Surnames
The Novotny Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Novotny means "the newcomer", from the Czech novy. Discover the surname meaning, its Bohemian origin, why it is not the same name as Novak, and its…
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The Evans Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Evans means son of Ifan, the Welsh form of John. The origin, meaning and history of the Evans surname, its twin Jones, its variants and its…
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The Pace Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
The Pace surname means peace, reached twice by different routes. Sicily, Malta and Virginia, with variants, notable bearers and 2010 US Census figures.
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The Sarris Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Sarris is a Greek surname meaning fair-haired, from Turkish sari. Its true origin, Cretan and Peloponnesian roots, spelling variants and Greek American story.
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The Ward Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Ward has two unrelated roots: the Old English weard, a watchman, and the Irish Mac an Bhaird, son of the bard. The origin, meaning, variants and…
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The Peters Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Peters means son of Peter. Trace the surname from Frisian marshes and Welsh ap Pedr to the Russian Mennonite families who settled Kansas and Manitoba.
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The Lewandowski Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Lewandowski is a Polish habitational surname from places called Lewandow or Lewandowo. Explore its disputed root, variants, notable bearers and US history.
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The Friedman Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Friedman means “man of peace” in Yiddish and German. An ornamental Ashkenazi surname, its variants Freedman, Fridman and Frydman, and its American history.
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The Carlson Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Carlson means son of Carl, from Old Norse karl, a free man. Inside the Swedish origin, the Karlsson to Carlson shift, census numbers and notable bearers.
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The Costa Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Costa means slope or coast, from Latin costa. Explore the Portuguese, Italian and Sephardi da Costa families, spelling variants and the name in America.
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The Sato Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Sato (佐藤) means "Fujiwara of Sa", from the wisteria character. The Japanese surname's origin in Shimotsuke, its Tohoku heartland and its American story.
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The Lam Surname: Origin, Meaning and History
Lam means forest, from the Chinese character 林. Two peoples share one American surname: Vietnamese Lâm, and the Cantonese Lam of Guangdong and Hong Kong.
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