Surnames Starting with F: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins
72 family names beginning with F. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.
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FabbriItaly
Smiths, craftsmen
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FabreFrance
Smith
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FahyIreland
Descendant of Fathach
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FalconeItaly
Falcon, falconer
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FallonIreland
Descendant of Fallamhan (ruler)
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FarinaItaly
Flour; miller
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FarleyEngland
Fern clearing
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FarmerEngland
Tax farmer, or farmer
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FarrellIreland
Descendant of Fearghal, "man of valour"
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FaulknerEngland
Falconer
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FaureFrance
Smith
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FergusonScotland
Son of Fergus ("man of vigour")
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FernándezSpain
Son of Fernando
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FerranteItaly
From the personal name Ferrante (Ferdinand)
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FerraraItaly
From Ferrara
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FerrariItaly
Blacksmith (from ferraro)
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FerraroItaly
Blacksmith
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FerrerSpain
Blacksmith
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FerrettiItaly
Little iron
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FerriItaly
Iron; smith
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FiedlerGermany
Fiddle player
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FieldsEngland
Dweller by the open fields
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FinkGermany
Finch (cheerful person)
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FinleyScotland
Fair warrior
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FinneganIreland
Descendant of Fionnagán ("little fair one")
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FioreItaly
Flower
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FiorentinoItaly
Florentine
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FischerGermany
Fisherman
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FisherEngland
Fisherman
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FitzgeraldIreland
Son of Gerald
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FitzpatrickIreland
Son of the devotee of Saint Patrick
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FlanaganIreland
Descendant of Flannagán ("red, ruddy")
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FleischerGermany
Butcher
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FlemingScotland
Man from Flanders
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FletcherEngland
Arrow maker
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FleuryFrance
From Fleury (estate of Florus)
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FloresSpain
Flowers; son of Floro
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FlowersEngland
Arrow maker, or a flower
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FlynnIreland
Descendant of Flann, "ruddy"
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FoleyIreland
Descendant of Foghlaidh ("plunderer")
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FontaineFrance
Spring, fountain
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FontanaItaly
Spring or fountain
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ForbesScotland
From the lands of Forbes
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FordEngland
River crossing
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ForsterGermany
Forester
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FosterEngland
Forester; foster parent; shear maker
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FournierFrance
Baker, oven keeper
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FowlerEngland
Bird catcher
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FoxEngland
Nickname for a cunning person
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FrancisEngland
Frenchman
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FrancoItaly
Free man, or Frank
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FrançoisFrance
Frenchman
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FrankGermany
Franconian; free man
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FrankeGermany
Franconian; free man
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FranklinEngland
Free landholder
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FranzGermany
From Franziskus (Francis)
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FraserScotland
Of uncertain Norman origin
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FreemanEngland
Free man
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FrenchEngland
Frenchman
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FreyGermany
Free man
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FriedmanGermany
Man of peace
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FriedrichGermany
Peaceful ruler
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FritzGermany
From Friedrich
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FröhlichGermany
Cheerful
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FrostEngland
Frost, white-haired
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FryEngland
Free man
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FuchsGermany
Fox
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FuentesSpain
Springs
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FullerEngland
Fuller of cloth
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FultonScotland
Bird settlement
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FumagalliItaly
"Smokes the cocks" (a nickname)
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FuscoItaly
Dark-haired
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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.