Cochrane is a surname with multiple independent origins, two Scottish and one Irish. One of the Scottish names derives from a place in Scotland; the Irish surname and the other Scottish surname are both anglicisations of surnames from the Irish language and Scottish Gaelic respectively.
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.
Van Meter, VanMeter, Van Metre, Van Mater and Van Matre are American surnames derived from the Dutch surname Van Meteren. Most are descendants of Jan Joosten van Meteren (1626–1704) who in 1662 settled in Wiltwijck, New Netherlands, now Kingston, New York. The surname is a toponym, meaning "from Meteren" in Gelderland, the Netherlands.
McCaffrey, sometimes spelled Caffrey or McCaffery, is an Irish surname. It is found mostly in the Counties Fermanagh, Monaghan, Cavan and Tyrone in the north west of Ireland. Ballymccaffrey is a townland outside Tempo in county Fermanagh. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic names Mac Gafraidh, Mac Gofraidh, which mean "son of Gafraidh", "son of Gofraidh". The Gaelic names are forms of the Old Norse Guðfróðr. Notable people with the surname include:
Veltman is a Dutch surname translating as "field man". Notable people with the surname include:
The surname Mullins is of Irish origin, and is akin to Mullen and McMillan.
Wetzel is the name of several persons, places, and other entities:
Camp is an English surname taken from Latin roots. The name is found in Great Britain and in other places throughout the world settled by the English. According to the 2000 census there are fewer than 1300 Camps in the UK. The 2000 US census puts the number at over 27,000, making it the 1087th most common name in America, after McDermott. The Australian government currently reports 465 persons named Camp. The governments of Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa do not currently provide lists of surnames as the UK and others do. Totals outside the English-speaking world are also unknown.
Scholten is a surname of Dutch origin and a variant of the name Schouten. It may refer to:
Crouse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Staples is a surname of English origin. People with the surname include:
Shockey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Gildersleeve is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van de Kamp or Van der Kamp is a Dutch toponymic surname. A kamp originally was a fenced / enclosed piece of land. Notable people with the surname include:
Niehaus is a German surname, meaning "new house" in a Low German dialect.
Crites is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Van Wagenen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Groeneveld is a Dutch toponymic surname. Literally translated as "green field", the name may refer to someone living on or owning green fields or may indicate an origin in the villages Groeneveld or Groenveld. People with the name include:
Kamp is a Dutch and Low German surname. With the meaning "camp" it can be toponymic of origin, but the name also originated as a patronymic, from the Germanic given name Kampe. Other, less common origins have also been documented. Notable people with the surname include:
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