Surnames Starting with D: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
72 family names beginning with D. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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D'AgostinoItaly
Son of Agostino (Augustine)
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D'AmbrosioItaly
Son of Ambrogio (Ambrose)
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D'AmicoItaly
Of Amico ("friend")
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D'AngeloItaly
Son of Angelo
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D'OnofrioItaly
Son of Onofrio
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DąbrowskiPoland
From Dąbrowa, "oak wood"
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DaltonIreland
Valley settlement
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DalyIreland
Descendant of Dálach, linked to "assembly"
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DanielsEngland & Wales
Son of Daniel ("God is my judge")
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DavenportEngland
Market on the River Dane
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DavidFrance
Beloved (Hebrew)
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DaviesWales
Son of David
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DavisWales & England
Son of David, "beloved"
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DawsonEngland
Son of Daw (David)
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DayEngland
From the medieval name Day (David), or a dairy worker
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De AngelisItaly
Of the family of Angelo
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De LucaItaly
Of Luca (Luke)
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De MarcoItaly
Son of Marco (Mark)
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De RosaItaly
Of Rosa, rose
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De SantisItaly
Of Santo, "holy"
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De SimoneItaly
Son of Simone (Simon)
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DeanEngland
Dweller in a valley, or servant of a dean
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DeckerGermany
Roofer, thatcher
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DelaneyIreland
Descendant of the dark challenger
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DelgadoSpain
Thin, slender
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DempseyIreland
Descendant of Díomasach ("proud")
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DenisFrance
From Dionysius
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DevlinIreland
Descendant of Doibhilin
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Di GiacomoItaly
Son of Giacomo (James)
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Di PietroItaly
Son of Pietro (Peter)
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Di StefanoItaly
Son of Stefano (Stephen)
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DíazSpain
Son of Diego
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DietrichGermany
Ruler of the people
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DíezSpain
Son of Diego
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DillonIreland
Norman, from Lyons or from Delion
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DixonEngland & Scotland
Son of Dick (Richard)
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DodsonEngland
Son of Dodd
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DohertyIreland
Descendant of Dochartach
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DolanIreland
Descendant of Dubhshlán
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DomínguezSpain
Son of Domingo
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DonahueIreland
Descendant of Donnchadh
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DonatiItaly
Given (by God)
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DonnellyIreland
Descendant of Donnghal ("brown valour")
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DonovanIreland
Descendant of Donnabhán
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DooleyIreland
Descendant of the dark warrior
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DornGermany
Dweller by a thorn hedge
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DouglasScotland
From Douglas in Lanarkshire ("black water")
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DowlingIreland
Descendant of Dúnlang
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DownsEngland
Of the downs
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DoyleIreland
Descendant of Dubhghall, "dark foreigner"
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DrakeEngland
Dragon, or male duck
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DuboisFrance
Of the wood
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DudekPoland
Hoopoe (bird)
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DudleyEngland
Dudda's clearing
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DuffyIreland
Descendant of Dubhthach, "dark one"
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DufourFrance
Of the oven
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DugganIreland
Descendant of Dubhagán ("little dark one")
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DukeEngland
Leader
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DumasFrance
Of the farmstead
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DumontFrance
Of the hill
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DuncanScotland
Brown warrior
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DunlapScotland
From the lands of Dunlop
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DunnScotland & England
Dark brown, swarthy
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DunneIreland
Descendant of Donn, "brown"
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DupontFrance
Of the bridge
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DupuisFrance
Of the well
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DuránSpain
Enduring, steadfast
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DurandFrance
Enduring, steadfast
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DurhamEngland
Hill island
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DuvalFrance
Of the valley
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DwyerIreland
Descendant of the dark, sallow one
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DyerEngland
Dyer of cloth
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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.