43 surnames on this site, with what each one means.
DaltonPlace · rank 680A habitational surname from places called Dalton, generally “valley settlement” in Old English.
DangPlace · rank 930Chiefly Vietnamese Đặng from Chinese Deng (鄧), a surname tied to the ancient Deng state; also Chinese 黨 “faction,” other romanizations, and rare German Tanco.
DanielParent’s name · rank 407From Daniel, the biblical personal name traditionally glossed “God is my judge.”
DanielsParent’s name · rank 194A patronymic surname meaning “son of Daniel,” from the Biblical personal name Daniel.
DavenportPlace · rank 616An English habitational surname from Davenport in Cheshire, associated with a stream leading to a port or town.
DavidParent’s name · rank 732A patronymic surname from the biblical personal name David, Hebrew Dawid.
DavidsonParent’s name · rank 308A patronymic surname meaning “son of David,” from the biblical personal name David.
DavilaPlace · rank 755A Spanish habitational surname (Dávila) for someone from Ávila, with a less common Galician-Portuguese “from the village” (da vila) route.
DavisParent’s name · rank 9Son of David (Welsh Dafydd) — a patronymic; a minority account links some lines to Dyfed.
DawsonParent’s name · rank 386A patronymic surname meaning “son of Daw,” a medieval pet form of David.
DayOccupation · rank 300An English surname most often linked with the Middle English dairy worker, with additional personal-name and place routes.
DeanPlace · rank 279A surname from a valley or place called Dean, with a competing occupational or status route from dean, a church official.
DeckerOccupation · rank 597A German and Dutch occupational surname for a roofer, thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler, from a covering or roof.
DeJesusNickname · rank 726A Spanish and Portuguese devotional surname meaning “of Jesus,” from de Jesús or de Jesus.
DelacruzPlace · rank 417Of the Cross; a Spanish religious or place-based surname.
DeLaRosaNickname · rank 887A Spanish surname from the Marian religious epithet de la rosa, “of the rose”; related to La Rosa and Rosa, which can also be habitational or topographic.
DeLeonPlace · rank 336A Spanish habitational surname meaning “from León,” referring to the city, province, or historic kingdom in northwestern Spain.
DelgadoNickname · rank 227Spanish descriptive surname from delgado, “thin” or “slender.”
DennisParent’s name · rank 438From the personal name Dennis, a form of Denis derived from the Greek god-name Dionysios.
DiazParent’s name · rank 52Son of Diego / Didacus — Spanish patronymic.
DickersonParent’s name · rank 670An English patronymic surname meaning “son of Dick,” with Dick a medieval pet form of Richard.
DillonParent’s name · rank 698An Irish and Anglo-Norman surname from Dillon or related personal-name traditions, including Irish Ó Díollúin.
DixonParent’s name · rank 170A patronymic surname meaning “son of Dick,” with Dick a familiar form of Richard.
DoPlace · rank 902Chiefly the Vietnamese surname Đỗ, the local form of Chinese Du (杜); also other Chinese romanizations (including 涂/塗 and 卓) and Korean To, so several East Asian streams share the spelling Do.
DodsonParent’s name · rank 967An English patronymic meaning “son of Dod(d)” or “son of Dud(d),” from Middle English Dodd(e)/Dudd(e).
DoeNickname · rank 78English nickname from doe, a female deer; some lines are habitational from Eu in Normandy or Americanized from French Daoust.
DominguezParent’s name · rank 260Spanish patronymic surname meaning “son or descendant of Domingo.”
DonaldsonParent’s name · rank 982A Scottish patronymic meaning “son of Donald,” often an Anglicized parallel to Gaelic Mac Dhomhnaill (McDonald).
DonovanParent’s name · rank 878An Irish surname from Cork, a shortened Anglicization of Ó Donndubháin, “descendant of Donndubhán” (donn “brown” + dubh “black” + diminutive -án).
DorseyPlace · rank 804An English habitational surname of French origin, from Orsay (Seine-et-Orne) or Orçay (Loir-et-Cher), with the French preposition d(e).
DoughertyParent’s name · rank 950An Irish and Manx surname, a variant of Doherty from Gaelic Ó Dochartaigh, “descendant of Dochartach” (a byname “hard-hearted”).
DouglasPlace · rank 324A Scottish habitational surname from places called Douglas, traditionally glossed from Gaelic as “dark stream.”
DoyleParent’s name · rank 447An Irish patronymic from Ó Dubhghaill, traditionally glossed “descendant of the dark foreigner.”
DrakeNickname · rank 560An English nickname surname from drake, “male duck,” with a related dragon or personal-name route.
DuarteParent’s name · rank 783A Portuguese and Spanish surname from the personal name Duarte, the Iberian form of Edward, traditionally “rich guardian.”
DudleyPlace · rank 999An English habitational surname from Dudley in Worcestershire—Old English personal name Dudda + lēah “woodland clearing.”
DuffyParent’s name · rank 915An Irish surname from Ó Dubhthaigh, “descendant of Dubhthach” (from dubh, “black”), and also from Mac Dhuibhshíthe, “son of Duibhshíth.”
DuncanParent’s name · rank 222Scottish and Gaelic surname from the personal name Donnchad, commonly interpreted with “brown” and “warrior” or “head” elements.
DunlapPlace · rank 927A Scottish habitational surname from Dunlop near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, from Gaelic dùn “fort” plus a second element often glossed “muddy” or linked to a bend.
DunnNickname · rank 204Nickname surname from Old or Middle English dunn, “brown” or “dark,” with Irish patronymic and Scottish place-name alternatives.
DuranParent’s name · rank 345A Spanish surname, usually an unaccented form of Durán, derived from the personal name Durand.
DurhamPlace · rank 817An English habitational surname from the city of Durham, from Old English dūn, “hill,” plus holm, “island.”
DyerOccupation · rank 731An English occupational surname for a person who colored cloth or yarn.