Surnames Starting with M: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 2 of 3)
259 family names beginning with M. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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MatteiItaly
From the personal name Matteo (Matthew)
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MatthewsWales & England
Son of Matthew ("gift of God")
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MatusiakPoland
"son of Mateusz"
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MaurerGermany
Mason, wall builder
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MaxwellScotland
From Maxwell, "Maccus's pool"
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MayEngland
Young man, or from Matthew
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MayerGermany
Steward, tenant farmer
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MayfieldEngland
Mayweed field
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MazurPoland
Man from Mazovia
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MazurekPoland
Little Mazovian
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MazurkiewiczPoland
"son of Mazurek"
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MazzaItaly
Club, mace
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MazzeiItaly
From Mazzeo, a form of Matteo
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MazzoniItaly
"club", or from Matteo
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McAllisterScotland
Son of Alasdair (Alexander)
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McBrideIreland
Son of the devotee of Saint Brigid
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McCabeIreland
Son of CĂĄba ("cape, hood")
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McCannIreland
Son of Cana ("wolf cub")
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McCarronIreland
Son of CiarĂĄn
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McCarthyIreland
Son of CĂĄrthach, "loving"
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McCauleyIreland
Son of Amhalghadh or Olaf
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McClellanScotland
Son of St Fillan's servant
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McClureScotland
Son of the sallow lad
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McCormackIreland
Son of Cormac
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McCoyIreland
Son of Aodh ("fire")
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McDermottIreland
Son of Diarmaid
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McDonaghIreland
Son of Donnchadh ("brown warrior")
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McDonaldScotland
Son of Domhnall ("world ruler")
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McDonnellIreland
Son of Domhnall ("world-mighty")
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McElroyIreland
Son of the red-haired lad
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McEvoyIreland
Son of FĂodhbhuidhe ("woodsman")
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McFaddenNorthern Ireland
Son of little Patrick
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McFarlandNorthern Ireland
Son of Parlan (Bartholomew)
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McGeeIreland
Son of Aodh ("fire")
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McGillScotland
Son of the stranger
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McGovernIreland
Son of SamhradhĂĄn ("summer")
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McGowanIreland
Son of the smith
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McGrathIreland
Son of Craith
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McGregorScotland
Son of Gregor
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McGuinnessIreland
Son of Aonghus
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McHughIreland
Son of Aodh ("fire")
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McIntoshScotland
Son of the leader
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McIntyreScotland
Son of the carpenter
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McKennaIreland
Son of Cionaodh (Kenneth)
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McKeownIreland
Son of Eoghan
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McKinleyScotland
Son of Finlay
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McKinneyNorthern Ireland & Scotland
Son of Cionaodh (Kenneth)
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McKnightScotland
Son of Neachtan
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McLaughlinIreland
Son of Lochlann (Scandinavian)
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McLeanScotland
Son of the servant of St John
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McMahonIreland
Son of MathĂșin ("bear")
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McManusIreland
Son of MĂĄnus (Magnus)
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McMillanScotland
Son of the tonsured one
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McNallyIreland
Son of the poor man
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McNamaraIreland
Son of CĂș Mara ("hound of the sea")
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McNultyIreland
Son of the Ulsterman
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McPhersonScotland
Son of the parson
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MeadEngland
Dweller by a meadow
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MeadowsEngland
Dweller by the meadows
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MedeirosPortugal
From Medeiros
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MedinaSpain
City (Arabic madīna)
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MeeksEngland
Gentle, humble
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MeierGermany
Steward, estate manager
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MeirelesPortugal
"from Meireles"
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MeisterGermany
"master craftsman"
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MejĂaSpain
"from MejĂa" or Messiah
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MeleItaly
Honey
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MelisItaly
Honey (beekeeper)
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MellorEngland
"bare hill"
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MeloPortugal
From Melo
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MeloniItaly
Melon, a nickname or grower's name
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MeltonEngland
Middle settlement
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MénardFrance
Strong and hardy
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MendesPortugal
"son of Mendo"
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MéndezSpain
Son of Mendo / Menendo
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MendozaSpain
Cold mountain
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MenzelGermany
From the name Hermann
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MercierFrance
Merchant, mercer
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MeredithWales
From Maredudd, great lord
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MerinoSpain
"district steward"
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MerkelGermany
From the name Markward
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MerloItaly
A nickname from merlo, "blackbird"
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MerrillEngland
From Muriel
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MerrittEngland
Boundary gate
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MesquitaPortugal
"mosque"
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MesserGermany
Knife maker
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MessinaItaly
From Messina
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Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.