Surnames Starting with C: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)

Knight, horseman

Place of goats

Descendant of Cathal ("strong in battle")

From Calabria

From Caldwell, "cold spring"

From the lands of Colquhoun

Descendant of Ceallachán

Bald

Crooked nose; crooked hill

"bell", a bell maker

Crooked mouth (Gaelic)

Fields

Canon (cleric), or descendant of Canannán

White-haired

Little singer

From capasso, a large earthenware jar

A hat maker, from cappello, "hat"

A nickname, perhaps "cut stick"

Someone from Capua in Campania

Head, headstrong

Charcoal

Descendant of Ciardha ("dark")

From Carlo (Charles)

From Carluccio, a pet form of Carlo

From Carmona (Seville)

Cartwright

Carpenter, worker in timber

Dweller by a marsh or fen

Someone from Carrara in Tuscany

Holm oak, scrubland

Descendant of Cearbhall

Paper, document; or from Cartha

Cart driver, carrier

Boy, young lad; close-cropped head

Woodcarver, or ploughman

"farmhouse" or hamlet

Box or chest maker

Descendant of Cathasach ("vigilant")

From a town called Cassano

Descendant of Caiside ("curly-haired")

From castagna, "chestnut"

Dweller by a castle

Castle

Fort, fortified place

Catalan

A debt collector or bailiff's officer

Captain, feudal vassal

"horse", a horse keeper

Horse

From Cecco, a pet form of Francesco

From Cecchino, a pet form of Francesco

Probably from Celenza

From the personal name Cesare (Caesar)

Chamberlain, servant of the private rooms

Candle maker or seller

Oak grove

Merchant, trader

Free man

From Charnock, near Chorley in Lancashire

Hunter, or dweller by a hunting ground

From Chatterton, near Ramsbottom in Lancashire

From Cheetham, near Manchester

Cherry grower or seller

Knight, horseman

Children's house

From Chmielewo (hop field)

Son of Christen (Christian)

Follower of Christ

Bearer of Christ

Dweller by the church

Carpenter's son

Lordly (from Kyrillos)

Son of Flannchadh ("red warrior")