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

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

  • Abad
    Spain

    "abbot"

  • Abbott
    England

    Abbot, a nickname or servant name

  • Abreu
    Portugal

    "from Abreu"

  • Ackermann
    Germany

    "farmer, ploughman"

  • Ackroyd
    England

    "oak clearing"

  • Acosta
    Spain

    "by the coast"

  • Adamczyk
    Poland

    Son of little Adam

  • Adamiak
    Poland

    "son of Adam"

  • Adams
    England

    Son of Adam

  • Adamski
    Poland

    Of Adam; from Adamy

  • Adkins
    England

    Son of little Adam

  • Adler
    Germany

    Eagle

  • Agostini
    Italy

    From the personal name Agostino (Augustine)

  • Aguado
    Spain

    "watered, sober"

  • Aguiar
    Portugal

    "eagle place"

  • Aguilar
    Spain

    Place of eagles

  • Ahern
    Ireland

    Descendant of Eachthighearna ("lord of horses")

  • Aiello
    Italy

    From Aiello, a place name

  • Ainsworth
    England

    From Ainsworth, near Bolton in Lancashire

  • Alarcón
    Spain

    "from Alarcón"

  • Alba
    Spain

    "dawn" or "from Alba"

  • Albanese
    Italy

    Someone from Albania, or from an Arbëreshë community

  • Albert
    France

    Noble and bright

  • Alberti
    Italy

    From the personal name Alberto

  • Albrecht
    Germany

    Noble and bright

  • Alemán
    Spain

    "a German"

  • Alexander
    Scotland

    Defender of men

  • Alford
    England

    Alder ford, or Ealdgyth's ford

  • Allen
    England

    From the given name Alan

  • Allison
    Scotland

    Son of Alice, or son of Allan

  • Allsop
    England

    From Alsop en le Dale in Derbyshire

  • Almeida
    Portugal

    "the table" (Arabic)

  • Alonso
    Spain

    From Alonso (Alfonso), "noble and ready"

  • Alvarado
    Spain

    "from Alvarado"

  • Álvarez
    Spain

    Son of Álvaro

  • Alves
    Portugal

    "son of Álvaro"

  • Amador
    Spain

    "lover"

  • Amaral
    Portugal

    "from Amaral"

  • Amato
    Italy

    Beloved

  • Amoroso
    Italy

    "loving"

  • Anderson
    Scotland

    Son of Andrew

  • Andrade
    Portugal

    "from Andrade"

  • André
    France

    Manly

  • Andrés
    Spain

    From the name Andrés

  • Andrews
    England & Scotland

    Son of Andrew ("manly")

  • Andrzejewski
    Poland

    From Andrzejewo (Andrew's place)

  • Anthony
    England

    From Antonius

  • Antonelli
    Italy

    From Antonello, a pet form of Antonio

  • Antunes
    Portugal

    "son of António"

  • Aparicio
    Spain

    "apparition, Epiphany"

  • Appleton
    England

    "farm where apples grow"

  • Aranda
    Spain

    "from Aranda"

  • Araújo
    Portugal

    "from Araújo"

  • Archer
    England

    Bowman

  • Arena
    Italy

    "sand", sandy ground

  • Arias
    Spain

    From the medieval given name Arias

  • Armitage
    England

    "dweller by a hermitage"

  • Armstrong
    Scotland

    Strong in the arm

  • Arnaud
    France

    Eagle ruler

  • Arndt
    Germany

    From Arnold ("eagle power")

  • Arnold
    Germany

    Eagle power

  • Arroyo
    Spain

    "stream"

  • Ashley
    England

    Ash-tree clearing

  • Ashworth
    England

    From Ashworth, near Rochdale in Lancashire

  • Aspinall
    England

    "valley of the aspen trees"

  • Atherton
    England

    From Atherton, near Wigan in Lancashire

  • Atkinson
    England

    Son of Atkin, little Adam

  • Attwood
    England

    "at the wood"

  • Aubert
    France

    Noble and bright

  • Aubry
    France

    Elf ruler

  • Austin
    England

    From Augustine

  • Ávila
    Spain

    "from Ávila"

  • Ayala
    Spain

    "from Ayala"

  • Ayers
    England

    Heir

  • Azevedo
    Portugal

    "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.