English surname
Anglo heritage identifier
A surname originating in England or derived from the English language.
English surnames typically fall into categories: occupational (Smith, Baker, Miller), locational (Hill, Ford, London), patronymic (Johnson, Williams), or descriptive (Strong, Little, Brown).
The term also describes surnames indicating English ancestry or ethnicity, as distinct from Welsh, Scottish, or Irish surnames.
- SmithUbiquitous English surname
- JonesFrequent family name
- WilliamsPatronymic family name
- BakerTrade-derived family name
- TaylorSeamster-derived name
Miller · Johnson · Brown · ancestry · heritage · lineage · family tree · family · genealogy · parish records · birth certificate · manor · Norman conquest · nobility · occupation · blacksmith · patronymic · medieval
English surnamefirst name
Personal name, not surname
Christian name · forename · given name · personal name · baptismal name
English, surname, name, names, named, naming, nameless, namely, namesake