Carnegie
RareMeans possibly “fort at the gap”
Fancy last names starting with C
47 real surnames beginning with C, 9 of them rare in the US. For example: Carnegie (possibly “fort at the gap”), Cavendish (“Cāfna’s enclosure”) and Courtenay (from curtus, “short”).
47 names starting with C
Cavendish
RareMeans “Cāfna’s enclosure”
Courtenay
RareMeans from curtus, “short”
Coventry
RareMeans believed to be “Cofa’s tree”
Crofton
RareMeans “enclosure” + “farmstead”
Carmichael
UncommonMeans “fort” + the personal name Michael
Carrington
UncommonMeans a personal name + “belonging to” + “settlement”
Chadwick
UncommonMeans the name Chad + Old Norse vík
Chastain
UncommonMeans from Old French “chestnut”
Chatham
UncommonMeans “wood” + “home”
Churchill
UncommonMeans “church” + “hill”
Colton
UncommonMeans “coal” + “settlement”
Cromwell
UncommonMeans “crooked spring”
Cameron
CommonMeans “crooked nose”
Campbell
CommonMeans “crooked mouth”
Carlisle
CommonMeans “fort” + a Celtic personal name
Carver
CommonMeans “carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”
Castle
CommonMeans from the word “castle”: someone who lived or worked in one
Chapman
CommonMeans “merchant, trader”
Clement
CommonMeans “merciful”
Clifford
CommonMeans “the ford by the cliff”
Colbert
CommonMeans “cool, calm” + “bright”
Collier
CommonMeans “charcoal burner”
Corbin
CommonMeans a nickname from “crow”
Courtney
CommonMeans from curtus, “short”
Crane
CommonMeans from the bird’s name, “crane”
Crawford
CommonMeans “crow” + “ford”
Cunningham
CommonMeans “king” or “rabbit” + “home, estate”
Curtis
CommonMeans “polite, courteous”
Clarendon
Means perhaps “the hill associated with Clare”
Cornwallis
Means someone with Cornish ancestry
Channing
RareClairmont
RareClaybourne
RareColdwell
RareCalloway
UncommonCastellano
UncommonChancellor
UncommonCharbonneau
UncommonChevalier
UncommonConstantine
UncommonCordell
UncommonCullen
UncommonChamberlain
CommonChambers
CommonChildress
CommonCrowley
CommonNo names match these filters.