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Surnames Starting with A: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 3 of 3)

273 family names beginning with A. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • Applewhite
    England

    Someone who came from Applethwaite (clearing where apples grew)

  • Aquino
    Italy

    From Aquino

  • Aragão
    Portugal

    From Aragon

  • Aragon
    Spain

    From Aragon

  • Aranda
    Spain

    "from Aranda"

  • Araújo
    Portugal

    "from Araújo"

  • Arca
    Portugal

    A place-name or architectural reference

  • Arce
    Spain

    Maple

  • Archer
    England

    Bowman

  • Archibald
    Scotland

    Truly bold

  • Archuleta
    Spain

    From Aretxuloeta

  • Arco
    Portugal

    An archway or a place named for one

  • Ard
    Scotland

    Someone who came from the Aird

  • Arden
    England

    From the Forest of Arden

  • Arellano
    Spain

    From Arellano

  • Arena
    Italy

    "sand", sandy ground

  • Arenas
    Spain

    Sands

  • Arend
    Germany

    A descendant of Arend (eagle, rule)

  • Arends
    Germany

    A descendant of Arend (eagle, rule)

  • Arévalo
    Spain

    From Arévalo

  • Argüello
    Spain

    A landscape reference or an old nickname

  • Argueta
    Spain

    From Argueta

  • Arias
    Spain

    From the medieval given name Arias

  • Arkwright
    England

    Maker of chests

  • Armendáriz
    Spain

    From Armendaritz

  • Armenta
    Spain

    Cattle herd / drover

  • Armitage
    England

    "dweller by a hermitage"

  • Armstrong
    Scotland

    Strong in the arm

  • Arnaud
    France

    Eagle ruler

  • Arndt
    Germany

    From Arnold ("eagle power")

  • Arnett
    England

    Little Arnold

  • Arnold
    Germany

    Eagle power

  • Arocha
    Portugal

    The rock or a rocky dwelling place

  • Arredondo
    Spain

    From Arredondo

  • Arreola
    Spain

    From Arriola

  • Arriaga
    Spain

    Stony place

  • Arrington
    England

    From Arrington

  • Arroyo
    Spain

    "stream"

  • Arruda
    Portugal

    Rue herb

  • Arteaga
    Spain

    Place of holm oaks

  • Arthur
    Scotland

    Perhaps bear

  • Ashburn
    England

    A dweller near the Ashburn (ash-tree brook)

  • Ashby
    England

    Ash-tree farm

  • Ashcroft
    England

    Ash tree field

  • Ashdown
    England

    Ash-tree hill

  • Asher
    England

    Happy / ash dweller

  • Ashford
    England

    Ford by the ash trees

  • Ashley
    England

    Ash-tree clearing

  • Ashton
    England

    Ash-tree farm

  • Ashworth
    England

    From Ashworth, near Rochdale in Lancashire

  • Askew
    England

    Oak wood

  • Aspinall
    England

    "valley of the aspen trees"

  • Asquith
    England

    Someone who came from Askwith (ash wood), in Yorkshire

  • Assis
    Portugal

    From Assisi

  • Assunção
    Portugal

    Assumption of Mary

  • Ast
    Germany

    A branch-related nickname, a trade, or a place

  • Asti
    Italy

    A Piedmontese place name

  • Astley
    England

    East wood or clearing

  • Astorino
    Italy

    A diminutive nickname involving the goshawk

  • Ataide
    Portugal

    From Ataíde

  • Atene
    Italy

    An Italian name or place; a separate Navajo route

  • Atherton
    England

    From Atherton, near Wigan in Lancashire

  • Atkinson
    England

    Son of Atkin, little Adam

  • Attenborough
    England

    At the fortified place

  • Attwater
    England

    A dweller at a stream or lake

  • Attwood
    England

    "at the wood"

  • Atwater
    England

    A dweller at a stream or lake

  • Atwell
    England

    At the well

  • Aubert
    France

    Noble and bright

  • Aubrey
    England

    Elf ruler

  • Aubry
    France

    Elf ruler

  • Auer
    Austria

    Water meadow dweller

  • Auerbach
    Germany

    Meadow brook

  • Augustine
    England

    Venerable

  • Aurelio
    Spain

    From the personal name Aurelio

  • Austin
    England

    From Augustine

  • Ávalos
    Spain

    From Álava / Ávalo

  • Avelar
    Portugal

    Hazel grove

  • Avellino
    Italy

    From Avellino

  • Averill
    England

    A descendant of Averil (boar, battle)

  • Ávila
    Spain

    "from Ávila"

  • Aviles
    Spain

    From Avilés

  • Avis
    Spain

    An Iberian town or an independent personal name

  • Axelrod
    England

    A dweller at the clearing by the ash trees

  • Axford
    England

    Ford by the ash trees

  • Ayala
    Spain

    "from Ayala"

  • Ayers
    England

    Heir

  • Aylward
    Ireland

    Guardian (Æthelweard)

  • Ayuso
    Spain

    A dwelling or location below

  • Azevedo
    Portugal

    "holly grove"

  • Azor
    Spain

    A goshawk-related nickname or locality

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Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.