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Surnames Starting with I: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins

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

  • Iacono
    Italy

    From a Greek word for a deacon

  • Ibáñez
    Spain

    Son of Ibán (John)

  • Ibarra
    Spain

    The river meadow

  • Ibbotson
    England

    "son of Ibbot", from Isabel

  • Iglesias
    Spain

    Churches

  • Ignatowski
    Poland

    From Ignatów

  • Illingworth
    England

    From Illingworth, near Halifax

  • Imhof
    Germany

    Someone living at the court or farmstead

  • Inacio
    Portugal

    Son of Inácio

  • Infante
    Spain

    Young prince

  • Ingersoll
    England

    Someone from Inkersall in Derbyshire

  • Ingham
    England

    Inga's homestead

  • Inglis
    Scotland

    The Englishman

  • Ingram
    England

    From the Norman personal name Ingelram

  • Inman
    England

    Innkeeper

  • Innes
    Scotland

    Someone who came from the barony of Innes (island)

  • Innocenti
    Italy

    A name given to foundlings, "innocents"

  • Ippolito
    Italy

    From the personal name Ippolito

  • Irby
    England

    Farm of the Irish

  • Ireland
    England

    From Ireland

  • Irizarry
    Spain

    Old town

  • Irons
    France

    From Airaines

  • Irving
    Scotland

    From Irvine in Dumfriesshire

  • Irwin
    Scotland

    From Irvine, or boar-friend

  • Isaacs
    England

    Son of Isaac

  • Isbell
    England

    A descendant of a woman called Isabel

  • Isenberg
    Germany

    Someone who came from Eisenberg (iron mountain)

  • Isherwood
    England

    Wood of a man named Isa

  • Iverson
    England

    Son of Iver

  • Ivey
    England

    Ivy, or son of Ivo

  • Ivory
    France

    From Ivry

  • Izquierdo
    Spain

    Left-handed

  • Izzo
    Italy

    A short form of names ending in -izzo, or a nickname

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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.