Player Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Families named Player carry an English surname with a long history. Smith's 1956 dictionary gives the meaning “one who performed tricks to amuse others at fair and festival”.

The 2010 census count for Player in the United States was 3,617, good for rank 9,033. That puts it among the top 10,000 US surnames.

Heraldry is personal. Arms recorded for a Player family belonged to that family, and other bearers of the name may have no link to them. For the full story, order the Player surname pack.