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_Caster._ _Ceaster_ (Latin _castra_, a camp), a city. Chester, from the same derivation.

_Caton._ Anglo-Saxon for Cato, the Greek for downwards.

_Chapman._ _Cépman_, a merchant, a trader. Ceapman, in Chaucer’s day.

_Chichester._ Originally, _Cicester_, the equivalent of _cyren-ceaster_, or _cyrn-ceaster_; from _cyren_, new wine; _ceaster_, a city, fort, castle, town. Castle of new wine.

_Clark._ _Clerc_, Latin _clericus_, a clerk. Clarke, similarly derived.

_Cliffe._ _Clif_, a crag, an overhanging rock. Cliff, another form of the name.

_Clifford._ _Cliffe_, Cliffe; _ford_, a stream, a current. Cliffe’s ford.

_Codman._ _Codd_, scrip, satchel, small bag; _man_, a man. A cashier; a banker.

_Coke._ _Cóc_, a cook. Cook, Cooke, analogous forms.

_Compton._ _Comp_ for _comb_, a valley; _tún_, town. A valley-town.

_Cope._ _Cop_, a cap, hood, or cloak.

_Copp._ _Copp_, the head, top, apex, a cup.

_Coulter._ _Colter_, a colter, a knife, a dagger. Colter, the commoner form of the name.

_Cox._ _Cokes_, from _cóc_, cook; _sun_, son. The son of Coke, or Cooke. Coxe, of kindred significance.

_Cumberland._ _Combra_, of valleys; _land_, land, ground, earth, field, region, country. A region of valleys.

_Cunningham._ _Cunning_, experience; _hám_, home. A home of art and letters.

_Cunnington._ _Cunning_, experience; _tún_, town. A cunning town; an enterprising town.

_Cuthbert._ _Cúth_, known, certain, familiar, domestic; _beorht_, brightness, a glistening, light, sight, glance. Known brightness; familiar glance.