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FAUST : Derived from the given name Faust, a form of FAUSTUS.

FAUSTI : From the given name FAUSTO.

FAVA : From the word fava meaning "broad bean".

FAVAGER : From the old French or Swiss word faverges or favarges meaning a "forge", hence a name for a blacksmith. Alternatively it could indicate one from the ...

FAVERO : Variant of FABBRO.

FAVRE : Derived from Latin faber "blacksmith".

FAVREAU : Diminutive of FAVRE used in Southern France.

FAY : Refers to one who came from Fay or Faye (meaning "beech tree") in France.

FAZEKAS : Occupational name that means "potter" in Hungarian.

FEAR : From an Old English nickname feare meaning "friend".

FEHÉR : Means "white" in Hungarian, originally referring to a person with white hair or complexion.

FEIGENBAUM : Means "a fig tree" in German.

FEJES : Derived from fej meaning "head" in Hungarian. Originally it was applied to a stubborn person.

FEKETE : Hungarian cognate of BLACK.

FELD : Means "field" in German. The name was originally given to someone who lived on land cleared of forest.

FELDT : Variant of FELD.

FENN : From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Middle English fenn meaning "marsh, bog".

FENSTERMACHER : Means "window maker" in German.

FERGUSON : Means "son of FERGUS".

FERMI : Locative surname coming from the town of Fermo in Marche region, not far from Rome. It is often a Jewish surname. A Jewish community was in Fermo in t...

FERNANDES : Means "son of FERNANDO".

FERNÁNDEZ : Means "son of FERNANDO".

FERRARA : Variant of FERRARI.

FERRARI : Occupational name for a metalworker or smith, derived from Latin ferrum meaning "iron", and thus an Italian version of Smith.

FERRARO : Variant of FERRARI.

FERREIRA : Denoted one from a town named because it was near an iron mine, from ferrum the Latin word for "iron".

FERREIRO : Portuguese cognate of FERRARI.

FERRER : Catalan cognate of FERRARI.

FERRERO : Regional variant of FERRARI. It is typical of the area around Turin.

FERRO : Meaning "iron" from Latin, comes probably from a nickname for one who worked with iron.



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