Kahn is a surname of German origin. Kahn means "small boat", in German. It is also a Germanized form of the Jewish surname Cohen, another variant of which is Cahn.
Hausmann is a German word with former meanings "householder" and "freeholder" and current meaning "house-husband."
Fagan or Phagan is also a Norman-Irish surname, derived from the Latin word 'paganus' meaning ‘rural’ or ‘rustic’. Variants of the name Fagan include Fegan and Fagen. It was brought to Ireland during the Anglo-Norman invasion in the twelfth century and is now considered very Irish. In some cases it is a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Fágáin or Ó Faodhagáin, which are probably dialect forms of Ó hÓgáin and Ó hAodhagáin. Irish lenited f is soundless. Notable people with the surname include:
Jayne is used both as a surname and as a given name.
McLachlan, McLachlan or McLaglen is a surname. It is derived from the Irish MacLachlainn, which is in turn a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name Lachlann. Notable people with the surname include:
Yates is a Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon surname common among the Irish, and best associated with the Poet Laureate of Ireland, William Butler Yeats, and his family of painters, including founders of Dun Emer Press and the Abbey Theatre. Notable people with the surname include:
Upton is a surname of English origin and a rarely used given name. At the time of the British Census of 1881 Upton Surname at Forebears, the frequency of the surname Upton was highest in Sussex, followed by Oxfordshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Kent, Bedfordshire and Derbyshire. The name Upton is a variation of Upperton and is derived from the Old English for Upper Ton, Upper Enclosure or Upper Field.
Walt is a masculine given name, generally a short form of Walter, and occasionally a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Lawson is often an English and Scottish surname that may sometimes also be a given name.
McGonagle is a surname. The name and its variants derive from the Irish name Mac Congail.
Donnelly is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Donnghaile meaning 'descendant of Donnghal', a given name composed of the elements donn and gal ('valour'). O'Donnelly was historically of the Northern Uí Néill's Cenél nEoghain, descended from Donnghal, the great grandson of Domhnall, King of Ailech.
Douglass is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Coyne is a surname of Irish origin anglicised from the Gaelic Ó Cadhain meaning "descendant of Cadhan".
Snyder is an Anglicized occupational surname derived from Dutch Snijder "tailor", related to modern Dutch Snijders and Sneijder. It may also be an Anglicized spelling of the German Schneider or Swiss German Schnyder, which both carry the same meaning. A less common Anglicized spelling of the Dutch Snijder is Snider.
Holloway is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Fine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Sale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Dandridge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Rey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Karney is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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