The ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes who once ruled all of Britain would have originally bestowed this proud and noble English surname upon a person in the community who was considered to be wise, or learned. The surname is found amidst very early records of Devon, where they had held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Greston at the time of the Norman Invasion in 1066 A.D.
Family motto: "Dare to be wise!"
The surname Guillory is French in origin.
The surname Moran is Irish 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.
As a surname, Melchior is first found in medieval Austria. However, one of the biblical three Wise Men, or Kings, was named Melchior. In Hebrew, this translates to "King of Light".
This american surname Cutshaw is of German origin, a variant of German surname Gottschall.
For a girl the name Quinn means surname, intelligent, and wise.
Deutsch is a surname of German origin. It means "German"
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 origin of the surname Emanuele is Italian; first found in Sicily.