Another common source of surnames are nicknames or.

List of british male names and surnames. Derived from various place names meaning settlement by a cliff in Old English. Likewise migration resulted in already rare names leaving British shores in some cases enjoying a new lease of life in the Americas or Australasia. 68 Fantastic British Names Gathered While Watching BBC Credits Over the Years.

Derived from the place name Glympton meaning settlement on the River Glyme in Old English. 103 rows A British surname. From the Welsh name Llywelyn which means leader.

Other more uniquely British names that may sound a bit too posh to American ears at the present moment include Barnaby Crispin Giles and Tarquin. Common surnames such as Smith Wright Cook Taylor and Turner are all based on a persons trade or occupation and these would have been common in that era. An unusual trend is for British surnames which had become extinct being recently reintroduced to the UK as a consequence of economic migration by Americans now-resident in London.

If youre looking for a distinctly British-sounding name for your baby boy consider the following distinctive. Alexander surname Allan name Allard surname Allbrook surname Allen surname Allison surname Allitt. William was the second most given name in five centuries of UK male births with Thomas George and James close behind.

This surname is borne by former American president Bill Clinton 1946-. Other occupational names include Knight Thatcher Squire and Fletcher. By The Awl July 30 2010.

Along with Felix and Leo other British boy names in the US Top 1000 are Duncan Ellis Harvey Jasper Lewis Luca Rex and Trevor. Almond surname Altman surname Amberg name Ambler surname Ambrose surname Amesbury disambiguation Amory name Anderson surname Annese. The British Surnames random name generator doesnt just pick names at random it weights the selection according to the actual probability of finding that name in the population at large.