| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | "Matt of son" |
| Region of origin | Sweden |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Matson, Mattsson, Matheson, Mathewson, Mattsen |
Mattson is a Swedish patronymic surname, meaning "son of Matt (shortened form of Matthew)". It is rare as a given name.
Schröder (Schroeder) is a German surname often associated with the Schröder family. Notable people with the surname include:
Bradley is an English surname derived from a placename meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
Jelínek is a Czech surname that means "little deer". Notable people include:
Rosen is a surname of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, the name deriving from the German word for roses. Notable people with this surname include:
Cochran is a surname of Scottish origin. The earliest known appearance is in Dumbartonshire. The definition is unclear, however, the name may be derived from the extinct Cumbric language, which is closely related to the Welsh language. At the time of the British census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Renfrewshire, followed by Wigtownshire, Ayrshire, Dunbartonshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Stirlingshire, Argyll, Kirkcudbrightshire and Forfarshire. The Cochrans are traditionally mainly a Western Lowlands family.
Mandel is a surname that occurs in multiple cultures and languages. It is a Dutch, German and Jewish surname, meaning "almond", from the Middle High German and Middle Dutch mandel. Mandel can be a locational surname, from places called Mandel, such as Mandel, Germany. Mandel may also be a Dutch surname, from the Middle Dutch mandele, meaning a number of sheaves of harvested wheat.
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.
Hanson is an Anglicized English surname of Scandinavian and German origin, created from the two words Hans and son. Spoken in English by a German or Swedish immigrant to America, for example, the sound of Hans' son comes out sounding like Hansson, shortened to Hanson. In this same example, an immigrant from Norway would have a different accent, resulting in the sound of Hans' sen, or Hanssen, shortened to Hansen.
Frost is an Anglo-Saxon English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Acker comes from German or Old English, meaning "ploughed field"; it is related to or an alternate spelling of the word acre. Therefore, Ackermann means "ploughman". Ackerman is also a common Ashkenazi Jewish surname of Yiddish origin with the same meaning. The Ashkenazi surname Ackerman sometimes refers to the town of Akkerman in Bessarabia, south-west of Odessa.
Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to:
Carson is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin.
Cody is a surname primarily of Irish origin, "an Anglicized form of Gaelic O'Cuidighthigh meaning 'descendant of Cuidightheach', or of Mac Óda 'son of Óda' ". A Kilkenny family, formerly known as Archdeacon, assumed this name.
Stark and Starke are German and English surnames; in the German language stark means "strong" or "powerful". Notable people with the surname include:
Horne is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Linden is a surname commonly of Dutch, English and German origin. For the Swedish surname, see Lindén.
Ohlin is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Pate is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
This is a list of notable persons with the surname Coon.