★ Be on time for a wonderful present this year · Order by Dec 8 (US) · Dec 9 (UK & AU) · All dates ›

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

92 family names beginning with D. Open a name to read its surname origin, its meaning and the heraldry associated with it.

  • D'Agostino
    Italy

    Son of Agostino (Augustine)

  • D'Alessandro
    Italy

    "son of Alessandro"

  • D'Amato
    Italy

    "son of Amato", a name meaning "beloved"

  • D'Ambrosio
    Italy

    Son of Ambrogio (Ambrose)

  • D'Amico
    Italy

    Of Amico ("friend")

  • D'Angelo
    Italy

    Son of Angelo

  • D'Onofrio
    Italy

    Son of Onofrio

  • Dąbrowski
    Poland

    From Dąbrowa, "oak wood"

  • Dalby
    England

    "farm in the valley"

  • Dale
    England

    Valley

  • Dalton
    Ireland

    Valley settlement

  • Daly
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dálach, linked to "assembly"

  • Damiani
    Italy

    From the personal name Damiano (Damian)

  • Daniele
    Italy

    From the personal name Daniele (Daniel)

  • Daniels
    England & Wales

    Son of Daniel ("God is my judge")

  • Davenport
    England

    Market on the River Dane

  • David
    France

    Beloved (Hebrew)

  • Davies
    Wales

    Son of David

  • Davis
    Wales & England

    Son of David, "beloved"

  • Dawson
    England

    Son of Daw (David)

  • Day
    England

    From the medieval name Day (David), or a dairy worker

  • De Angelis
    Italy

    Of the family of Angelo

  • De Filippis
    Italy

    "of Filippo's family"

  • De Luca
    Italy

    Of Luca (Luke)

  • De Marco
    Italy

    Son of Marco (Mark)

  • De Rosa
    Italy

    Of Rosa, rose

  • De Santis
    Italy

    Of Santo, "holy"

  • De Simone
    Italy

    Son of Simone (Simon)

  • Dean
    England

    Dweller in a valley, or servant of a dean

  • Dearden
    England

    "valley of the wild animals"

  • Decker
    Germany

    Roofer, thatcher

  • Del Giudice
    Italy

    "of the judge"

  • Delaney
    Ireland

    Descendant of the dark challenger

  • Delgado
    Spain

    Thin, slender

  • Dempsey
    Ireland

    Descendant of Díomasach ("proud")

  • Denis
    France

    From Dionysius

  • Devlin
    Ireland

    Descendant of Doibhilin

  • Di Carlo
    Italy

    "son of Carlo"

  • Di Francesco
    Italy

    "son of Francesco"

  • Di Giacomo
    Italy

    Son of Giacomo (James)

  • Di Martino
    Italy

    "son of Martino"

  • Di Nardo
    Italy

    "son of Nardo"

  • Di Paola
    Italy

    "son of Paola"

  • Di Pietro
    Italy

    Son of Pietro (Peter)

  • Di Stefano
    Italy

    Son of Stefano (Stephen)

  • Dias
    Portugal

    "son of Diogo"

  • Díaz
    Spain

    Son of Diego

  • Dietrich
    Germany

    Ruler of the people

  • Díez
    Spain

    Son of Diego

  • Dillard
    England

    Uncertain, perhaps dill

  • Dillon
    Ireland

    Norman, from Lyons or from Delion

  • Dittrich
    Germany

    From the name Dietrich

  • Dixon
    England & Scotland

    Son of Dick (Richard)

  • Dodd
    England

    From Dodde

  • Dodson
    England

    Son of Dodd

  • Doherty
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dochartach

  • Dolan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dubhshlán

  • Domínguez
    Spain

    Son of Domingo

  • Donahue
    Ireland

    Descendant of Donnchadh

  • Donati
    Italy

    Given (by God)

  • Donnelly
    Ireland

    Descendant of Donnghal ("brown valour")

  • Donovan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Donnabhán

  • Dooley
    Ireland

    Descendant of the dark warrior

  • Dorn
    Germany

    Dweller by a thorn hedge

  • Douglas
    Scotland

    From Douglas in Lanarkshire ("black water")

  • Dowling
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dúnlang

  • Downing
    England

    Son of Dunn (dark)

  • Downs
    England

    Of the downs

  • Doyle
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dubhghall, "dark foreigner"

  • Drake
    England

    Dragon, or male duck

  • Dubois
    France

    Of the wood

  • Duckworth
    England

    "enclosure with ducks"

  • Dudek
    Poland

    Hoopoe (bird)

  • Dudley
    England

    Dudda's clearing

  • Duffy
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dubhthach, "dark one"

  • Dufour
    France

    Of the oven

  • Duggan
    Ireland

    Descendant of Dubhagán ("little dark one")

  • Duke
    England

    Leader

  • Dumas
    France

    Of the farmstead

  • Dumont
    France

    Of the hill

  • Duncan
    Scotland

    Brown warrior

  • Dunlap
    Scotland

    From the lands of Dunlop

  • Dunn
    Scotland & England

    Dark brown, swarthy

  • Dunne
    Ireland

    Descendant of Donn, "brown"

  • Dupont
    France

    Of the bridge

  • Dupuis
    France

    Of the well

  • Durán
    Spain

    Enduring, steadfast

  • Durand
    France

    Enduring, steadfast

  • Durham
    England

    Hill island

  • Duval
    France

    Of the valley

  • Dwyer
    Ireland

    Descendant of the dark, sallow one

  • Dyer
    England

    Dyer of cloth

Browse by country of origin

Every surname can be researched, even if it isn't listed here.

Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Coats of arms were granted to individuals, not to everyone with a surname.