Surnames Starting with A: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
85 family names beginning with A. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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AbadSpain
"abbot"
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AbbottEngland
Abbot, a nickname or servant name
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AbramsEngland
Son of Abram
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AbreuPortugal
"from Abreu"
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AckermannGermany
"farmer, ploughman"
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AckroydEngland
"oak clearing"
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AcostaSpain
"by the coast"
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AdamczykPoland
Son of little Adam
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AdamiakPoland
"son of Adam"
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AdamsEngland
Son of Adam
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AdamskiPoland
Of Adam; from Adamy
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AdkinsEngland
Son of little Adam
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AdlerGermany
Eagle
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AgostiniItaly
From the personal name Agostino (Augustine)
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AguadoSpain
"watered, sober"
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AguiarPortugal
"eagle place"
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AguilarSpain
Place of eagles
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AguirreSpain
Open, prominent place
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AhernIreland
Descendant of Eachthighearna ("lord of horses")
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AielloItaly
From Aiello, a place name
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AignerAustria
Owner of his farm
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AinsworthEngland
From Ainsworth, near Bolton in Lancashire
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AkersEngland
Dweller by a field
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AlarcónSpain
"from Alarcón"
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AlbaSpain
"dawn" or "from Alba"
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AlbaneseItaly
Someone from Albania, or from an Arbëreshë community
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AlbertFrance
Noble and bright
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AlbertiItaly
From the personal name Alberto
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AlbrechtGermany
Noble and bright
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AlbuquerquePortugal
From Alburquerque
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AlemánSpain
"a German"
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AlexanderScotland
Defender of men
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AlfordEngland
Alder ford, or Ealdgyth's ford
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AllenEngland
From the given name Alan
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AllisonScotland
Son of Alice, or son of Allan
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AllsopEngland
From Alsop en le Dale in Derbyshire
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AlmeidaPortugal
"the table" (Arabic)
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AlonsoSpain
From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"
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AlvaradoSpain
"from Alvarado"
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ÁlvarezSpain
Son of Álvaro
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AlvesPortugal
"son of Álvaro"
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AmadorSpain
"lover"
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AmaralPortugal
"from Amaral"
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AmatoItaly
Beloved
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AmorimPortugal
From Amorim
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AmorosoItaly
"loving"
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AndersonScotland
Son of Andrew
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AndradePortugal
"from Andrade"
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AndréFrance
Manly
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AndrésSpain
From the name Andrés
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AndrewsEngland & Scotland
Son of Andrew ("manly")
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AndrzejewskiPoland
From Andrzejewo (Andrew's place)
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AnthonyEngland
From Antonius
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AntonelliItaly
From Antonello, a pet form of Antonio
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AntunesPortugal
"son of António"
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AparicioSpain
"apparition, Epiphany"
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AppletonEngland
"farm where apples grow"
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ArandaSpain
"from Aranda"
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AraújoPortugal
"from Araújo"
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ArcherEngland
Bowman
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ArellanoSpain
From Arellano
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ArenaItaly
"sand", sandy ground
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AriasSpain
From the medieval given name Arias
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ArmitageEngland
"dweller by a hermitage"
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ArmstrongScotland
Strong in the arm
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ArnaudFrance
Eagle ruler
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ArndtGermany
From Arnold ("eagle power")
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ArnoldGermany
Eagle power
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ArroyoSpain
"stream"
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ArthurScotland
Perhaps bear
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AshleyEngland
Ash-tree clearing
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AshworthEngland
From Ashworth, near Rochdale in Lancashire
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AspinallEngland
"valley of the aspen trees"
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AssisPortugal
From Assisi
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AthertonEngland
From Atherton, near Wigan in Lancashire
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AtkinsonEngland
Son of Atkin, little Adam
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AttwoodEngland
"at the wood"
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AubertFrance
Noble and bright
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AubryFrance
Elf ruler
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AuerAustria
Water meadow dweller
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AustinEngland
From Augustine
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ÁvilaSpain
"from Ávila"
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AyalaSpain
"from Ayala"
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AyersEngland
Heir
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AzevedoPortugal
"holly grove"
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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.