Torrance, also spelled Torrence, is an originally Scottish surname. Torrance may also refer to:
Murray is both a Scottish and an Irish surname with two distinct respective etymologies. The Scottish version is a common variation of the word Moray, an anglicisation of the Medieval Gaelic word Muireb ; the b here was pronounced as v, hence the Latinization to Moravia. These names denote the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland. Murray is a direct transliteration of how Scottish people pronounce the word Moray. The Murray spelling is not used for the geographical area, which is Moray, but it became the commonest form of the surname, especially among Scottish emigrants, to the extent that the surname Murray is now much more common than the original surname Moray. See also Clan Murray.
Watkins is an English and Welsh surname derived as a patronymic from Watkin, in turn a diminutive of the name Watt, a popular Middle English given name itself derived as a pet form of the name Walter.
Paterson is a Scottish and Irish surname meaning "Fathers' son" or "son of Patrick". In Connacht, and Ulster, the name is considered to be an Anglicised form of the Irish language surname Ó Casáin. Paterson is rarely used as a given name. There are other spellings, including Patterson. Notable people with the surname include:
Little is a surname in the English language. The name is derived from the Middle English littel and the Old English lȳtel, which means "little." In some cases, the name was originally a nickname for a little man. In other cases, the name was used to distinguish the younger of two bearers of the same personal name. Early records of the name include: Litle, in 972; Litle, in about 1095; and le Lytle, in 1296. The surname has absorbed several non English-language surnames. For example, Little is sometimes a translation of the Irish Ó Beagáin, meaning "descendant of Beagán." Little can also be a translation of the French Petit and Lepetit, as well as other surnames in various languages with the same meaning ("little"), especially the German name Klein during World War II.
Boylan is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Haley is an English surname. It is based on a place name derived from Old English heg "hay" and leah "clearing or meadow",
Myles is a Germanic and English surname meaning perhaps "peaceful".
Gilmour is a surname of Scottish or Irish origin, derived from an anglicisation of the Gaelic name Mac Gille Mhoire, the same origin as the name McLemore. Notable people with this surname include:
Dean is an English masculine given name and middle name with several origins:
Donnelly is a surname of Irish origin. It is the anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Donnghaile meaning "descendant of Donnghal" a given name composed of the elements "donn", plus "gal" (valour). O'Donnelly is derived from the descendants of Donnghal, the great grandson of Domhnall, King of Ailech. Early ancestors of this surname were a part of Cenél nEoghain, a branch of the Northern Uí Néill.
Coyne is a surname of Irish origin anglicised from the Gaelic Ó Cadhain meaning "descendant of Cadhan".
Barron is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Whitfield is a surname of Old English and Anglo-Saxon origins deriving from hwit and feld. It can also be an Americanized or Anglicised form of the German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname Weissfeld, composed of the elements weiss 'white' and feld 'field'.
DeLuca, also spelled Deluca or De Luca, is an Italian-language surname.
Nowell is the surname of:
Law is a surname, of English, Scottish, Cantonese, or Chinese origin. In Scotland, the surname means dweller at the low; as in a hill. Another origin of the surname is a contraction of Lawrence, or Lawson.
Noble is an English surname which commonly appears in multiple areas of the United Kingdom. The surname first appears in 1199, during the reign of Richard I and it is common in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mackie is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include:
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