Philbrook is a locational surname of British origin. An alternative spelling is Philbrick. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633. [1] The name may refer to:
Nader is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic origin and may refer to:
Goff is a surname of Celtic origin. 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 Welsh, Cornish or Breton. 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".
Whalen is a surname. In Ireland, Whalen, Whelan, Phelan and O'Phelan, are anglicized variants of the same Gaelic surname, Faoláin, which itself is a variant of Ó Faoileáin and Ó Haoláin.
See also Woolf, Woolfe, Wolff, Wolfson and Woolfson.
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.
Ahearn or Ahearne is a surname. It descends from Echthighern mac Cennétig. Notable people with the surname include:
Courtney is a surname originating from England, France and Ireland. In the latter, it is anglicised of the Gaelic Ó Curnáin 'descendant of Curnán', a Munster Irish given name. A variant of Cournane, the name is prevalent in County Kerry. It may also be derived from McCourtney, or more so, of the former Anglo-Norman origin.
Philbrick is a locational surname of British origin. An alternative spelling is Philbrook. The surname spread to America when Thomas Philbrick emigrated to Massachusetts in 1633. The name may refer to:
Flood is a traditional Irish and Scottish surname and may refer to:
Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.
Toledano is a family name derived from the city of Toledo, Spain. Bearers of the name can be found mainly in Spanish-speaking countries, the United States, France, Canada, Israel, and Australia. The surname is also found among Sephardi Jews in their various diasporas, indicating possible ancestry traced back to Toledo, Spain. The Toledano name was also retained among non-Jews in various Spanish-speaking countries. The Jewish Toledanos were expelled from Spain in 1492. After the expulsion from Spain the Toledanos went to Safed, Salonika, and Morocco. They arrived in Fez, Morocco during the 16th century from Salonika and from there went to Meknes and became leaders of the community from the 16th century until the present day.
Sohal is a surname originating in the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.
Mullally or Mulally or Mullaly or Mulaly is a surname of Irish origin thought to have originated from County Galway where it has since been shortened to the form of Lally.
Gujral is an Indian (Khatri) surname.
Pietsch is a German surname. It may refer to:
The surname O'Loughlin is an Anglicised form of the Irish Ó Lochlainn meaning "descendant of Lochlann".
Woolfe is the surname of:
Tighe is an Irish surname, derived from the Old Gaelic O Taidhg. Notable persons with that name include:
Parkins is a surname, and may refer to:
Karney is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: