old English l?ste from last ‘footprint’).
- ↑ "Laster Surname Distribution". forebears.io. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
Approximately 10,913 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: United States; Highest density in: United States. A correspondent suggests that this refers to the trade of a cobbler – the last (crepida) being a not uncommon sign.
- ↑ "Statistics and meaning of name Brenneis". namespedia.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
Surname Laster is used at least 7040 times in at least 18 countries.
