Surnames Starting with R: Coat of Arms & Last Name Origins (page 1 of 2)

Raven

"red cliff"

Descendant of Rabhartach ("flood tide")

From Rayne or Rennes

Crayfish

Son of Ramiro

Branches; Palm Sunday

"valley of wild garlic"

From Ramsey, "wild garlic island"

From Randolf (wolf)

From Randazzo

Little Rand (Randolph)

"fox"

Son of Rasmus (Erasmus)

Red cliff

"rough, hairy"

"son of Rawlin"

Roe deer, or king (nickname)

"rebel"

From the Norman personal name Raymond

"round"

Ardour

Red-haired

Steward, reeve

Descendant of Riagán

From Richard ("powerful and hardy")

Red-haired

Descendant of Raghallach

From the name Reinmar

Brave in counsel

"kings"

From Reising

"rider" or "one from a clearing"

From Remigius

Strong in counsel; fox

Counsel and rule

Runner, messenger

Land clearer; rider

King

Kings (Three Kings)

Son of Reynold ("counsel ruler")

From Resende

Dweller by a clearing

"stream"

Son of Riccardo ("powerful ruler")

Curly-haired

Ardour (from Rhys)

Brave ruler

Son of Richard

Son of Richard, "brave power"

Splendid hill

Judge

"rich"

From Ryedale or Riddell

Dweller by a clearing, or from Rüdiger

"one who lived by a marsh"

Court official; son of Rüdiger

Of the ridge

From Riley in Lancashire ("rye clearing")

From Rinaldo, "ruler by counsel"

Rivers

Little Richard

Knight, or rider