By: enigmaopoeia.

Here are the listing of the meaning behind the English surnames of the characters in the Clock Tower series, all arranged alphabetically. The sources of the name meanings are from "20,000 Names", "Ancestor Search", "Behind The Name", "First Names and What They Mean", "Surname Origin List", and "Think Baby Names".

[barrows:]
CHARACTERS: Bobby Barrows [CT-AE & CT-USA], Dan Barrows [CT-AE & CT-USA], Mary Barrows [CT-AE & CT-USA], Quentin Barrows [CT-USA], and Simon Barrows [CT-AE].
MEANING: Local. Meaning "dweller by the grove; dweller by the hill" or "a circular earthen mound, marking the place of interment of some noted person; also a place of defense".

[barton:]
CHARACTERS: Samuel Barton [CT2 & CT-USA].
MEANING: British. Meaning "Barlet farm or farmyard".

[bates:]
CHARACTERS: Mr. Bates [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Old Norse. Meaning "profit; gain".

[bowman:]
CHARACTERS: Doug Bowman [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: British. Meaning "bowman; archer".

[brown:]
CHARACTERS: Billy Brown [CT3-JPN] and Dick Brown [CT3].
MEANING: Various. A name derived from complexion, color of hair or garments, consequently, a very common name.

[burroughs:]
CHARACTERS: Annabel Burroughs [CT3-USA], Anne Burroughs [CT3-JPN], Bobby Burroughs [CT-TFF & CT2], Dan Burroughs [CT-TFF & CT2], Dan D. Burroughs [CT3-JPN], Darcy Burroughs [CT3-USA], Mary Burroughs [CT-TFF & CT2], Natalya Burroughs [CT3-USA], Nelly Burroughs [CT3-JPN], Quentin Burroughs [CT-TFF & CT2], Simon Burroughs [CT-TFF], Theodore Burroughs [CT2], and William Burroughs [CT3-USA].
MEANING: British. Meaning "of the fort or manor".

[campbell:]
CHARACTERS: Nolan Campbell [CT2 & CT-USA].
MEANING: Scots Gaelic. Meaning "crooked mouth".

[chapman:]
CHARACTERS: Harris Chapman [CT2 & CT-USA].
MEANING: British. Meaning "merchant; trader".

[cook:]
CHARACTERS: Jessica Cook [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: British. Meaning "cook".

[corey:]
CHARACTERS: Alex Corey [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Gaelic. Meaning "ravine".

[dickens:]
CHARACTERS: Emily Dickens [CT3-USA].
MEANING: English. Meaning "son of Dick" or "son of Richard". Dick is a diminutive of Richard meaning "hardy ruler" or "brave power".

[fiero:]
CHARACTERS: Mr. Fiero [CT-USA].
MEANING: Spanish. Derived from Ferro. Meaning "iron".

[fierro:]
CHARACTERS: Mr. Fierro [CT-JPN].
MEANING: Spanish. Derived from Ferro. Meaning "iron".

[flanagan:]
CHARACTERS: Tony Flanagan [CT3].
MEANING: Gaelic. Meaning "red/ruddy".

[gotts:]
CHARACTERS: Stan Gotts[CT2 & CT-USA].
MEANING: Old English. Variant of Gott. Meaning "water way; water course".

[haigh:]
CHARACTERS: John Haigh [CT3].
MEANING: Old English. Derived from Hagi. Meaning "enclosure" or "dweller at the hedged farm".

[hale:]
CHARACTERS: Alyssa Hale [CTII-TSW] and Allen Hale [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Old English. Meaning "(at) the Haugh". Haugh meaning "nook; retreat".

[hamilton:]
CHARACTERS: Alyssa Hamilton [CT3], Dick Hamilton [CT3], Francesca Hamilton [CT3], Nancy Hamilton [CT3], Natalya Hamilton [CT3-USA], Nelly Hamilton [CT3-JPN], and Philip Hamilton [CT3].
MEANING: Old English. Meaning "maimed hill or place or farm".

[harrington:]
CHARACTERS: Rolla Harrington [CT2-AN].
MEANING: Irish. Meaning "town in or surrounded by oat fields".

[hyams:]
CHARACTERS: Hyams [CT3 Drama CD].
MEANING: Old English. Derived from Hegham. Meaning "enclosed dwelling".

[kaplan:]
CHARACTERS: Henry Kaplan [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Polish. Meaning "priest".

[kunnas:]
CHARACTERS: Mauri Kunnas [CT2] and Maury Kunnas [CT-USA].
MEANING: Arabic. Meaning "specific path: entering a nest, the home of a body in motion or things entering their homes and hiding there".

[land:]
CHARACTERS: Albert Land [CT3-JPN] and Dorothy Land [CT3-JPN].
MEANING: Middle English. Meaning "enclosure".

[lewis:]
CHARACTERS: Shannon Lewis [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Germanic Norman. Meaning "reknowned; famous battle".

[maurice:]
CHARACTERS: Richard Maurice [CT3-JPN].
MEANING: Latin. Meaning "dark skinned".

[maxwell:]
CHARACTERS: George Maxwell [CTII-TSW], Helen Maxwell [CT2 & CT-USA], and Lynn Maxwell [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Old English. Meaning "stream of Maccus". Maccus meaning "hammer".

[morris:]
CHARACTERS: Robert Morris [CT3-USA].
MEANING: Latin. Meaning "dark, swarthy".

[norton:]
CHARACTERS: May Norton [CT3] and William Norton [CT3].
MEANING: British. Meaning "northern" or "north-facing place or farm or village".

[owen:]
CHARACTERS: Dennis Owen [CT3], Linda Owen [CT3-USA], and Rinda Owen [CT3-JPN].
MEANING: Welsh. Diminutive of Owain. Meaning "young lamb".

[rand:]
CHARACTERS: Albert Rand [CT3-USA] and Dorothy Rand [CT3-USA].
MEANING: Danish. Meaning "border, untilled land on a riverbank".

[powell:]
CHARACTERS: Harold Powell [CT3-USA] and Harvey Powell [CT3-JPN].
MEANING: Old Welsh. Meaning "son of Howell". Howell meaning "alert one".

[schuber:]
CHARACTERS: Frank Schuber [CT2 Official Guide Book].
MEANING: Hebrew. Derived from Schub. Meaning "shocker; slaughterer; examiner".

[simpson:]
CHARACTERS: Jennifer Simpson [CT-TFF, CT-AE, CT2, & CT-USA] and Walter Simpson [CT-TFF & CT-AE].
MEANING: Scottish. Meaning "son of Sim". Sim is a diminutive of Simon meaning "obedient" or "he who listens or hears well".

[stride:]
CHARACTERS: Jane Stride [CT3].
MEANING: Middle English. Meaning "to strive".

[sullivan:]
CHARACTERS: Professor Sullivan [CT2 & CT-USA].
MEANING: Irish. Meaning "the fair-eyed".

[tate:]
CHARACTERS: Philip Tate [CTII-TSW], Kathryn Tate [CTII-TSW], Michael Tate [CTII-TSW], Ashley Tate [CTII-TSW], and Stephanie Tate [CTII-TSW].
MEANING: Old English. Derived from Tata. Meaning "dear; glad; hilltop; dice; lock of hair; daddy; or teat".

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