From the older Gaelic form Derdriu meaning unknown possibly derived from Old Irish der meaning daughter.

Surname meaning daughter of. Thus we find numerous insulting surnames such as Dullard meaning a hard and conceited man. The patronymic naming system was in common use up to the end of the 19th century in much of Scandinavia. The majority of surnames are derived from the name of a male ancestor.

The Ó surnames came along much later as a result of people wanting to identify themselves as descendants of a famous ancestor. In contrast the matrilineal surname or mother-line surname handed down from or inherited from the mothers line is treated in its own section of a totally separate article to avoid complicating this large Family name articlesee Matrilineality s Matrilineal surname section. Kalashnik Ukrainian origin means maker of kalaches which is a type of bread found in the Slavic regions.

Ivanova Russian Bulgarian Ukrainian and Belarusian origin meaning daughter of Ivan. Patronymic name which means daughter of Jóns. Means son of Bencivenne from the medieval name Bencivenga a Tuscan variant of Benvenuto.

Daughter In Law Name Meaning. Surnames with daughter in Meaning. Scandinavian surname meaning son of Karl.

Thus the term maternal surname means the patrilineal surname which ones mother inherited from either or both of her parents. Signifies the son of Kristin. It means daughter of Karls.

Swedish origin means son of Jóns. It is a feminine surname often given to girls. Many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to Britain and Ireland.