Blake is a surname which originated from Old English. Its derivation is uncertain; it could come from "blac", a nickname for someone who had dark hair or skin, or from "blaac", a nickname for someone with pale hair or skin. Another theory, presumably in the belief it is a Welsh patronymic in origin, for which there is no evidence, was that it is a corruption of "Ap Lake", meaning "Son of Lake".
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.
Golding is an English surname.
Dawkins is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dunkley or Dunckley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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.
Hayles is a surname, and may refer to:
Hibbert is a surname. Its origin can be traced back to the Old Germanic given name Hildeberht, which is composed of German elements hilde and berht. Today it might be translated to "bright battle". It was adopted by the Normans, where it became "Hildebert" or "Hilbert".
Samuels is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Garvey and O'Garvey are Irish surnames, derived from the Gaelic Ó Gairbhith, also spelt Ó Gairbheith, meaning "descendant of Gairbhith". Gairbhith itself means "rough peace".
Hanna or Hannah is an Irish and Scottish surname, ultimately of Irish origin from Ó hAnnaidh, or descendants of the lowland Clan Hannay.
Spence is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bolt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Worrell is a mainly English surname. Notable people with this surname include:
Hendriks is a Dutch patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Groth is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Lamey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Silvera is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Mullings is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:
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