Surnames?

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Does anybody know of a surname database similar to the many baby names ones? I've found a few, but all of the ones I've seen only allow you to browse the entire index of names, or to search for information on a particular name.

Ideally what I would like is one with a feature where you can search for a meaning, and all of the names with that meaning come up. Does something like that even exist?

Comments

My favorite...

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

http://surnames.behindthename.com/

Re: My favorite...

[makeitstopjamie.livejournal.com]

Yay! I've been looking for something like that for years and it was right under my nose.

Re: My favorite...

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Well, I only noticed it about a year ago. It's been around since 2002 though, apparently. I was surprised I didn't notice it sooner since Behind The Name is my all-time favorite web resource for names.

Re: My favorite...

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

THANK YOU!!! This is *exactly* what I've been looking for. In fact, I'm pretty sure I've seen this site before, but when I searched for something like it the other day it didn't come up.

Re: My favorite...

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. I thought it might be. :)

Re: My favorite...

[qtshorty1625.livejournal.com]

I'll have to keep this in mind the next time I invent characters :).

[iluvbroccoli.livejournal.com]

www.babynames.com has an option to search by meaning.