39 surnames on this site, with what each one means.
FarleyPlace · rank 945An English habitational surname from places named Farley, Old English fearn “fern” + lēah “clearing”; also Irish shortened Ó Fearghaile (Farrelly).
FarmerOccupation · rank 490An English occupational surname for a farmer, tenant, or steward responsible for cultivating land or managing an estate.
FarrellParent’s name · rank 658An Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Fearghail, meaning “descendant of Fearghal,” a personal name traditionally glossed “man of valour.”
FaulknerOccupation · rank 998An English occupational surname for a falconer—someone who kept and trained falcons—from Middle English fauconer / Old French fau(l)connier.
FelixParent’s name · rank 837A surname from the Latin personal name Felix, “happy,” “lucky,” or “fortunate,” used in Spanish, Portuguese, French, and other European lines.
FergusonParent’s name · rank 198A Scottish and Irish patronymic surname meaning “son of Fergus,” from the Gaelic personal name Fergus.
FernandezParent’s name · rank 134A Spanish patronymic meaning “son of Fernando” or “son of Fernán.”
FieldsPlace · rank 298An English topographic surname for someone who lived by or worked around open fields.
FigueroaPlace · rank 310A Galician habitational surname from places called Figueiroa, associated with a fig tree or fig grove.
FinleyParent’s name · rank 946A Scottish and Irish surname from Gaelic Fionnlagh (“white/fair hero”); also English habitational Finelegh/Findlow-type place names.
FischerOccupation · rank 460A German occupational surname meaning “fisherman,” the German equivalent of English Fisher.
FisherOccupation · rank 115An English occupational surname for someone who made a living by fishing.
FitzgeraldParent’s name · rank 442An Anglo-Norman patronymic meaning “son of Gerald,” from fitz/fils and the personal name Gerald.
FitzpatrickParent’s name · rank 867An Irish surname usually from Gaelic Mac Giolla Phádraig, “son of the devotee of St. Patrick”; occasionally a genuine Anglo-Norman “son of Patrick.”
FlemingNickname · rank 350An ethnic byname for someone from Flanders, the Flemish region.
FletcherOccupation · rank 397An English occupational surname for an arrowsmith or maker and seller of arrows.
FloresNickname · rank 39Often from Spanish flores, "flowers"; also influenced by the patronymic Flórez.
FlowersNickname · rank 584An English surname related to Flower, from Middle English or Old French flur, “flower,” used as a descriptive or affectionate byname.
FloydNickname · rank 520An anglicized Welsh surname from Llwyd or Lloyd, “gray” or “gray-haired,” with a separate Flood route.
FlynnParent’s name · rank 537An anglicized Irish patronymic from Ó Floinn, “descendant of Flann,” a personal name meaning ruddy or red.
FoleyParent’s name · rank 667An Irish surname, anglicized from Ó Foghladha or Ó Foghlú, meaning “descendant of Foghlaidh,” traditionally “raider” or “plunderer.”
FordPlace · rank 140A topographic or habitational surname for someone living near a ford or from a place named Ford.
FosterOccupation · rank 104An occupational surname for a forest worker or forester, with additional regional explanations.
FowlerOccupation · rank 312An English occupational surname for a bird catcher or keeper, especially a person who hunted with falcons.
FoxNickname · rank 180An English nickname for someone thought fox-like—clever, sly, or red-haired—from the animal name.
FrancisParent’s name · rank 406From the personal name Francis, originally associated with a French person or “free man.”
FrancoParent’s name · rank 458A Spanish and Italian surname from the personal name Franco (“a Frank”), also used as a nickname meaning “free.”
FrankNickname · rank 516A multi-origin surname associated with a Frankish person, Franconia, or the personal name Frank meaning “free.”
FranklinNickname · rank 264English status surname for a free landholder or free person, later also a habitational name.
FrazierNickname · rank 343An English and Scottish spelling variant of Fraser, traditionally connected with an ethnic byname for someone from Friesland, though the deeper origin is uncertain.
FrederickParent’s name · rank 863An English surname from the Germanic personal name Frideric/Frederic, “peace” plus “power”; also an Americanized form of cognates such as German Friedrich.
FreemanNickname · rank 159A status surname for a free-born or free man, with later African American emancipatory adoption and translation routes.
FrenchPlace · rank 539An English ethnic or habitational surname for someone from France or associated with French people.
FriedmanParent’s name · rank 898An Americanized form of South German/Swiss Friedmann, from a personal name Fried (“peace”) + mann; also Ashkenazic Jewish from Yiddish frid, “peace,” + man.
FrostNickname · rank 830An English, German, Danish, and Swedish nickname from Old English/Old Norse frost, for a cold-tempered person or someone with white hair or beard.
FryNickname · rank 931An English nickname from Middle English frie, “free,” for free-born status or a generous character; also Americanized German Frei/Frey or Dutch Vrij.
FryeNickname · rank 969An English variant of Fry, from Middle English frie, “free,” and also a North German variant of Frey.
FuentesPlace · rank 377A Spanish topographic or habitational surname from fuentes, “springs” or “fountains.”
FullerOccupation · rank 293An English occupational surname for a fuller who cleaned, thickened, and finished woven cloth.