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CASSIDY : From Irish Ó Caiside meaning "descendant of Caiside". Caiside is a given name meaning "curly haired".

CASTELL : From Latin castellum "castle", indicating a person who lived near a castle.

CASTELLANO : Form of CASTILLO.

CASTILLION : Form of CASTILLO.

CASTILLO : Originally indicated a person from Castile (Castilla in Spanish), a region (and ancient kingdom) in Spain. The name of the region means "castle".

CASTRO : Means "castle" in Spanish, Italian and Portuguese, and referred to one who lived near a castle.

CATALANO : From the name of the Spanish region Catalonia.

CATTANEO : Regional (Lombardy) variant of CAPITANI.

CAULFIELD : From a place name meaning "cold field", from Old English ceald "cold" and feld "pasture, field".

CAUSER : Occupational name for one who made leggings, derived from Old French chausse "leggings".

CAUSEY : Indicated a person who lived near a causeway, from Middle English caucey.

CAVALCANTE : Derived from Italian cavalcare "to ride".

CAVALLO : Derived from the word cavallo meaning "horse". This surname is common in Piedmont.

CAVAN : Anglicized form of the Irish Ó Caoimháin meaning "descendant of CAOMHÁN".

CAVANAGH : Variant of KAVANAGH.

CAVANAH : Variant of KAVANAGH.

CAVANAUGH : Variant of KAVANAGH.

CAVEY : Indicated a person who lived near a "cave", from Latin cavea.

CECH : Means "Czech". The name was used to differentiate a native of Bohemia from the natives of Silesia, Moravia and other regions that are now part of the ...

CECIL : From the Welsh given name Seisyll, which was derived from the Roman name Sextilius, a derivative of SEXTUS.

CEELEN : Derived from the given name CEEL.

CERMAK : Variant of ČERMÁK.

CERNIK : Diminutive of CERNY.

CERNY : Means "black" in Czech.

CERVENKA : Means "red" in Czech.

CHADWICK : Derived from a place name meaning "dairy farm belonging to CHAD" in Old English.

CHAIKIN : Matronymic surname from the Yiddish feminine name Khayke, a diminutive of Khaye meaning "life".

CHALUPA : Means "cottage" in Czech.

CHALUPNIK : Means "peasant, cottager". The name referred to a peasant who owned a very small piece of land.

CHAMBERLAIN : Occupational name for one who looked after the master bedroom, from Norman French cambrelain.



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