Anyway, the rise of the directional-town names made me wonder what other direction-surnames are a possibility. I wouldn't necessarily recommend these all on human babies, but they are fun to say. ;)
Enjoy (or cringe)!
East:
- Astbury (burgh, "fortress")
- Aston (ton, "town")
- Eastby, Easterby, Esseby (by, "farm")
- Eastham (ham, "village")
- Eastley, Astley, Easley (ley, "field")
- Eastway, Eastaway (weg, "way, road")
- Eastwell, Estwell (well, "stream, spring")
- Estcott, Escott (cott, "cottage")
North:
- Norbury
- Norcliff
- Norcott
- Norcross
- Norledge, Northage (weg, "way, road")
- Norley
- Norman
- Norris
- Northall (hall, "hall"; or holh "small valley")
- Northam
- Northey (ea, "river", or eg, "path, road")
- Northway, Noraway
- Norwell
- Norwood
South:
- Southall
- Southam, Sotham
- Southard, Southward, Suthard (worth, "farm")
- Southby, Sotheby, Sutherby
- Southcott, Sothcott
- Southway
- Southwell
- Suston
- Sutcliff, Sutliff
- Sutherland, Sunderland
- Sutherley
- Suthren, Sotheron ("southerner")
West:
- Westall, Wessell, Westell, Westoll
- Westbury
- Westby, Westerby, Westaby
- Westcott, Wescott
- Westman, Westerman
- Westmore (mere, "lake")
- Wesley, Westley
- Westoff, Westover ("to the west")
- Westrey ("westerner")
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