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

"dweller by the east wood"

River settlement

From the name Eberhard

Son of Eberhard ("brave as a boar")

"one who lived on level ground"

From Eckhart ("hard edge")

"one who lived on waste ground"

Son of Edmund

Son of Edward, "guardian of riches"

Son of Aodhagán, little Aodh

From the ridge or corner

"son of Eilhard"

Squirrel

The elder

From a first name meaning ruler

Son of little Elias

From the personal name Elias or Elliot

From Elias ("my God is Yahweh")

Bank where elms grew

Son of Emery

Vigour and power

Short form of Engelbert; angel

From the name Engelhard

An Englishman

"fork of a river where ducks gather"

Son of Eric

Earnest, resolute

"broom field"

"squire, shield bearer"

"thorny place"

Foundling (Latin expositus)

From Esquivel in Álava

Crown

Uncertain, perhaps from Eustace

"son of Estêvão"

"son of Esteban"

Road

Son of Evan (John)

Brave as a boar

From Eòghann

"foundling"