The proudly fierce Strathclyde-Britons of ancient Scotland originally conferred the surname of Rainey upon persons to denote that they lived in Angus county, where they are distinguished as having held a family seat from early times.
Some of them subsequently solidified their independence from the English crown by braving the inherent dangers of an Atlantic Ocean crossing to help forge the new nations of the United Sates and Canada.
The surname Moran is Irish in origin.
The surname Larsen is of Scandinavian origin, derived from the given name Lars which means "laurel" or "crowned with laurel" in Old Norse. It is a common surname in Norway, Denmark, and Sweden.
The surname Guillory is French in origin.
This surname Bombardier is of French and Italian origin, the surname is mostly found in Canada.
Navarro is a surname of Spanish or Basque origin.
The surname Salum is believed to be Arabic in origin.
This surname Olsen is of Danish and Norweagian origin.
This american surname Cutshaw is of German origin, a variant of German surname Gottschall.
Deutsch is a surname of German origin. It means "German"
This rare surname Ambasana is an Indian surname, of unknown origin. Perhaps from a place name.
The surname Alvarez is Hispanic in origin. The Spanish surname Álvarez is from a patronymic form of the personal name Álvaro, which is of Germanic (Visigothic) origin.
The surname "Lamb" is of English origin. It is a common surname in England and may have originated as a nickname for someone who resembled a lamb in some way, such as being gentle or meek.