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Houseman Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English hous ‘house’ + man ‘man’ denoting someone employed at ‘the house’ probably a religious house or convent. Compare House . English: altered form of Oulsnam (itself a variant of Wolstenholme ) with metathesis of final -nam to -man and development of inorganic initial H-. Americanized form of German Hausmann or Dutch Huisman Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Housman, Huseman, Roseman, Bousman, Horsman, Holsman, Hudman, Hausman
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Inman Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire): occupational name for a keeper of a lodging house from Middle English inn ‘abode lodging’ + man ‘man’. Until recently there was in England a technical distinction between an inn where lodgings were available as well as alcoholic beverages and a tavern which offered only the latter.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Kinman, Zinman, Wyman, Ingman, Edman, Aikman, Osman, Byman, Lipman
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Jackson Name Meaning
English Scottish and northern Irish: patronymic from Jack . In North America this surname has absorbed other patronymics beginning with J- in various European languages in particular those derived from equivalents or short forms and other derivatives of the personal name Jacob e.g. Norwegian Jacobsen or Jakobsen and in some cases Slovenian Jakše (from a derivative of the personal name Jakob ). This surname is also very common among African Americans (see also 2 below). African American: from the personal name Jackson (or Andrew Jackson) adopted in honor of Andrew Jackson the 7th president of the US; or adoption of the surname in 1 above in many cases probably for the same reason.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Jacobson, Jason, Jameson, Dickson, Hickson, Jamison, Nickson, Jacks
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Jennings Name Meaning
English: variant of Jenning with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. German: patronymic from a pet form (see Jenning ) of the personal name Johannes (see John ).
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Jenning, Penning, Denning, Kenning, Henning, Jenniges, Janning
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Johnson Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages e.g. Norwegian Danish or North German Johnsen Johannesen Johannsen Johansen Jansen Jantzen and Jensen Swedish Johnsson (see below) Johansson Jonsson and Jansson Dutch Janssen German Janz Czech Jansa 1 and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa ) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans. Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Johnston, Johnsen, Jonson, Jackson, Janson, Johansen, Jonsson, Ohlson
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Kent Name Meaning
English and Irish: habitational name from the county of Kent. The surname is also established in Ireland where English bearers of this name settled in Meath in the 13th century. The name has been Gaelicized as Ceannt.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Gent, Dent, Ken, Bent, Best, Went, Kant, West, Belt, Kett
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Knowles Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Middle English knol(le) ‘knoll hilltop’ (Old English cnoll) or from any of the many places (some lost) named with this word for example Knowle (Devon Dorset Lancashire Somerset Warwickshire and Yorkshire) and Knole (Kent Sussex). Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Tnúthghail (see Newell ). English: variant of Noel often with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Bowes, Toles, Fowle, Voyles, Kyles, Mowles, Downes, Koller, Powles
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Liddle Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: variant of Liddell .
Liddell Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: habitational name from any of various places in the Scottish Borders and Cumbria called Liddel from the Old English river name Hl̄de meaning ‘loud’ + Old English dæl ‘valley’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Biddle, Siddle, Waddle, Diddle, Lindly, Lisle, Tindle, Liddell
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Lister Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a dyer of cloth Middle English li(te)ster a derivative of Middle English lit(t)en (Old Norse lita) ‘to dye’. This term was used principally in East Anglia and northern and eastern England (areas of Scandinavian settlement) and to this day the surname is found principally in these regions especially in Yorkshire.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Laster, Lidster, Litster, Leister, Lester, Easter, Limer, Hoster
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts

Lundell Name Meaning
Swedish: ornamental name from lund ‘grove’ + the suffix -ell a derivative of the Latin adjectival ending -elius.
Source:
Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
Similar surnames:
Sundell, Blundell, Lindell, Rundell, Blondell, Lubell, Windell
From: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/learn/facts